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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

Balancing public health with individual rights can be difficult during a global pandemic, when efforts to stop the spread of disease may infringe upon personal freedoms.

Balancing Individual Rights, Public Health During a Pandemic

The University of Arizona Cancer Center created new policies based on what it learned from other states and countries about how to continue cancer care and research during a pandemic.

New Safeguards Allow Cancer Care, Research to Continue

College of Medicine – Tucson professor Paul Gordon, MD, MPH, and his wife, Eve Shapiro, MD, emeritus professor of pediatrics, begin their ride in May in Hollidaysburg, Penn.

Health Sciences Faculty Member Embarks on Pandemic Listening Tour

Pharmacy student mixes compounded medication at the University of Arizona Cancer Center.

Drug Discovery to Consultations: Pharmacists in a Pandemic

Six books to add to your reading list during Mental Health Awareness Month.

A Reading List for Mental Health Awareness Month

What Is Design Thinking?

Research into COVID-19 tests, treatments and practices is widespread and varied. A team at the College of Medicine – Phoenix is developing a system for understanding the research underway.

Health Sciences Students Analyze COVID-19 Published Research

With Health Sciences coordinating the effort, 161 sites across six continents gathered data about how pediatric critical care units were responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

Pediatric Care Survey Shines Light on Coronavirus’s Darkness

Even when they’re confined indoors with other family members, teens can still nurture their social networks with technologies, such as telephone, text and video chat.

Health Sciences COVID-19 Toolkit Empowers Isolated Teens

Dr. John Streicher mentors undergraduate and graduate student researchers in his laboratory, where his research program focuses on opioids and pain relief.

Faculty Mentor Uses Life Experience to Boost Student Success

The issues surrounding the opioid epidemic are complex, which is why the Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center will take a multifaceted approach to finding a solution.

Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction Takes Aim at Opioid Epidemic

Researchers wear personal protective equipment and work six feet apart to protect themselves and one another from the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.

University Developing Plans to Resume Research