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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

New research from the College of Nursing produced an e-training module to inform massage therapists about skin cancer risk reduction and to train them to have conversations with clients about skin cancer risk reduction without compromising their scope of practice.

Nursing Research Explores Massage Therapist Role in Reducing Cancer

Health Sciences Research Team Creates New Way to Fight Autoimmune Diseases

North Country Health Care is partnering with the College of Medicine – Phoenix to offer doctors the opportunity to complete their residencies in underserved communities in Northern Arizona.

New Family Medicine Residency Serves Rural Northern Arizona

Francisco Moreno, MD, leads efforts to integrate diversity into health care and education, as University of Arizona engagement leader for All of Us and Health Sciences associate vice president of equity, diversity and inclusion.

All of Us: Diversity in Research Leads to Precision in Medicine

If you must fly, make sure to mask up in the airport and on the plane.

The Story Behind a Conversation Success

Helena W Morrison, PhD, RN, associate professor of nursing, works with a lab assistant in 2018.

Collaborations Shape College of Nursing Research

Dr. Rastogi and family at a Diamondbacks game volunteering for Phoenix Children's Hospital

Pediatric Neurologist Treats Children With Chronic Headaches

Health care providers are at risk of burnout, especially during the current pandemic.

Fostering Mental Health Support During a Pandemic

Chase Jones, who is in the University of Arizona men’s indoor volleyball club (center), poses with College of Nursing master’s degree students Hailey Finn (left) and Michelle Garcia (right) at the student-run flu shot clinic.

Nursing and Pharmacy Students Seize a Rare Clinical Opportunity

Immunotherapy Cancer Vaccine Trial Offers Patients New Hope

Connecting with Dean Hakim: Changing World of Public Health

FRONTERA interns learn firsthand about the challenges affecting the U.S.-Mexico border region. Here, the 2014 cohort is pictured on a fieldtrip to the border wall. Ray Larez, MPH, is third from the left, and Alejandra Zapien Hidalgo, MD, MPH, is third from the right.

From Med-Start to PCP Scholarship: One Student’s Journey