To reduce the area's mosquito population in the New Orleans area, a biologist hunts for mosquito larvae and calls for a helicopter to spray larvicide over the marsh.

Two University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson programs were honored for innovation and excellence in distance learning techniques and technologies.

A story about EMSHelp.org's "Stop Our Stignma" campaign cites a study that found that paramedics, EMTs and firefighters in Arizona have a 39% higher rate of suicide than the general public.

To increase the chances of receiving proper care, people with symptoms of pneumonia should ask to be tested for Valley fever.

To improve their sleep, many people turn to a sound machine to help block ambient noise that might keep them awake.

A team at the College of Medicine – Tucson's Valley Fever Center for Excellence created a forecasting tool to determine when the illness is spiking. Data for July indicate Arizona is now in a Valley fever season.

College of Medicine – Phoenix student Anngela Adams, an MD/PhD student in Dr. Karen Hastings’ lab, is furthering her skin cancer research.

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on the Lourdes Office of Medical Observations, where world-renowned doctors and researchers conduct decade-long investigations into the countless claims of cures.

Around the world, communities have been contending with record-breaking heat waves and the life-threatening dangers that go along with them.