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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

Research led by Dr. Jeannie Lee (center) showed that adults with diabetes or hypertension benefit from physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals working together with patients and families. (Photo: University of Arizona Health Sciences/David Mogollon)

Collaboration Among Health Care Workers Shown to Improve Patient Outcomes

A new dual-degree program allows students to simultaneously earn Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Science in Nursing degrees, along with a family nurse practitioner certificate, making them ideally qualified to provide care in community-based settings.

UArizona College of Pharmacy Receives Gift to Support Students in Dual Pharmacy-Nursing Degree Program

First-year College of Medicine – Phoenix student Bernice Alcanzo preps a COVID-19 vaccine under the mentorship of Dr. Jim Lindgren, clinical assistant professor of medicine.

Bringing COVID-19 Vaccines Where They Are Needed Most

The Mobile Health Unit team brought the COVID-19 vaccine to El Mirage, a city outside Phoenix, on Feb. 8, 2021.

Expanding the Reach of COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

College of Pharmacy Dean Rick G. Schnellmann, PhD, stands in front of the renovated and expanded Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center.

Connecting with Dean Schnellmann: The Future of Pharmacy

A medical student at the College of Medicine – Phoenix presents a special virtual Wildcat Play Hospital demonstration during the Connect2STEM kickoff event.

Reinventing Connect2STEM with Virtual Series

The College of Pharmacy’s new podcast is designed to appeal to potential students by connecting the profession with daily life.

New Podcast Explores a Changing Pharmacy Profession

Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD (pictured), an associate professor in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Immunobiology, and Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, professor and head of the Department of Immunobiology, developed one of the most accurate antibodies available and used it to show that antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, persist for several months.

Top 10 UArizona Health Sciences News Stories of 2020

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Dr. Laurence Hurley Inducted into the National Academy of Inventors

A showing of support for public health protocols from the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. From left: Michelle Ortiz, PhD, Rachelle Powell, Victoria Murrain, DO.

Health Sciences Leads and Inspires With “I Wear a Mask”

PharmD student Lisa Le was one of dozens of pharmacy and nursing students who administered immunizations at a campus flu shot clinic.

Students Administer Flu Shots for Hands-on Experience

Chase Jones, who is in the University of Arizona men’s indoor volleyball club (center), poses with College of Nursing master’s degree students Hailey Finn (left) and Michelle Garcia (right) at the student-run flu shot clinic.

Nursing and Pharmacy Students Seize a Rare Clinical Opportunity