Alexander Hilser, a second-year medical student at the College of Medicine – Tucson, has been chosen as a Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation.

A 25-year-old farmworker died last week in Yuma from suspected heat-related causes. The death comes as both national and local lawmakers are calling for stricter regulations to protect workers from extreme heat.

Over the past eight months, key chemotherapy drugs that are used to treat a variety of cancers have been in a shortage, greatly impacting patients, treatment providers and the oncology field overall.

Mental health took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research from the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Psychiatry demonstrated the toll it was taking virtually from the start.

An NCI grant will fund a UArizona Cancer Center clinical trial that will use lifestyle interventions to improve outcomes in American Indian patients.

A UArizona Cancer Center researcher was awarded a $1.3 million NCI grant to study the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in American Indian patients with obesity-related solid tumor cancers who are preparing for surgery.

Turmeric is hailed for helping a host of conditions. Research has muted many of those claims, finding that while there may be some benefits, it is not as powerful as many believe it to be.