Former Wildcat football player Vance Johnson will discuss the stigma surrounding addiction and share his personal journey during the free event.

A free event offers instruction on increasing coordination, balance, flexibility and strength through music and movement using different dance styles.

After battling health challenges several years ago, a Valley mom is now on the path to becoming a doctor in hopes of helping others. Amy Arias, first year medical student at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, was granted a spot in UArizona’s Primary Care Physician Scholarship program, hoping to use her medical degree and Spanish-speaking skills she picked up while living abroad in Ecuador, to help patients in Phoenix.

Congressional Valley Fever Task Force Co-Chair and Congressman Kevin McCarthy introduced a bipartisan bill, the Finding Orphan-disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act of 2021, to combat Valley fever. “This year in Arizona, our data shows that for every four new diagnoses of COVID-19, an additional person with the same symptoms has Valley fever,” said John Galgiani, MD, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

Researchers seek to reduce bias and remove barriers to equitable treatment for advanced heart disease through standardized health care protocols.

Murtaza Akhter, MD, an emergency room physician and clinical assistant professor at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, discusses the state of the COVID-19 pandemic and the news that the FDA backed Moderna booster shots.

A first-year medical student at the College of Medicine – Phoenix wants to inspire moms it is not too late in life to start a career path. Amy Arias, a mother of three, said after medical scares between her and her husband she decided she wanted to get into the medical field.

An FDA advisory panel unanimously voted to recommend Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine booster six months after initial vaccination for vulnerable Americans. Those included in the recommendation are people ages 65 and older, adults with underlying health conditions and those with an increased risk of contracting the virus due to their job. Shad Marvasti, MD, director of the public health, prevention and health promotion curriculum and associate professor at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, is interviewed.

University of Arizona medical students will soon deliver healthy meals to the homes of cancer patients in Phoenix as part of a partnership with a Valley-based nonprofit organization. The Joy Bus collects and cooks donated food for volunteers to deliver to cancer patients around the Valley, with first- and second-year medical students enrolled in the Culinary Medicine Capstone Course at the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. The nonprofit and medical students will not only deliver chef-inspired meals but also have impactful conversations with cancer patients.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an especially stressful time for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, which attacks not only the cancer, but also the immune cells needed to defend the body from infections. “We wanted to make sure we understand the level of protection the COVID-19 vaccines are offering our cancer patients, especially as restrictions were being eased and more contagious variants were starting to spread,” says Rachna Shroff, MD, chief of gastrointestinal medical oncology at the University of Arizona Cancer Center and director of the Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office.