Health care system roadblocks often force transgender patients to obtain and self-administer gender-affirming hormones from unregulated, and oftentimes illegal, overseas online pharmacies instead of licensed medical offices.

Denise Moreno Ramirez, PhD, a postdoctoral scientist in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, writes an opinion column about the tendency of the beauty industry to expose women of color to products with toxic chemicals.

Global health care coalition arises to bridge the gaps in underserved nations and help people receive needed chronic illness care.

Sources of stress for retirees include a grab bag of fears. There’s the potential loss of cognitive function, independence and loved ones. Fear of moving from a longtime home, getting a grim medical diagnosis or becoming a caregiver to an ailing partner can also stoke anxiety.

The funding will allow the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center to continue research efforts focusing on environmental and health challenges in arid lands, including the Southwest.

U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., a 2024 U.S. Senate candidate, cosponsored the bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023. He discussed the bill Monday at the College of Medicine – Phoenix alongside medical leaders.

Starting July 1, the Center for Excellence in Rural Education will join the Arizona Area Health Education Centers, making it one of six health education centers in the state.