A match made indigenous: celebrating incoming native resident-physicians March 19, 2023 Indigenous medical students who recently matched into residency programs share their Match Day stories. The students featured included a fourth-year student at the College of Medicine – Tucson and an incoming resident at the College of Medicine – Phoenix. Forbes
Remembering public health champion Mel Zuckerman March 18, 2023 Community leader and wellness entrepreneur Mel Zuckerman and his wife, Enid, are the founding funders of the University of Arizona College of Public Health that bears their name. Read more Image
Advances in pain research focus of symposium March 18, 2023 Nobel Laureate David Julius, PhD, will deliver the keynote address at "Advancing the Neurobiology of Pain – University of Arizona 2023" on March 28. Read more Image
Destination Known: The Class of 2023 Match into Residency March 17, 2023 Amidst family and friends, College of Medicine – Phoenix medical students unveiled the next step in their respective journeys. Read more Image
Match Day begins countdown to medical students’ careers in medicine March 17, 2023 Fourth-year University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students ripped open envelopes to learn where they’ll launch their careers as new physicians. Read more Image
The top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of March 13 March 17, 2023 Ivo Abraham, PhD, professor of practice in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, published the second half of an examination of World Health Organization guidelines for biosimilars – medical products that are almost identical copies of an original, but from a different manufacturer. Center for Biosimilars
Monitoring the immune system to unlock new treatments March 16, 2023 A University of Arizona Health Sciences shared resource helps researchers advance their science by sorting and characterizing the immune system. Read more Image
OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis March 16, 2023 A patchwork of state laws in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's abortion decision, combined with pandemic-related burnout and low reimbursement rates, could exacerbate an already looming national shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists. The Bellingham Herald
How to lose body fat: The science-backed ways that actually work March 15, 2023 Sleeping doesn't burn many calories, but experts say getting enough rest still plays an important role in good health, because it can affect your ability to stick with healthy habits. Livestrong
Health-related quality of life in the keynote-826 trial in patients with cervical cancer March 15, 2023 A phase III clinical trial found that the addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab did not adversely affect health-related quality of life in patients with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. The ASCO Post