UArizona Health Sciences Launches Innovative Nursing Integrative Health Program Oct. 25, 2019 The new program is the first program nationally to incorporate integrative health content and interventions into a BSN nursing program. Read more Image
CUP Program (Commitment to Underserved People) Oct. 24, 2019 Medical students and physician volunteers are providing free medical care and education to underserved people in Southern Arizona. Read more Thumbnail
UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Study Calls for Forensic Nursing Exams to Include Concussion Evaluation Oct. 23, 2019 TBIs often missed on routine forensic examination for domestic violence victims. Read more Image
UA Cancer Center Receives $8.6M Grant to Lead One of Three NCI Clinical Trials Networks Oct. 23, 2019 The National Cancer Institute will fund the UA Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network, one of three networks in the nation to perform early-phase cancer-prevention clinical trials. Read more Image
‘Take Charge Diabetes Mellitus’ Study Seeks Research Volunteers Oct. 22, 2019 The University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine is recruiting current Banner – University Medicine patients with Type 2 diabetes to join a study about diabetes management and blood sugar control. Read more Image
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson earns comprehensive stroke center status Oct. 21, 2019 Banner – University Medical Center Tucson is the first certified comprehensive stroke center in Tucson. Read more Image
Unlocking Cancer’s Secrets Using the ‘Social Networks’ of Cells Oct. 17, 2019 Megha Padi, PhD, of the UArizona Cancer Center has developed a method for probing the genetic underpinnings of cancer and other diseases, which could lead to better treatments. Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Expanding Roles for Genetic Counselors in the Era of Precision Medicine Oct. 16, 2019 Genetic counseling is one of the fastest growing professions in the United States. To meet this growing demand, the University of Arizona Health Sciences opened a graduate program in genetic counseling. Read more Image
Blood-Collection Device Makes Radiation Testing Quick and Easy Oct. 16, 2019 Developed by a research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, the self-collection device quickly can evaluate radiation exposure and help triage emergency treatment in the event of a nuclear attack or accident. Read more Image
Preventing Health-care-Associated Infections Focus of UA Health Sciences Researcher Oct. 16, 2019 Marc Verhougstraete, PhD, assistant professor and environmental microbiologist at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, received a $510,000 CDC research grant to focus on the prevention of health-care-associated infections, a serious threat to patient safety. Read more Image