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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

Researchers are developing a dietary assessment app that will provide a more accurate picture of added sugar and saturated fat consumption, allowing them to make better recommendations to improve health and wellness.

UArizona Health Sciences Study Will Develop First Population-Based Dietary Assessment Mobile App

Ginny Clements (center), with her husband, Tom Rogers, and daughter, Kimberly Clements.

UArizona Leadership to Celebrate Ginny L. Clements and the Future of Breast Cancer Research

UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix medical students practice surgical techniques at the Center for Simulation and Innovation. (Photo: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix)

UArizona Health Sciences Primary Care Physician Scholarship Program Expands Eligibility to General Surgery Students

Community Leaders Humberto and Czarina Lopez Establish Two Endowed Chairs at UArizona

The UArizona Cancer Center is launching the Arizona Clinical Trials Network, a collaboration among communities, hospitals and physicians that will enable the university’s clinical research to reach more patients.

UArizona Health Sciences, Cancer Center Launching Arizona Clinical Trials Network

The first U.S. data to measure vaccine effectiveness against both symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 specifically among first responders, health care and frontline workers show that the vaccines are highly effective in real-world working conditions.

AZ HEROES Research Study Data Confirm Vaccines Highly Effective in Real-World Conditions Against COVID-19

Research led by Dr. Francesca Polverino and collaborators will explore the link between unique immune responses and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Characterizing Emphysema Immune Responses May Lead To Personalized Treatments for COPD

Cholesterol May Be Key to New Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease, Diabetes

Experts To Answer COVID-19 Vaccine Questions at Virtual Town Hall

Seventy-two Medical Students Matched at UArizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Sandra Vazquez Salas (center holding sign) celebrates Match Day with her family and friends. A UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson fourth-year student who’ll graduate this spring, she found out she’s headed to Baltimore to do her residency training as a new physician in pathology at Johns Hopkins University. (Photo: Courtesy of Sandra Vazquez Salas)

Pandemic Teaches Future Doctors Joys of Resilience on Match Day

A new study will examine the impact of COVID-19 on medication for opioid use disorder access and patient health.

Improving Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Arizona