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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

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Health care workers, firefighters have increased PFAS levels, study finds

Two University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers look at a microscope image of immune responses to tumor antigens on a computer monitor

Developing the personalized future of cancer treatment

A doctor uses a magnifying glass to examine a dark spot on a woman’s arm.

Study finds pinworm medication has potential to treat aggressive skin cancer

Three scientists and a business person stand in a University of Arizona research lab

Researchers launch startup to bring novel treatments to patients with asthma and COPD

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A tale of two cities and a health mystery

Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy sitting behind a name placard and microphone at a government committee hearing

Improving veterans’ health through biomedical innovation, AI and implementation science

Abstract illustration of woman with migraine headache, consisting of frowning face with concentric brightening circles to signify pain

Opening eyes to chronic pain’s grip on the psyche

A doctor wearing surgical gear looks at a computer screen as he conducts a colonoscopy on a patient.

Patient navigators improve colonoscopy rates after abnormal stool tests, study shows

Close-up of nurse in light blue scrubs with stethoscope around neck writing on a clipboard with a hospital patient blurred in the background

Removing barriers to high-quality opioid use disorder care

A city’s buildings, streets and neighborhoods glow at dusk, as seen from hundreds of feet in the sky.

$1.2M grant will fund study on neighborhood environment’s possible role in cancer risk

Cannabis plant

Cannabis terpenes offer potential new way to treat fibromyalgia pain

Columns of translucent pink, orange and yellow fabric representing nodes of the brain hang from the ceiling in a dimly lit round theater.

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