College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Surgery

College of Medicine — Tucson

Peter D. Reaven, MD, presented new data that showed clinical benefits from continuous glucose monitoring in people with Type 2 diabetes, including those who don't use insulin.

Daniel Derksen, MD, is interviewed in a story about Arizona officials investigating Medicaid billing fraud.

The danger of fungal infections, which kill an estimated 1.7 million people worldwide per year, is rising due to climate change, population growth and drug resistance.

History, politics and morals converge in the field of harm reduction, which researchers say is about much more than telling people how to safely use drugs.

Citing data from U.S. News and World Report, the ranking of the top 10 Arizona hospitals includes Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, which serves as the teaching hospital for the College of Medicine – Phoenix.

Chronic pain is often accompanied by mental health issues. The story cites research led by Jennifer S. De La Rosa, PhD, which found that nearly 1 in 20 adults in the U.S. experience the co-occurrence of chronic pain and anxiety or depression.

A study led by Frank Porreca, MD, identified a link between poor sleep and migraine attacks that suggests improving sleep health may diminish migraine attacks in people with migraine.