A grant from the Center for Rural Health at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health funded the Night Hike in Cottonwood, Arizona, on Feb. 2 and 3. The program taught eight children about outdoor exploration and safety.

The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research recently released its rankings of institutions that receive funding from the National Institutes of Health. Among the 2,886 institutions receiving NIH funding, UArizona was the top recipient in the state of Arizona, ranking No. 49 nationwide with $197.9 million in awards. The College of Medicine – Tucson and College of Medicine–Phoenix received a combined $122.7 million in awards. The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy ranked No. 4 nationally, the College of Nursing ranked No. 19 and the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health ranked No. 32.

Arizona is expanding parameters for children to get Medicaid coverage via its KidsCare program, which health care advocates say is a positive move for a state with consistently high rates of uninsured children.

A Colorado man died after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster. Information from the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy is cited.

In an opinon piece, the writer speculates that federal and state officials need to take action in order to stop Arizona's health care worker shortage.

High blood pressure during pregnancy is a growing problem for expectant moms across the country, and especially for Latinas. Adriana Maldonado, PhD, assistant professor of public health at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted.

The ophthalmology company iCRx and researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology at the College of Medicine – Phoenix developed the One Minute Eye Exam, which measures the refractive errors of both eyes of a patient to produce eyeglass prescriptions.

John Galgiani, MD, professor and director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the College of Medicine – Tucson, co-authored an invited review in the New England Journal of Medicine that focuses on how fungal diseases present in people with healthy immune systems and examines current diagnostics and treatments.

ASTEC specialist is the man behind the innovative technology that helps future health care providers prepare for real life.