Health Sciences In The Media

Experts discuss signs of symptoms involving your lungs that may signify serious medical issues.

Researchers are exploring new therapeutic strategies to tackle metastatic prostate cancer, particularly those cases resistant to standard chemotherapy treatment with docetaxel.

UArizona has been named a member of the Age-Friendly University Global Network, a group of higher education institutions committed to promoting positive and healthy aging and enhancing the lives of older members of the global community.

A profile of People Acting Now Discover Answers, or PANDA, a Phoenix-based women’s philanthropy board that raises awareness and funds to benefit research for childhood diseases through the Steele Children’s Research Center at the College of Medicine – Tucson.

A profile of a girl treated for VACTERL syndrome, a disorder that affects many body systems.

Mark R. Barakat, MD, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, will share first time results of the KSI-501ABC Phase 1 Study at the Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration 2024 virtual meeting Feb. 3.

The story lists the College of Nursing as one of the state's top nursing schools, mentioning the school's Doctor of Nursing Practice program.

Stephanie Russo Carroll, DrPH, associate professor in the Department of Community, Environment and Policy at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is part of a team that will use a nearly $500,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation's Climate Exploration Fund to aid tribal communities' food systems and bring recognition for Indigenous agricultural contributions.

Kacey Ernst, PhD, MPH, professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is one of six UArizona researchers who helped author chapters in last year's National Climate Assessment – the nation's preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks and responses – covering topics ranging from ecosystems and biodiversity to water and human health.

Andrew Weil, MD, founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes about distinguishing between normal foot symptoms and those worth discussing with a doctor.