Experts say low-income seniors of color face many obstacles that are preventing them from getting a COVID-19 vaccination. A mobile vaccine program, run between the University of Arizona College of Public Health's Phoenix campus and Maricopa County, is aimed at reducing some of the glaring inequities in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine among seniors that have become increasingly evident in Arizona.

The University of Arizona Health Sciences is asking for volunteers that haven't had their COVID-19 vaccine yet to participate in the CDC-funded "Arizona Heroes" research study to determine vaccine effectiveness and immunity.

Victoria Maizes, MD, professor of medicine and executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, talks about the connection between ultra-processed foods and addiction.

The ongoing pandemic has given rise to a significant and alarming trend of increased alcohol use and abuse – especially among younger adults, males and those who have lost their jobs – according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are growing batches of the new coronavirus variants in laboratories and plan to test COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the variants for people with compromised immune systems. UArizona immunologist Deepta Bhattacharya at the College of Medicine – Tucson and Jeff Burgess, associate dean of research at the UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, are interviewed.

UArizona Health Sciences debuts health and humanities programming with “Aging and the Arts,” offering free education and exercises for an aging population.

New endowed chairs, dual degrees and rethinking instruction will shape the next five years at the College of Pharmacy.

The AZ HEROES research study is tracking viral immunity over time and assessing vaccine effectiveness in Arizona essential workers and college students.

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.