Students, Countries Worldwide to Benefit from Health Sciences Global Education July 17, 2020 University of Arizona Health Sciences International is expanding access to health-care education through international dual-degree programs. Read more Image
How Cultural Understanding Can Improve Health Care for All July 16, 2020 ‘Cultural competence’ is more than a buzzword — it could be the difference between wellness and sickness, care and neglect. Read more Image
UArizona Portable Device May Bring Change to Standard of Care for Skin Cancer July 15, 2020 With development of a handheld confocal microscopes, researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences want to make existing technology more affordable and accessible to a larger number of patients. Read more Image
Pediatrics in a Pandemic: Q&A with Dr. Gary Kirkilas July 15, 2020 College of Medicine – Phoenix pediatrician shares his observations about the impact of COVID-19, encourages parents to use facts for health decisions. Read more Image
“The Future is Now” in New Skin Cancer Diagnosis Technology July 15, 2020 Cancer Center collaboration connects the lab with the clinic to develop and test portable skin cancer diagnostic device. Read more Image
What Does It Mean When Arizona School Districts Want to ‘Cohort’ Students? July 15, 2020 As schools try to figure out how to get kids back in the classroom safely, there’s a term you’re going to hear more of as a possible solution called cohorting. It means keeping students together to try and narrow children's exposure to COVID-19. And as many Valley parents are faced with deciding whether or not to send their kids back to school, pediatrician Dr. Gary Kirkilas from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix is asked about child safety almost daily. 3TV | Arizona's Family, Phoenix
Dr. Mindy Fain Recognized with College of Medicine – Tucson Mentoring Award July 14, 2020 Read more Image
$2.58M in Federal Funds Allow UArizona Health Sciences to Study Poorly Understood Fungal Asthma July 14, 2020 Dr. Yin Chen and a University of Arizona Health Sciences research team hope to alleviate unmet medical need for this form of asthma that affects nearly a third of all asthma patients worldwide. Read more Image
You'd Rather Get a Coronavirus Vaccine Through Your Nose July 14, 2020 Several research groups, including teams in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, are working on nasal coronavirus vaccines. The hope is that mucosal vaccines will do all that their intramuscular competitors can and more, mounting a multipronged attack on the coronavirus from the moment it tries to breach the body's barriers, said Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunologist at the University of Arizona. The New York Times
Developing Handheld Skin Cancer Diagnostic Technology July 13, 2020 A collaboration between a doctor and an optical engineer makes handheld skin cancer “mapping” possible in the clinical setting. Read more Image