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Photo of several people chatting together in a circular room filled with examining tables in the new lab space of the University of Arizona School of Health Professions Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant studios.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program kicks off with open house

The University of Arizona’s Physical Therapy Program introduced advanced learning studios where students will train over the next three years to enhance community health.

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

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Toxic metals linked to impaired growth in infants in Guatemala

A person indoors using an arm resistance band

Slower arm movements linked to greater fall risk for older adults

Portrait of Olivia Mitchel

Medical student awarded Hillel Foundation scholarship

A woman wearing a facemask and stethoscope speaks with a mother with a baby on her lap

New U of A 3-year medical degree program receives ABOR approval

Young adult connecting smartphone to continuous glucose monitor, checking blood glucose

New degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

An illustration of a T cell with Y chromosomes next to a cancer tumor, with a T cell without Y chromosomes in the background

Study shows loss of Y in blood cells hinders immune response to cancer

A table covered by a while cloth holding a vial with label “Moderna COVID-19 vaccine” and several syringes with needles ready for vaccination injections

Study says original COVID-19 vaccination did not stop immune system from fighting variants

A researcher is hunched over an imaging device that he is working on in a laboratory.

$2.4M grant will fund imaging for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Illustration of male cardiovascular system

Researchers identify drug candidate for difficult-to-treat heart disease

Woman wearing hospital gown laying on gurney with pensive look, clutching blanket with both hands

Study identifies new mechanism for reducing female post-operative pain

Skoll Foundation gift

$5M Skoll Foundation gift will help protect communities from future pandemics

Health care worker in mask and surgical gown putting on a glove

Health care workers, firefighters have increased PFAS levels, study finds