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A young boy kneels on a raised surface and reaches out to hug his mother

Scientists on a quest to prevent asthma by boosting immune system

A family history of respiratory illnesses led environmental researcher Paloma Beamer, PhD, to enroll her newborn son in a clinical trial to prevent asthma.

Portrait of Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, standing outside in front of trees.

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

Onicio Leal Neto, PhD, MPH, stands at a desk next to a table full of people with laptops open in front of them.

Public Health launches first AI summer program

Young adult connecting smartphone to continuous glucose monitor, checking blood glucose

New bachelor’s degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

A grant from the National Institutes of Health is funding a new study that aims to reduce implicit bias, thereby reducing disparities in the treatment of advanced heart disease, by implementing an evidence-based physician training program.

Study Aims to Train Advanced Heart Disease Providers to Remove Bias from Treatment Decisions

Stephanie Carroll (Ahtna), DrPH, MPH, grew up in a household with a public health professional and an Indigenous physicist who showed her the importance of relationships with the non-human world – plants, animals, soils and the cosmos – for our well-being.

Honoring Health Sciences Experts for Women in Medicine Month

When mentors and mentees build trust and rapport, one can guide the other toward educational and professional success.

Lifting Up Future Health Professionals Through Mentorship

David Harris, PhD, MS

Dr. David Harris Honored for Role in COVID-19 Response

2021 Primary Care Physician Scholarship Recipients

Dr. Michael D.L. Johnson

Society Honors Dr. Michael Johnson for Diversity Promotion  

Researchers in the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center are working toward closing a 20- to 30-year gap in understanding the link between female hormones, pain and addiction.

The Power of Hormones in Treating Pain and Addiction in Women

Researchers discovered a mechanism tumors use to keep blood vessels growing, driving cancer growth and invasion.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Identify Mechanism for Slowing Cancer Growth

A new program under development at UArizona Health Sciences will offer age, gender and culturally sensitive training to students to help patients initiate and discuss end-of-life care. The interdisciplinary initiative will provide guidance to doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals.

Launching a New End-of-Life Care Training Program at UArizona Health Sciences

Researchers find blood pressure medications do not increase the likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 infection, good news for people with hypertension, or uncontrolled high blood pressure.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Add Clarity to Role of Blood Pressure Medications in COVID-19 Infections

Pumpkin Springs, in the Grand Canyon, is known for its high levels of arsenic.

Study Finds Link Between Long-term Arsenic Exposure and Type 2 Diabetes

Primary Care Scholarship recipient Fatouma Tall receives her white coat during the White Coat Ceremony at the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix on July 16.

UArizona Health Sciences Announces Newest Primary Care Physician Scholars