Indigenous children also suffer unique challenges compounding the deaths, said Hopi tribe member Felina Cordova-Marks, DrPH, MPH, an assistant professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. “The loss of a caregiver will definitely impact mental health and all aspects of health among American Indian children, as it may compound historical trauma. As Native Indigenous people, we look at health holistically with a loss of life and loss of culture affecting all of these,” said Dr. Cordova-Marks, who founded the Southern Arizona Urban Native Indigenous COVID Relief program.

City officials spoke today about the lasting impact that our school buses have on students’ health. They're pushing for state representatives to do something about it. According to the American Lung Association, Tucson’s air quality is among the worst in the nation. “Arizona and Tucson rank particularly poorly when it comes to poor air quality,” said Lynn Gerald, PhD, MSPH, a professor of public health at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

As part of its 2022 Best Colleges list, U.S. News & World Report for the first time ranked undergraduate nursing bachelor’s degrees on the Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programs list, and the UArizona College of Nursing excelled in several categories. Out of 694 schools, the College of Nursing’s BSN program ranked No. 23 overall, No. 16 among public universities and No. 1 in Arizona.

A series of unexplained medical scares led Amy Arias to pursue a dream later in life than most of her peers.

UArizona Women’s Basketball Head Coach Adia Barnes and Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke will headline the annual Arthritis Center fundraiser.

The University of Arizona Center for Rural Health is hosting a conference for health professionals, “Teaching Health Center: Is it the Right Fit for Your Organization?” on Oct. 8-9.

Health Sciences faculty say mentorship clears the path to success and is a ‘two-way street’ between mentors and mentees.

Paleoanthropologists have wondered for a long time how and why humans evolved molars that emerge into the mouth at the ages of six, 12, and 18 and why those ages are so delayed compared to living apes. A study by scientists at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University that may finally cracked the case. "One of the mysteries of human biological development is how the precise synchrony between molar emergence and life history came about and how it is regulated," said lead author Halszka Glowacka, PhD, assistant professor and co-director of the clinical anatomy program at the College of Medicine – Phoenix.

A new study helps quantify the improved protection against COVID-19 achieved with a third booster dose of the vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE in cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. “Chemotherapy can weaken the ability of cancer patients to fight off infections and to respond appropriately to vaccines,” said Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, and immunologist at the College of Medicine – Tucson and co-author of the study reported in Nature Medicine.