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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

Many rural communities in Arizona are isolated from human services and health care providers, which are concentrated in the urban areas around Phoenix and Tucson.

UArizona Center for Rural Health Receives $4.4M Federal Grant to Continue Health Services to Rural Arizona

Ghassan Mouneimne, PhD, hopes the findings of a recently concluded study will lead to a way to predict which breast cancer patients are at high risk for bone metastasis.

Study Finds Breast Cancer’s Response to Tumor Stiffness May Predict Bone Metastasis

Among 3,975 study participants, SARS-CoV-2 infections were identified in five participants who were fully vaccinated and 11 who were partially vaccinated, as well as in 156 unvaccinated participants. Approximately half of the participants were from Arizona study sites.

COVID-19 Vaccine Reduces Severity, Length, Viral Load for Those Who Still Get Infected

Ghassan Mouneimne, PhD, hopes the findings of a recently concluded study will lead to a way to predict which breast cancer patients are at high risk for bone metastasis.

Study Finds Breast Cancer’s Response to Tumor Stiffness May Predict Bone Metastasis

Among 3,975 study participants, SARS-CoV-2 infections were identified in five participants who were fully vaccinated and 11 who were partially vaccinated, as well as in 156 unvaccinated participants. Approximately half of the participants were from Arizona study sites.

COVID-19 Vaccine Reduces Severity, Length, Viral Load for Those Who Still Get Infected

David Tzou, MD

Dr. David Tzou Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award

As the pharmacist profession evolves from dispensing to providing patient care services, there is a continued need for pharmacy curricula to reflect the profession’s evolution.

Assessment Tool Helps Future Pharmacists Prepare for Work in the Community

As the pharmacist profession evolves from dispensing to providing patient care services, there is a continued need for pharmacy curricula to reflect the profession’s evolution.

Assessment Tool Helps Future Pharmacists Prepare for Work in the Community

Fei Yin, PhD, will use a new NIH grant to continue his study of the Alzheimer’s risk gene ApoE4 and its effect on lipid homeostasis in the brain.

Researchers Focus on Building a Resilient Brain To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

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

Fei Yin, PhD, will use a new NIH grant to continue his study of the Alzheimer’s risk gene ApoE4 and its effect on lipid homeostasis in the brain.

Researchers Focus on Building a Resilient Brain To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

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