Despite a barrage of national headlines this past week, UArizona experts say the theory that the COVID-19 virus originated from a Chinese lab leak isn’t credible at this point. Felicia Goodrum, PhD, professor of immunobiology in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted.

A master’s program trains students to interpret and communicate genetic health information to help guide the treatment of patients and family members.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force did not include people age 65 and older in its recommendation last year to screen adults for anxiety. The task force noted that questionnaires used to screen for anxiety may be unreliable for older adults.

Eight local nonprofits will vie for more than $115,000 at the eighth annual "Fast Pitch Tucson" to be held March 30 at the UArizona Health Sciences Innovation Building.

The OPTIMUM study found that adding a medication, rather than switching medications, may help older adults with treatment-resistant depression.

According to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2023, people who reported regular, uninterrupted sleep were better at sticking to exercise and diet plans while trying to lose weight.

For older adults with clinical depression that has not responded to standard treatments, adding the drug aripiprazole to an antidepressant they’re already taking is more effective than switching from one antidepressant to another, according to a new multicenter study.

Local doctors are working to increase awareness and education of colon cancer and screenings throughout March as part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.