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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.

Two women, both wearing while lab coats, pose for a photo in a laboratory amid shelves filled with bottles and boxes of various colors and sizes.

U of A scientists link calorie restriction, glucagon, healthy aging

Three U of A faculty members honored by American College of Medical Informatics

A man's arm is shown with a slight sunburn below the bicep while the upper part of the arm is in its natural color.

Making cancer vaccines more personal

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

The Global Health Equity Scholars will conduct a year-long research training program in countries including Jamaica, Nigeria, Ethiopia, India and Peru.

Public Health Faculty and Students Pursue Global Research

Monica Yellowhair, PhD, helps the UArizona Cancer Center build bridges to tribal communities in Arizona through her love of science and outreach.

Building Bridges Between Cancer Center and Tribal Communities

Evolving Health Care Landscape Spurs New Training Approaches

With nearly half of Health Sciences graduate and professional students preferring learning online to learning in person the expansion of virtual options makes educational opportunities available to a larger group of students.

Health Sciences International Education Expands This Fall

Despite living a healthy lifestyle – exercising, eating right, not smoking or drinking – Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD, FACS, interim chair, Department of Surgery at the College of Medicine – Tucson, was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Guest Column: One Breath at a Time

Summer Oncology Internship Strives to Diversify Workforce

Banner Health Requires Employees to Be Vaccinated

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed problems in the nursing home system including funding inequities, low pay for staff and lack of engagement opportunities for residents.

Better Care for Seniors with Telemedicine, Integrated Care

Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli produce sulforaphane, a plant chemical researchers have linked to detoxifying carcingoens found in tobacco smoke.

Targeting Carcinogens with Broccoli to Prevent Cancer

Steven Dudley, PharmD, director of the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, said the center handled 10,000 calls on one day after pivoting to become a COVID-19 information center.

How Pharmacy’s Poison Center Team Pivoted to Fight COVID-19

Virtual events are here to stay so finding the right platform and process will help you make the right presentation.

Applying What We've Learned About Hosting Virtual Events

Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, founded the multidisciplinary Center for Innovation in Brain Science in 2016 to find cures for neurodegenerative brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and ALS.

Connecting with Director Brinton: Lifting all Brains