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A group of students smile together while gathering around a table decorated in a red cloth with red and blue balloons in the background.

First Doctor of Physical Therapy Program students begin studies

The Class of 2028 met for the first time and kicked off its three-year journey in the long-awaited program.

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

A doctor applies sensors to the arm of a person sitting on a bed in a sleep lab while another person monitors the sensor output on a small digital device on the wall.

Putting sleep at the center of health care

An image if two liquid chemotherapy drugs in small bottles next to a needle laying on top of a plastic collection bag

Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Brielle Edwards (right), a student at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, was one of five UArizona Health Sciences Quidel Ortho Global Scholarships recipients. Derrick Nwobodo (left), also a Coit College of Pharmacy student, received a QuidelOrtho Global Scholarship last year.

QuidelOrtho Global Health Scholarships awarded to UArizona Health Sciences students

South Asian woman wearing a maroon dress stands outside with her arms crossed and a smiling face

Shroff named ASCO Woman Disruptor of the Year

College of Medicine – Tucson researchers tackle immune rejection of biomedical implants

portrait of karen hastings on the college of medicine phoenix campus

Hastings named inaugural chair of College of Medicine – Phoenix Department of Dermatology

UArizona Cancer Center researchers develop new way to target cancer cells

According to new research from the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center, nearly 1 in 20 adults in the U.S. deal with chronic pain while also experiencing with anxiety or depression.

Study shows millions of people live with co-occuring chronic pain and mental health symptoms

(Left) Purnima Madhivanan, PhD, MBBS, MPH, an associate professor of health promotion in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, meets with two of her mentees, (center) Kiranmayee Muralidhar, MMBS, MPH, and Namoonga Mantina, both doctoral students, to discuss progress on their research manuscripts. Madhivanan is currently mentoring about 35 people.

Reluctant doctor finds her passion helping women, children

University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction researchers found that family support was a key factor in preventing teens in border communities from using drugs or alcohol.

Family support vital to prevent teen substance use in border regions, study says

Global Neurosurgical Alliance aims to push neuroscience research boundaries

Researchers are examining the role of a hormone called prolactin in the pain of endometriosis and how endometriosis might predispose women to other pain conditions.

Researchers hope to help women with endometriosis pain

Woman with brown hair wearing a blue shirt stands with a man with grey hair wearing a black suit

Lane and Weihs named American Psychosomatic Society fellows

portrait of frank rybicki on the college of medicine phoenix campus

Rybicki appointed chair of College of Medicine – Phoenix Department of Radiology