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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

Dr. Elise Lopez Receives 2021 ‘40 Under 40’ Award

Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of infection with the omicron variant by 31% in children ages 5-11 and by 59% in adolescents ages 12-15.

COVID-19 Vaccine Moderately Effective Against Variants in Children and Adolescents, New Report Shows

Dr. Leslie Farland Receives 2021 ‘40 Under 40’ Award

UArizona Cancer Center Members Available to Speak About Cancer Moonshot Initiative

The National Institutes of Health awarded more than $133 million in grants to University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers in 2020-2021.

UArizona Health Sciences Colleges Climb in Blue Ridge Rankings of NIH Funding

Marissa McLelland (right) an engagement coordinator with All of Us UArizona – Banner, talks with people interested in the program while she hands out information and branded hand sanitizer.

All of Us Reaches Participant Milestone

Kelly Palmer, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

‘Chipping Away’ at the Iceberg of Health Disparities

Joe Gerald, MD, PhD

Dr. Joe Gerald Receives Public Health Research Award

Public Health Researchers Join Statewide Initiative to Prepare for Climate Impacts

A $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow researchers to determine if changes in knee structure during aging can predict pain, functional limitations and the need for future knee replacements.

New UArizona Health Sciences Study to Focus on Link Between Knee Aging and Osteoarthritis

University of Arizona Zuckerman College of Public Health students, alumni and faculty are using podcasts and blogs to engage new audiences and make science-based public health insights more easily accessible.

Student and Alumni Podcasts Promote Public Health

Laura Mercer, MD, MPH, MBA, got to know the inside of the Arizona State Capital very well during her Master of Public Health internship. She worked with lawmakers to pass a bill that will make it easier for women to obtain prescription birth control in the state.

Public Health Internship Yields Arizona Law to Support Women’s Health