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A group of students smile together while gathering around a table decorated in a red cloth with red and blue balloons in the background.

First Doctor of Physical Therapy Program students begin studies

The Class of 2028 met for the first time and kicked off its three-year journey in the long-awaited program.

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

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

Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, director of the Sarver Heart Center (right) and Carol Gregorio, PhD, co-director of the Sarver Heart Center, view collaboration across disciplines as key to future success for the center.

Collaboration at the Heart of 35 Years of Success for Sarver Heart Center

Billions of dollars a year are lost to scammers.

How Can I Slow Down and Recognize a Scam?

Drs. Ruslan Rafikov and Olga Rafikova study the genetic and metabolomic biomarkers of pulmonary hypertension.

A Simple Blood Test to Speed Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis

David Tzou, MD

Dr. David Tzou Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award

Accelerated Medical Degree Program Welcomes First Students

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

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

Andreia Chignalia, PharmD, PhD

Dr. Andreia Chignalia Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award

To bring women to the table, they must be represented at the leadership level.

Fixing the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ to Elevate Women to Leadership

Members of Women in Academic Medicine

At College of Medicine – Tucson, Female Faculty Foster Growth

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