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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.

A woman wearing a white medical coat holds a stethoscope while looking towards a sunset over a rural desert landscape.

Halle Foundation unites U of A and Banner Health to expand primary care GME statewide

Suresh Garimella and Amy Perry each holding one side of a framed proclamation in front of a white backdrop with red and blue logos for U of A and Banner Health

A decade of impact: U of A and Banner Health transform health care in Arizona

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

A new partnership between academic medical centers at the University of Arizona and Oklahoma State University involves sharing research assets and knowledge, as well as the preclinical and clinical expertise gleaned from years of research and treatment by scientists and clinicians at both academic medical centers. From left: Todd Vanderah, PhD, Frank Porreca, PhD, Michael D. Dake, MD, Kayse Shrum, DO, Robert C. Robbins, MD, Johnny Stevens, PharmD, Don Kyle, PhD.

University of Arizona, Oklahoma State University Announce Transformative Addiction Research Partnership

A middle-aged son comforting his aging mother.

Study Identifies Biomarkers that Could Guide Precision Medicine Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease

The supplement has the potential to be an alternative to hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms and may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s later in life.

Menopause and Cognition: Testing an Alternative to Estrogen Therapy

Tucson Researchers, Physicians to Participate in National Study to Standardize Pediatric Seizure Care

Arizona Palooza is an opportunity for families to relax in a fun environment and learn about mental health and substance use disorders.

‘Arizona Palooza’ Returns with Mental Health Education and Family Entertainment

New degree programs for physical therapy, physician assistant and nurse-midwifery aim to address health care workforce shortages.

Health Professions Degree Programs to Expand Workforce in Critical Areas

ABOR Votes to Confirm 5 New UArizona Regents Professors

The Valley Fever Collaborative is undertaking new research to understand the environmental source of the fungus that causes Valley fever, as well as its characteristics, propagation in soil, and mechanisms of transmission through air, all of which will enable rapid progress toward containing the pathogen where it originates.

Valley Fever Collaborative Awarded $3.3M in Research Funds

Flinn Foundation Commits $5.52M to UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

The Phoenix Bioscience Core will house the new Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, with space for academic and research activities, as well as collaboration spaces to serve academic, research and community needs.

Phoenix to be Site of New UArizona Health Sciences Center Targeting Immunotherapies

The study, led by Jeff Burgess, MD, MS, MPH, professor of public health, found changes in DNA methylation after multiple fire exposures, offering a potential mechanistic link between occupational hazards and adverse health outcomes.

Study Shows Potential Epigenetic Basis for Increased Health Risks in Firefighters

UArizona Arthritis Center Lecture Focuses on Integrative Medicine and Inflammation