Pushing drug discoveries developed in Tucson to patients' bedside is focus of UA effort Feb. 29, 2020 The new Arizona Center for Drug Discovery promises to energize the drug discovery process across campus and help push innovative technologies developed in Tucson from the lab to the patient’s bedside. Arizona Daily Star
What Your Sweat Can Tell Doctors About Your Health Feb. 28, 2020 The collection and analysis of sweat, which contains hundreds of biomarkers, is poised to become the newest diagnostic tool in precision health care. Read more Image
Dr. Kathleen Insel Appointed Division Chair at UArizona College of Nursing Feb. 28, 2020 Dr. Insel supports faculty and students who are conducting biological or behavioral studies to improve health outcomes for individuals and populations and students in the Doctor of Nursing Practice and RN-MS programs. Read more Image
Med school after 40 Feb. 28, 2020 An article examines how older medical students arrive with different motivations, advantages and challenges than their younger classmates. "It's a lot of ground to make up," says Athena R. Ganchorre, director of student development at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. "They might never have taken a standardized test like the MCAT exam – it requires a way of thinking and testing that's hard to learn in a short time." AAMC
Study: Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Increasingly Common, Linked to Stressful Life Events Feb. 26, 2020 The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson study finds that women who experience more stressful life events in the year before childbirth have greater odds of using marijuana before and during pregnancy. Read more Image
Meet the Hidden Artists of Health Sciences at This Year’s “On Our Own Time” Art Exhibit Feb. 25, 2020 Seven Health Sciences employees and family members were honored for their artwork on Feb. 15, 2020, in Tucson. Read more Image
New Laboratories in Skaggs Center’s Expansion Will Enhance Education, Enable New Drug Discovery and Usher in “An Era of Transformation” Feb. 25, 2020 The expanded and renovated Skaggs Center will become a new home for the Arizona Center for Drug Discovery, new chemistry and biology laboratories, and the History of Pharmacy Museum expansion. Read more Thumbnail
‘It’s My Calling To Change The Statistics’: Why We Need More Black Female Physicians Feb. 25, 2020 As a heart failure specialist, researcher and assistant professor at the UArizona College of Medicine Tucson, Dr. Khadijah Breathett knows the impact of the heart. Forbes
Countering a Lifetime of Assumptions About People with Disabilities Feb. 24, 2020 To better serve patients, health professionals must break out of their silos and work in interprofessional teams. University of Arizona Health Sciences interprofessional events prepare students for this future through shared learning experiences. Read more Image
Health workers try community approach to tackle asthma on Navajo reservation Feb. 24, 2020 Asthma rates are high on the Navajo reservation. Children are more likely to have asthma attacks and more likely to die from the condition than the general population. "We're taking proven interventions that we've done in non-native communities and adapting them for these native communities,” said Lynn Gerald, a professor of health promotion sciences in theMel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. WBUR-FM (NPR) Boston