Image Freestanding Emergency Departments May Increase Out-of-Pocket Spending for Patients Dec. 20, 2019 Study analyzed freestanding emergency departments in four states, including Arizona. Read more
Thumbnail Providing Care Where It’s Needed Most: Dr. Emma Goodstein Receives National Community Service Recognition Award Dec. 16, 2019 Dr. Goodstein’s vast volunteer service includes providing medical care for migrant families and other vulnerable groups in her community. Read more
Image Study Shows Novel Protein Plays Role in Bacterial Vaginosis Dec. 10, 2019 UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix study increases understanding of most common bacterial infection in U.S. women. Read more
Image Many Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Patients Can Skip Radiation, Suggests Study Led by UArizona Researcher Dec. 10, 2019 Results from a SWOG Cancer Research Network study, led by Daniel Persky, MD, found many patients with the most common type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma can skip radiation treatment, reducing both costs and the time to heal from treatment. Read more
Image UArizona Health Sciences Researcher Seeks New Way to Understand Human Aging Dec. 9, 2019 Dr. Janko Nikolich-Zugich has received a prestigious $4.5 million MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health to pursue a new, more promising way to study human aging. Read more
Image Ronald Sorensen Joins UArizona Family and Community Medicine to Lead Community Engagement Dec. 4, 2019 Sorensen will provide leadership, strategic direction and executive administrative support to the department’s community outreach programs and activities. Read more
Image Benefits of Active Learning Are All About Activity Dec. 2, 2019 Active learning sessions result in a reset of student attention has been tested by researchers at the University of Arizona. Read more
Image UArizona Cancer Center Receives $6.85M Grant to Continue Native American Cancer Research, Training, Outreach Program Nov. 26, 2019 Since 2002, the University of Arizona Cancer Center and Northern Arizona University have received funding from the National Cancer Institute to form the Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention, addressing the cancer burden on Native Americans. Read more
Image University of Arizona Health Sciences Initiative Expands Health Care Access, Reduces Student Debt Nov. 22, 2019 The University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix will cover tuition for students who commit to practice primary care or another designated critical-access specialty in an underserved community in Arizona. Read more
Image UArizona Colleges of Medicine to Provide Free Tuition for Primary Care Medical Students Nov. 22, 2019 The University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix will cover tuition for medical students who commit to practice primary care or another designated critical-access specialty in rural or urban underserved communities in Arizona. Read more
