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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

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson celebrates its 55th anniversary this month.

Multigenerational Faculty Members Take Long View

Thank You for Your Service, UArizona Health Sciences Veterans

Advocacy Liaisons Sergio Lopez and Giovanni Alvarado, who staff the VETS Center at the UArizona Health Sciences library, are also veterans ready to help others like them.

VETS Center at UArizona Health Sciences Is Veterans Sanctuary

(From left) John-Paul Roczniak, president and CEO of the University of Arizona Foundation, Fayez K. Ghishan, MD, director of the Steele Children's Research Center, Marianne Cracchiolo Mago, president and CEO of the Steele Foundation, and Robert C. Robbins, MD, University of Arizona President, announced the Steele Foundation’s $10 million gift to the University of Arizona on Nov. 2 at a Wonder Unites Us luncheon in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Pediatric Autoimmune Research Bolstered by $10M Gift

A new study found that anti-hyperglycemic medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes resulted in an increased risk of multiple sclerosis for people older than 45, particularly among women.

New Study Identifies Connection Between Diabetes Medications, Multiple Sclerosis

The results of a recent study suggest that blue-wavelength light therapy may be useful for improving sleep and reducing PTSD symptoms while increasing the efficacy of treatments in individuals with clinically significant levels of PTSD.

Morning Blue Light Treatment Improves Sleep in Patients With PTSD

Visitors to the Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute may lose their appetites after seeing this Halloween snack table with “Mystery Meat” and various other snack-sized body parts.

Halloween Spirit on Display Throughout Health Sciences

Data Mining Collaboration Brings Researchers Together

No treatments are currently available to prevent osteoarthritis or halt its progression, due in part to challenges in identifying knees at highest risk for structural progression. A new study will examine x-rays to help predict rapid knee deterioration, as well as the need for knee replacement.

UArizona Arthritis Center Awarded $3.4M to Study Rapid Knee Deterioration

Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, FAAD

Dr. Curiel-Lewandrowski Accepted into Leadership Fellowship

Global Peer Support Celebration Day is an opportunity for recovery support specialists to celebrate the role they play in helping peers living with mental health, substance use disorder or trauma-related challenges move along the continuum of recovery and inclusion into their communities.

8th Annual Global Peer Support Celebration Day Event Planned

Margaret “Margie” Balfour, MD, PhD

Dr. Margie Balfour Receives Criminal Justice Award from NAMI