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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

(From left) Volunteers Sawyer Thein, MD, Esteban Valle, MD, and Kevin Brandecker, MD, all first-year emergency medicine residents at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, paint the eaves and trim on a Habitat for Humanity Tucson house during the EM Day of Service in late September.

Emergency Medicine Gives Day of Service to Tucson Community

Honoring Five Inspiring Health Sciences Educators

2022-23 Primary Care Physician Scholarship Recipients

Kate Rhodes, PhD, is studying the interactions between the female reproductive tract microbiota and the bacterial pathogen that causes gonorrhea.

Examining the Microbiota’s Role in Infection, Immune Response

Attendees at the inaugural Feast for Your Brain event at the Health Sciences Innovation Building on Sept. 10 try on special eyeglasses that simulate macular degenerative disease.

Feast for Your Brain Fed Hunger for Healthy Brain Knowledge

Fourth-year medical student Iliana Manjon is one of 27 new recipients of a Primary Care Physician scholarship that allows medical students to pursue careers in primary care practice areas without worrying about how they will repay medical school debt.

Scholarship Program Welcomes Latest Cohort of Future Physicians

RAIVEN Study Will Examine Efficacy of Flu Vaccines

The scholarships benefit students who are dedicated to expanding health care delivery and positively impacting global health and well-being.

Five UArizona Health Sciences Students Awarded Quidel Global Health Scholarships

A native German, Peter Ott, MD, is an electrophysiologist – who also plays guitar. He loves all things Western, including country music. He’s played at College of Medicine – Tucson and Sarver Heart Center events, as well as on stage at area folk festivals.

Electrophysiologist Dr. Peter Ott Follows His Heart

Researchers believe they can potentially bypass the need for lifelong asthma medications by giving at-risk children microbial products to train the immune system.

By Better Predicting Asthma Risk, Preventive Treatments Could Bypass Disease Development

One in 4 people in the U.S. who experience chronic pain have trouble sleeping, according to a National Sleep Foundation survey. Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are exploring the link between pain and sleep in the hopes it will lead to new therapies for pain.

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Chronic Pain, Sleep Disruption

Study Uncovers Possible Path for Improving T Cell Therapies