Health Sciences In The Media

A new statewide hotline will connect health care providers directly to psychiatrists to facilitate consultations about a patient’s mental health.

Researchers are trying to design drugs that deliver effective pain relief without the risk of side effects, including addiction and overdose.

Staying up late has an impact on your brain, which can change and increase your propensity for dangerous behaviors, bad worldviews and rash decisions.

The Food and Drug Administration has lowered the recommended age to start breast cancer screenings to 40, with the intent of catching the disease early.

Overall survival in patients with advanced cervical cancer improved significantly with the addition of the medication pembrolizumab, known commercially as Keytruda, to standard therapy, according to updated results from a randomized trial.

A new National Institutes of Health study provides an expanded working definition of long COVID. UArizona Health Sciences researchers lead one of 15 adult cohorts that contributed to the research.

Andrew Weil, MD, founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, delivered a keynote address at the bedding industry's annual conference last week at the J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort.

The Phoenix Children's pediatric health care system and the College of Medicine – Phoenix on Thursday announced the creation of the Phoenix Children's Research Institute at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, a collaboration that will allow clinicians to accelerate research efforts.

In March, an international team of scientists reported detecting genetic data they said conclusively linked COVID-19 to wild animals sold at a market in Wuhan, China.

Using top sheets on beds and washing them regularly can minimize your body's exposure to things like germs, bacteria and feces in bed.