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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.

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Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues

A microscopic view of cells shows one large purple cell surrounded by smaller "normal" cells. The purple cell is about four times the size of the normal cells.

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Two male researchers wearing dark safety glasses test a prototype of an imaging device in a lab. Behind them is a computer screen that shows an image of the sample being studied.

New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

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Coit commits $5M to hire faculty, expand vision at UArizona Coit College of Pharmacy

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Brian Erstad named to pharmacy specialties board of directors

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NIH funding increases lead to impressive performance in Blue Ridge rankings

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Xinxin Ding named 2023 ASPET Fellow

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Pharmacy honors faculty and staff at annual awards ceremony

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Charles Kendrick made UArizona College of Pharmacy history

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Health Sciences faculty step in when migrants need help

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Experiential learning impacts students, migrants

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Bernadette Cornelison receives 2023 40 Under 40 Award

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Brian Erstad selected to co-chair international panel

A laboratory table has larg jars labeled "Zombie Virus" along with a couple of skulls and a manikin head with a mask sitting in a bowl.

Halloween spirit haunts the halls of Health Sciences

Diyana Ahmad, a second-year student at the Coit College of Pharmacy, holds a prescription bottle and discusses the medication with a male older adult patient.

Building bonds for better older adult health care