Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are closer to developing a safe and effective non-opioid pain reliever after a study showed that a new compound they created reduces the sensation of pain by regulating a biological channel linked to pain.

A recent COVID-19 interprofessional education exercise put lessons learned at the forefront and fostered collaboration for Health Sciences students.

Native and Indigenous women had a higher percentage of mastectomy and a lower percentage of lumpectomy compared with white women.

A $50 million gift establishes six new endowed chairs, four new endowed professorships, 42 new endowed scholarships and equipment and facility upgrades.

Richard Carmona, MD, the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, advisor to Gov. Doug Ducey on the state's COVID-19 response, and distinguished professor of public health at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, separates fact from fiction about the COVID-19 vaccine.

The state has recorded 3,000 new cases for five of the past six days. Hospitals are going into this current surge with beds already filled to near capacity.

A study led by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences shows disparities in breast cancer treatments for Indigenous women. The paper was recently published in Annals of Surgical Oncology and found American Indian and Alaska Native women with early-stage cancer were more likely to receive a mastectomy compared to white women, and less likely to receive a lumpectomy than white women.

Ricardo Correa, MD, program director of the endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism fellowship at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, discusses the importance of minority hiring in healthcare.