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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

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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Dr. Lauren Benton recognized with Career Development Award

Arizona’s warmer climate, which entices people to spend time outdoors year-round, combines with the state’s elevation and proximity to the equator to increase Arizonans’ risk of skin cancer.

Revolutionizing skin cancer care through data

A study led by researchers in the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Family and Community Medicine found that suicide prevention care administered at emergency departments varied by race or ethnicity among people with alcohol use disorder.

People of color receive less suicide prevention care at emergency departments

Renowned scientist joins UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson as chair of the Department of Physiology

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Sharon Halvorsen receives UArizona Award for Excellence

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Arizona Telemedicine’s Janet Major named ATA fellow

Seven University of Arizona Health Sciences reseachers were awarded seed grants through through the Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program, which offers funding to research teams affiliated with an Arizona university, research institution or health care system.

UArizona Health Sciences researchers receive Flinn seed grants to develop health care innovations

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Dr. Victoria Maizes receives integrative medicine honor

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Dr. Hendrikus Granzier receives 2023 Koffler Prize

Five junior faculty members beginning independent research projects are receiving funding through the University of Arizona Health Sciences Career Development Award program.

Five UArizona Health Sciences researchers selected for Career Development Awards

Regents Professor Marvin Slepian, MD, JD, is a renaissance man whose curiosity as a child has only continued to grow, leading him to hundreds of patents and a lifetime of mentorship.

Dr. Marvin Slepian follows where inspiration leads

COVID-19 public health emergency declarations have expired, but millions of people are suffering from a wide range on ongoing and complicated health conditions that can last weeks, months or even years.

Fighting the second pandemic: long COVID