Changes in transmissibility, clinical presentation and ability to evade immunity “are going to be the three key pieces to look for as more is learned about the variant in the next several weeks,” said Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, an associate professor of public health policy and management at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

Emotionally fraught conversations are best navigated by listening actively, understanding people’s concerns and avoiding divisive side topics.

New research has found that those who suffer from endometriosis are at a higher risk for stroke, even after accounting for known risk factors. “Cardiovascular disease presents differently between women and men,” said Leslie V. Farland, ScD, MSc, assistant professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

Researchers will partner with tobacco quitlines and community organizations to recruit participants to receive phone-based tobacco cessation interventions.

The University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center hosted a free presentation by Van Johnson, the former University of Arizona football star and NFL wide receiver. Johnson shared his problems with addiction and domestic issues while growing up.

Arizona health leaders on Wednesday pleaded with the public to get vaccinated as COVID-19 continues to deplete resources in hospitals across the state

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences will lead a statewide effort to study the long-term effects of COVID-19 with a projected $9.2 million in first-year funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Tommy Begay is using sleep research to combat PTSD for Native populations impacted by historical trauma.

Arizona has the second highest number of childhood deaths due to COVID-19, second only to Texas in 2020, said Sean Elliott, MD, a professor emeritus at the College of Medicine – Tucson who specializes in pediatric infectious diseases.