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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

UArizona Health Sciences to Expand Education, Research and Workforce Development in 2022

Transforming the Future of Health Care Through Technology

Tomorrow is Here.

Margaret “Margie” Balfour, MD, PhD

Dr. Margie Balfour Receives Top Professional Award

UArizona Health Sciences researchers are targeting the ACE2 receptor, using bacterial extracts to close the door that allows the SARS-CoV-2 virus to infect cells. (Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH)

Respiratory Tract Bacterial Extracts Could Prevent COVID-19, Study Finds

(From right) Cesar Egurrola, lead clinical coordinator and case manager; Larry York, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP, clinical pharmacist, infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS; and Matthew Adams, DO, speak with a visitor at the Petersen Clinic.

HIV/AIDS Care Team, Training Program Pivot During Pandemic

(From right) Cesar Egurrola, lead clinical coordinator and case manager; Larry York, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP, clinical pharmacist, infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS; and Matthew Adams, DO, speak with a visitor at the Petersen Clinic.

HIV/AIDS Care Team, Training Program Pivot During Pandemic

Members of the Alliance for Vaccine Literacy group started by Purnima Madhivanan, PhD, MBBS, MPH, (center arms crossed) flex their muscles in supporting the UArizona Health Sciences community in effectively talking with vaccine hesitant friends and family. (From left) Students Wesley Chiu, Himanashi Kapoor, Dametreea Carr McCuin, Dr. Madhivanan, Maiya Block, MPH, and Riley Sena.

Engaging Vaccine-Hesitant Loved Ones with Empathy

Members of the Alliance for Vaccine Literacy group started by Purnima Madhivanan, PhD, MBBS, MPH, (center arms crossed) flex their muscles in supporting the UArizona Health Sciences community in effectively talking with vaccine hesitant friends and family. (From left) Students Wesley Chiu, Himanashi Kapoor, Dametreea Carr McCuin, Dr. Madhivanan, Maiya Block, MPH, and Riley Sena.

Engaging Vaccine-Hesitant Loved Ones with Empathy

College of Nursing student Valerie Pedersen gives a woman a COVID-19 vaccine at a MOVE UP clinic at the Consulate of Mexico in Douglas hosted by the UArizona Health Sciences in partnership with the Cochise County Health Department.

MOVE UP Outreach Program Administers 36,000 COVID-19 Vaccines in Arizona’s Rural and Underserved Communities

College of Nursing student Valerie Pedersen gives a woman a COVID-19 vaccine at a MOVE UP clinic at the Consulate of Mexico in Douglas hosted by the UArizona Health Sciences in partnership with the Cochise County Health Department.

MOVE UP Outreach Program Administers 36,000 COVID-19 Vaccines in Arizona’s Rural and Underserved Communities

Maya Sarihan, MD, then a College of Medicine – Tucson 4th year medical student, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to an agricultural laborer at the Consulate of Mexico in Douglas, Arizona, as part of a MOVE UP clinic hosted by UArizona Health Sciences.

MOVE UP Outreach Dispenses 36,000 COVID-19 Vaccines