As we enter into a new year, scientists are keeping an eye on a new strain of the Omicron variant called XBB.1.5. According to the CDC, XBB.1.5 makes up more than 40% of new cases across the country.

The Arizona Department of Corrections is inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will, according to three women currently incarcerated at the Perryville prison in Buckeye, Arizona.

Clinica Amistad is one of Tucson’s only free primary care clinics, in addition to a clinic run by College of Medicine – Tucson medical students.

Vaccination rates among schoolchildren in Arizona have steadily declined since 2012, but the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the drop across the state.

It’s not always easy to identify a COVID-19 death. If someone dies at home, if they have symptoms not typically associated with the disease or if they die when local health systems are overwhelmed, their death certificate might say “heart disease” or “natural causes” when COVID-19 is, in fact, at fault.

People who study infectious diseases and who work in public health have long known a bad pandemic would one day come. They knew such an event would overwhelm hospitals, strain supply chains, and place stresses on society that we would be ill-equipped to meet.

This article highlights five of the latest findings using cell and gene therapy techniques that could be used in the development or design of new therapies including new developments in CAR T-cell therapy from UArizona Health Sciences, where a research team discovered that CD4 plays a more active role in regulating T-cell receptor signaling.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has some kinks that need to be ironed out, but coordinating services from mental health professionals, peer supporters, local health care facilities and law enforcement can go a long way toward ensuring that callers get the help they need.

Winter is the perfect time to refresh your bedding so that it’s super cozy. Draping yourself in a heated, weighted blanket can make the simple act of relaxing in bed feel even more luxurious.

The Arizona Poison System, the College of Medicine – Phoenix and Arizona Public Health and Safety agencies are warning Arizona health care providers about the risks of illicit drugs being contaminated with xylazine.