A surgeon is learning how to use data science skills to boost research and turn discoveries into practical treatments for patients.

AZ REACH, geared to expand access to quality health care in rural communities, continues to thrive after launching in December 2022.

In a column, Esther Sternberg, MD, professor of medicine and director of research at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes that the spaces where you work and live can determine how resistant people are to illness and stress.

The course Public Health Practice 438/538: Health Profession Finance aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to manage their finances and make critical decisions such as buying a car, investing, paying off student loans and saving for a child’s college education.

The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office says 43% of suicides so far this year were people over 60. That’s up from around 35% over the past five years. Doctors say loneliness is one of the main reasons behind the increase.

Experts explain why people wake up earlier as they get older.

A new randomized trial suggests clinical and reverse-remodeling benefits after upgrading to a defibrillating CRT device in a group of heart failure patients with non-CRT pacemakers or dedicated defibrillator devices.

Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, CBSM, FAASM, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program and associate professor at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed about the effects a lack of sleep has on health and implications for economic activity.

A UArizona Health Sciences study found that Americans are split on whether they can trust artificial intelligence technology in their health care. The research team found that most patients aren’t convinced the diagnoses provided by AI are as trustworthy of those delivered by human medical professionals.