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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.

A decorative image shows a cell as it travels through the body.

Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues

A microscopic view of cells shows one large purple cell surrounded by smaller "normal" cells. The purple cell is about four times the size of the normal cells.

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Two male researchers wearing dark safety glasses test a prototype of an imaging device in a lab. Behind them is a computer screen that shows an image of the sample being studied.

New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS

Dr. Breathett Receives Recognition, Support from Women in Cardiology Organization

What Your Sweat Can Tell Doctors About Your Health

In addition to her role as an undergraduate research assistant, Mikayla Campagne works as an athletic training technician for the UArizona women’s gymnastics team.

Health Sciences Researchers Study How Common Antibiotics Weaken Tendons

Honoring Compassionate Patient Care With Solidarity Week - Feb. 14, 2020

High school students learning about career options in health care visit the nursing booth.

Pathway to Success Aims to Entice High Schoolers to Health Care Careers - Feb. 12, 2020

Brian S. McKay, PhD, and his mentee, 2018 UArizona graduate Anna G. Figueroa, investigate better treatments for AMD, the most common cause of blindness in those over age 55.

Parkinson’s Drug May Treat Macular Degeneration

Valerie Jackson, MD, president of the RSNA (left), presents the Outstanding Researcher of 2019 Award to Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD.

Dr. Krupinski Honored as 2019 Outstanding Researcher

Dr. Slepian was inducted Jan. 13 as a Regents’ Professor. Pictured at the event with sociology professor Albert J. Bergesen, PhD (left), and University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins, MD (right).

Dr. Slepian Inducted as Regents’ Professor

UArizona Health Sciences Scholarship Recipients Commit to Practice Primary Care in Underserved Areas

Ike Chinyere solders wiring for a cardiac electrophysiology model to study heart arrhythmias. Steven Goldman, MD, and Elizabeth Juneman, MD, research mentors, in background.

Taking ‘Do No Harm’ to Heart

Left to right: Alice Sweedo, PhD candidate; Samuel Miller-Gutierrez; Daniel Palomares (PhD student); and Marvin J. Slepian, MD

Health Sciences Lab Provides Hands-On Experience for High School Students to Postdocs

Caylan Moore, left, and Kaloni Philipp, right, watch on as Naiby Rodriguez, center, hugs China Rae Newman after the Primary Care Physician scholarship reception at El Rio in Tucson, Ariz.

Tomorrow’s Primary Care Providers Honored at Tucson Scholarship Reception - Jan. 31, 2020