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Firefighters wash each other off on a street in between their vehicles.

New study identifies key predictors of PFAS levels in US career firefighters

Findings provide vital insights into the factors that influence PFAS body burdens in firefighters and is a critical step toward protecting their long-term health.

An older woman suffering from apparent heat-related distress sits and holds a container of water as a man presses a cloth to her forehead and a second woman fans her with a wide-brimmed hat.

Study finds increase in EMS calls due to extreme heat among vulnerable populations

An illustration shows the lymphatic system of a man's upper torso.

ARPA-H award will fund creation of portable lymphatic imaging scanner

'Trojan horse' may deliver toxic dose of copper to bacterial colonies, including drug-resistant MRSA infections

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Firefighters wash each other off on a street in between their vehicles.

New study identifies key predictors of PFAS levels in US career firefighters

An older woman suffering from apparent heat-related distress sits and holds a container of water as a man presses a cloth to her forehead and a second woman fans her with a wide-brimmed hat.

Study finds increase in EMS calls due to extreme heat among vulnerable populations

An illustration shows the lymphatic system of a man's upper torso.

ARPA-H award will fund creation of portable lymphatic imaging scanner

'Trojan horse' may deliver toxic dose of copper to bacterial colonies, including drug-resistant MRSA infections

External shot of a brown building on the University of Arizona campus. The eastern portion of the football stadium can be seen in the background.

U of A research expenditures exceed $1B, ranked among top 20 public universities

Two men hold a giant pair of scissors as they prepare to cut a ceremonial ribbon as a group of about 10 other people look on.

U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix and Onvida Health announce groundbreaking rural health partnership

Two men and a woman, all dressed in hard hats and reflective mining jackets, looks at a mining facility in the distance. Their backs are to the camera.

U of A and mining company launch community health impact assessment in Santa Cruz County

A closeup of a long scar on a woman's shoulder.

A type of immune cell could hold a key to preventing scar tissue buildup in wounds

A mole on a person's skin is surrounding by a handwritten circle and numbers in purple ink.

U of A researchers awarded federal grant to explore topical immunoprevention for skin cancer

A pregnant woman, whose belly is showing, holds two plates of food in her outstretched hands. On one plate is a salad. On the other plate are a couple of large doughnuts.

NIH grant will help probe ‘nutritional memory’ to increase understanding of food choices

A view of toxic mine tailings that are exposed to the elements near the town of Dewey-Humboldt in Yavapai County, Arizona.

U of A Superfund Research Center secures $14.8M NIEHS grant to combat hazardous dust effects in Southwest

A nighttime photo shows a firefighter standing on a firetruck and shooting water toward burning buildings during the January 2025 Palisades Fire in California.

Extensive LA-area fires altered blood proteins in firefighters, raising health concerns