The future of Steele: Researchers advance on pediatric cancer, disease May 19, 2023 At University of Arizona Steele Children’s Research Center, a cadre of talented researchers, physicians and community partners are paving the road to reinvent and revitalize the wheels of research. BizTucson
Why anxiety in seniors frequently goes untreated May 19, 2023 Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the U.S. In older people, it’s associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life and elevated rates of disability. Las Vegas Review-Journal
Degree provides steppingstone to careers in health care May 18, 2023 The College of Medicine – Tucson’s Bachelor of Science in Medicine program prepares students for careers in health care or advanced medical education. Read more Image
$3M gift funds director of cancer research at CAMI May 18, 2023 A new commitment from the Bartlett family positions UArizona Health Sciences to recruit a leader for the CAMI cancer division. Read more Image
Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line to open June 1 May 18, 2023 A new help line for health care providers aims to improve physical and behavioral health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum persons and their babies and families. Read more Image
FP Innovator’s vision brings AFP content to new audience May 18, 2023 Steven R. Brown, MD, program director of the College of Medicine – Phoenix Family Medicine Residency, helped conceive and launch the Revista Medica American Family Physician Podcast, a Spanish-language version of the AFP Podcast. American Family Physician
As US courts weigh in on mifepristone, here's the abortion pill's safety record May 18, 2023 The U.S. Supreme Court may ultimately resolve a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration's approval in 2000 of mifepristone, a widely used abortion medicine. Science News
Listen: Denise Moreno Ramirez on protecting workers in auto shops and beauty salons from toxics May 17, 2023 Denise Moreno Ramirez, PhD, a postdoctoral scientist in environmental toxicology of human disease in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she came to embrace community-centered research, and her research on the hidden toxics in auto shops and beauty salons. Environmental Health News