Health Sciences In The Media

The University of Arizona Health Sciences will form the College of Health Sciences to house a variety of graduate-level programs centered on Arizona's health care workforce needs, including physician assistant and physical therapy curriculums.

The listing of the six best hospitals in Arizona for cancer includes Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and the UArizona Cancer Center, as well as Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix and its association with the College of Medicine – Phoenix.

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.

Studies have shown late intervention in menopause – especially combined with early onset menopause – can increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

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.

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.

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

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

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.