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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

UArizona Poison Center Warns of Toxic Alcohol Poisonings from Contaminated Hand Sanitizer

University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students in the Commitment to Underserved People Program held a drive to help the Navajo Nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students Lynn Pham, Guadalupe Davila, Nicole Bejany and Thomasina Blackwater hold up face masks they sent to the Navajo Nation.

Navajo Community Embraces Support, Testing to Quell Pandemic

Tiffani Begay and Ida Begay receive donations on the Navajo Nation in early June from the University of Arizona Cancer Center food and supply drive.

Health Sciences Supports Navajo Nation in Battling COVID-19

Health Sciences webinars and virtual meetings have engaged the public during the pandemic, with a focus on empowering people to understand and improve their health.

Health Sciences Virtual Events Promote Health Literacy

masked girl using phone app

UArizona Testing App to Alert Students, Employees Exposed to COVID-19

masked girl using phone app

UArizona Testing App to Alert Students, Employees Exposed to COVID-19

Emely Mancia-Chavez, clinical research coordinator for the All of Us research program, performed a blood draw for a COVID-19 antibody test during the pilot phase of the program in Pima County.

Fast Work: Creating an Antibody Testing Program from Scratch

Christopher J. Edwards, PharmD, BCPS, Richard R. Vaillancourt, PhD

Drs. Edwards and Vaillancourt Honored as College of Pharmacy Educators of the Year

Representation of diversity in health care to better serve diverse communities is a cornerstone of the Health Sciences Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Health Sciences Tools for Evaluating Bias, Expanding Cultural Sensitivity

The American Indian Youth Wellness Camp in Prescott, Ariz, teaches healthy lifestyle choices to kids at risk for or diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Study Aims to Improve Health for American Indian Youth

The University of Arizona Cancer Center created new policies based on what it learned from other states and countries about how to continue cancer care and research during a pandemic.

New Safeguards Allow Cancer Care, Research to Continue

Pharmacy student mixes compounded medication at the University of Arizona Cancer Center.

Drug Discovery to Consultations: Pharmacists in a Pandemic