A new study by the University of Arizona Health Sciences found that exposure to UVA light may also increase the chance of developing ends.

Health officials are clear. The case load and death rate will only get worse before the end of the year. The Show spoke with Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti — or Dr. Shad — the director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, about what needs to be done to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Tanning bed use in early adulthood is associated with an increased risk for endometriosis, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in Human Reproduction. Leslie V. Farland, Sc.D., from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and colleagues examined the potential associations between ultraviolet radiation and endometriosis risk in a prospective cohort of 116,429 female U.S. nurses from the Nurses' Health Study II.

The authors of this letter are graduate students in the master’s degree program at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

A new study has found that a novel T cell genetically engineered by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers is able to target and attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes, which could lead to new immunotherapy treatments.

If you’re leaving the house often, you should look for a lip balm with some sun protection (SPF 15 if you won’t be outside for long; SPF 30 if you’re headed to the beach). Lisa Quale, senior health educator at the Skin Cancer Institute at the University of Arizona Cancer Center reminds readers to reapply often when you’re outside because sunscreen wears off very quickly from the lips.

Partnership between College of Medicine – Phoenix and North Country HealthCare brings students to Flagstaff and underserved remote areas.

New research from the University of Arizona Health Sciences shows getting a good night’s sleep could be another tool to help people successfully quit smoking.

In a letter to the editor, Kyle Higashidani and MPH students at University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health respond to the Nov. 24 article “Pima County issues voluntary nightly curfew to curb virus spread.”

There is concern from East Valley parents over a “winter formal” being planned at a Gilbert home this Saturday, since high school dances have been canceled at school due to COVID-19. Dr. Shad Marvasti from the University of Arizona College of Medicine said having an event like this can become a super-spreader event in an instant.