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A group of students smile together while gathering around a table decorated in a red cloth with red and blue balloons in the background.

First Doctor of Physical Therapy Program students begin studies

The Class of 2028 met for the first time and kicked off its three-year journey in the long-awaited program.

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

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Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies

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University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction researchers found that family support was a key factor in preventing teens in border communities from using drugs or alcohol.

Family support vital to prevent teen substance use in border regions, study says

Researchers are examining the role of a hormone called prolactin in the pain of endometriosis and how endometriosis might predispose women to other pain conditions.

Researchers hope to help women with endometriosis pain

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Lane and Weihs named American Psychosomatic Society fellows

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are studying green light therapy with a goal to reduce opioid dependency in postsurgical patients.

US Army Medical Research grant funds study of green light therapy for postsurgical pain

Aegis Consortium funds research aimed at reducing the threat of future pandemics

Competitive and curious from a young age, Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD, is driven to understand what triggers migraine headaches and how researchers can develop more effective therapies for people, including herself, who live with the neurological disease.

On a personal journey to solve the migraine puzzle

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Community Foundation honors Rice for helping children

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are exploring green light therapy as a potential treatment option for people with fibromyalgia, a puzzling disease that affects approximately 10 million people — mostly women — in the U.S.

Casting a green light on fibromyalgia, the invisible disease

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Chatterjee awarded inaugural 30 in Their 30s award

An older man in a traditional Native American designed shirt touches the forehead of a young Native American woman with an eagle feather.

Colleges of medicine host traditional blessing ceremonies

John Galgiani, MD, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, was a driving force behind the establishment of the center in 1996.

UArizona Valley fever expert Galgiani to receive lifetime achievement award

University of Arizona student interns in the Health Connectors program presented science and health information to elementary school children as part of a UArizona Health Sciences initiative to increase health literacy.

An innovative approach to increase health literacy