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Photo of several people chatting together in a circular room filled with examining tables in the new lab space of the University of Arizona School of Health Professions Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant studios.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program kicks off with open house

The University of Arizona’s Physical Therapy Program introduced advanced learning studios where students will train over the next three years to enhance community health.

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

A student holds a folder to her chest while looking into a microscope.

Regents approve U of A bachelor’s program in Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology

University of Arizona Cancer Center building

U of A Health Sciences names new director of U of A Cancer Center

A young woman clutches at her chest while sitting in bed.

Common drug shows promise against rare type of heart disease

Scientists examine materials in petri dish

Three U of A Health Sciences researchers earn Career Development Awards

A woman in firefighting gear with a firetruck in the background looks in the direction of a structure that is being sprayed with water during a training exercise.

Research shows PTSD, anxiety may affect reproductive health of women firefighters

A woman grabs at the right side of her torso with both hands in a gesture of pain.

U of A Cancer Center clinical trial advances research in treatment of biliary tract cancers

Graduates of the Tohono O’odham Community College Class of 2024 pose for a photo outside the college on a sunny day.

Partnership gives community college students path to BS in Public Health

University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher Michael Johnson, dressed in a lab coat and wearing purple gloves, turns knobs on a piece of equipment.

$1.9M NIH grant will allow researchers to explore how copper kills bacteria

smiling doctor examines young child, laughing, while mother smiles in background

$3.9M grant seeks to expand primary care and rural tracks for medical student training in Arizona

four people standing for a posed candid at the Sarver Heart Center

Sarver Heart Center receives $2M in gifts toward founding of cardiovascular research institute

A doctor examines a patient wearing a pink robe sitting on the edge of a bed

Can the heart heal itself? New study says it can.

A person holds a blue asthma inhaler

U of A Health Sciences researchers receive $3.4M grant to improve asthma care in schools