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Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps

Jennifer Barton, PhD, is spearheading an effort to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier and give high-risk patients a new option.

Medical students Jerry Ruvalcaba and Katie Simic stand side by side outdoors, smiling in their white lab coats embroidered with titles from the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

Couple commits to caring for Phoenix together

A decorative image shows a cell as it travels through the body.

Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues

A microscopic view of cells shows one large purple cell surrounded by smaller "normal" cells. The purple cell is about four times the size of the normal cells.

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Portrait of Dr. Purnima Madhivanan

Dr. Purnima Madhivanan Honored by Tucson NAACP

Long COVID, also known as post-COVID-19 conditions, includes a wide range of health consequences that persist or begin more than four weeks following initial SARS-CoV-2 infection.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Awarded $7.3M to Study Long COVID

Health Sciences Office of Communications Wins PRSA Awards

Researchers will study the effectiveness of blood or plasma donations in lowering levels of certain cancer-causing chemicals and whether doing so reduces the risk of cancer or cardiovascular disease.

Study Aims to Reduce Firefighter Cancer Risk

Thank You for Your Service, UArizona Health Sciences Veterans

Data Mining Collaboration Brings Researchers Together

The Center for Firefighter Health Collaborative Research builds on years of research by Zuckerman College of Public Health researchers.

New Center Leads Collaborative Research to Improve Firefighter Health

David O. Garcia, PhD, FACSM

Dr. David O. Garcia Receives Early Career Investigator Award

The Arizona AHEC Program and Regional Centers are key to eliminating health disparities for Arizona residents in rural and medically underserved areas that experience challenges in accessing health care.

$7.2M in Funding Will Boost Health Care Workforce in Rural, Underserved Communities

Honoring Five Inspiring Health Sciences Educators

Attendees at the inaugural Feast for Your Brain event at the Health Sciences Innovation Building on Sept. 10 try on special eyeglasses that simulate macular degenerative disease.

Feast for Your Brain Fed Hunger for Healthy Brain Knowledge

Purnima Madhivanan PhD, MBBS, MPH

Dr. Purnima Madhivanan Receives Fulbright Scholar Award