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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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

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

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