Denise Moreno Ramirez, PhD, a postdoctoral scientist in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, writes an opinion column about the tendency of the beauty industry to expose women of color to products with toxic chemicals.

Global health care coalition arises to bridge the gaps in underserved nations and help people receive needed chronic illness care.

Sources of stress for retirees include a grab bag of fears. There’s the potential loss of cognitive function, independence and loved ones. Fear of moving from a longtime home, getting a grim medical diagnosis or becoming a caregiver to an ailing partner can also stoke anxiety.

The funding will allow the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center to continue research efforts focusing on environmental and health challenges in arid lands, including the Southwest.

Starting July 1, the Center for Excellence in Rural Education will join the Arizona Area Health Education Centers, making it one of six health education centers in the state.

Easton Neitzel, a student at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, and colleagues wrote “Since academic departments are more likely to have radiologists return to on-site work, the degree of remote reading could become a factor that recently trained radiologists consider when deciding between pursuing an academic versus a private practice career,” citing a 2021 study which found that 77% of radiology residents with remote workstations indicated they would be interested in a job that offers this option in the future.

Pierre N. Tariot, MD, research professor of psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Phoenix Business Journal's 2023 Health Care Heroes award ceremony.