Evelyn M. Witkin, whose discovery of the process by which DNA repairs itself opened the door to significant advances in the treatment of cancer and genetic defects, died at age 102 Saturday in New Jersey.

The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy will partner with a Cochise County-based health care services company to launch a pharmacy residency program at the Sierra Vista hospital.

Maternal deaths are increasing in the U.S. and Arizona had one of the nation's highest pregnancy-associated death rate spikes over the past two decades, according to a new study published in Journal of the American Medical Association.

White people and people of color with alcohol use disorder generally have similar, elevated levels of suicide ideation, but people of color receive less suicide prevention care when visiting emergency departments, according to a new study.

The free event is open to all and designed with accessibility for the disability community in mind.

According to a study, 40% of Medicare beneficiaries living with Parkinson’s disease didn’t see a neurologist. The story mentions a College of Medicine – Tucson program that hosts neurology clinics on the Navajo and Hopi reservations.

Nature-loving Dr. Frank von Hippel says the melting permafrost and changing growing season are signs of the need for the One Health initiative.

Temperatures around Phoenix can stay well above 100 degrees for hours after sundown, which can take a toll on both physical and mental health. People exposed to intense heat for too long will often exhibit symptoms of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

Researchers from the University of Arizona announced in 2021 they had successfully found a way to prevent Valley fever in dogs, which is now up for approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture with support from Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Sen. Mark Kelly.