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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

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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

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

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Improving health literacy through leadership, connection

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Health Sciences colleges merge art and humanities with science

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A tale of two cities and a health mystery

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

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

Public Health’s Austhof receives Career Development Award

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Public Health’s Paloma Beamer receives presidential award

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Gabriela Valdez brings global perspective to public health

Scientists examine materials in petri dish

Three U of A Health Sciences researchers earn Career Development Awards

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Improving women’s health: One doctor’s journey from cancer care to cancer research

A woman in firefighting gear with a firetruck in the background looks in the direction of a structure that is being sprayed with water during a training exercise.

Research shows PTSD, anxiety may affect reproductive health of women firefighters