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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.

A woman wearing a white medical coat holds a stethoscope while looking towards a sunset over a rural desert landscape.

Halle Foundation unites U of A and Banner Health to expand primary care GME statewide

Suresh Garimella and Amy Perry each holding one side of a framed proclamation in front of a white backdrop with red and blue logos for U of A and Banner Health

A decade of impact: U of A and Banner Health transform health care in Arizona

Medical students Jerry Ruvalcaba and Katie Simic stand side by side outdoors, smiling in their white lab coats embroidered with titles from the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

Couple commits to caring for Phoenix together

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A new study examined how specific bacteria alter the vaginal microenvironment and ultimately influence the balance between health and disease.

Bacteria Are Key to Vaginal Health, UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Say

Women on hormone therapy were less likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, according to a University of Arizona Health Sciences study. The findings could lead to the development of a precision medicine approach to preventing neurodegenerative diseases.

Researchers Take a Step Toward Advancing Precision Hormone Therapies to Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

Helpers Stay Quit is the first study to examine the effects of the helper-therapy principle – the idea that receiving help from people who are also in recovery results in lower relapse rates and is beneficial for maintaining abstinence – on smokers and former smokers.

‘Helpers Stay Quit’ Study Seeks to Keep Newly Quit Smokers from Relapsing

Many rural communities in Arizona are isolated from human services and health care providers, which are concentrated in the urban areas around Phoenix and Tucson.

UArizona Center for Rural Health Receives $4.4M Federal Grant to Continue Health Services to Rural Arizona

Ghassan Mouneimne, PhD, hopes the findings of a recently concluded study will lead to a way to predict which breast cancer patients are at high risk for bone metastasis.

Study Finds Breast Cancer’s Response to Tumor Stiffness May Predict Bone Metastasis

The Bachelor of Arts in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice will prepare students for a variety of careers such as as community health workers, health educators or health coaches.

New Undergraduate Degree Will Focus on Wellness and Health Promotion

Among 3,975 study participants, SARS-CoV-2 infections were identified in five participants who were fully vaccinated and 11 who were partially vaccinated, as well as in 156 unvaccinated participants. Approximately half of the participants were from Arizona study sites.

COVID-19 Vaccine Reduces Severity, Length, Viral Load for Those Who Still Get Infected

From left: Makenna Ley, Ivan Carrillo, Kyra Singh and Yi-Jen Yang are among the first high school graduates who will participate in the Accelerated Pathway to Medical Education program.

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Accelerated Pathway to Medical Education Welcomes First Class

As the pharmacist profession evolves from dispensing to providing patient care services, there is a continued need for pharmacy curricula to reflect the profession’s evolution.

Assessment Tool Helps Future Pharmacists Prepare for Work in the Community

Fei Yin, PhD, will use a new NIH grant to continue his study of the Alzheimer’s risk gene ApoE4 and its effect on lipid homeostasis in the brain.

Researchers Focus on Building a Resilient Brain To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

Julie E. Bauman, MD, led a clinical trial that found a 38% positive response rate for HPV-negative patients – all of whom were resistant to available standard treatments.

UArizona Health Sciences Study Provides Hope to Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Sarver Heart Center Minority Outreach Program Receives Walmart National Day of Giving Grants