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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.

Medical students Jerry Ruvalcaba and Katie Simic stand side by side outdoors, smiling in their white lab coats embroidered with titles from the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

Couple commits to caring for Phoenix together

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

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Global Peer Support Celebration Day is an opportunity for recovery support specialists to celebrate the role they play in helping peers living with mental health, substance use disorder or trauma-related challenges move along the continuum of recovery and inclusion into their communities.

8th Annual Global Peer Support Celebration Day Event Planned

The grand opening will feature new exhibits, a new space for the museum's one-of-a-kind collection and the unveiling of a life-size bronze statue of donor R. Ken Coit.

Coit Museum of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Plans Grand Opening

The grand opening will feature new exhibits, a new space for the museum's one-of-a-kind collection and the unveiling of a life-size bronze statue of donor R. Ken Coit.

Coit Museum of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Plans Grand Opening

New Coit Museum of Pharmacy & Health Sciences director Alexis Peregoy stands in the newly renovated museum space.

Connecting With Alexis Peregoy

New Coit Museum of Pharmacy & Health Sciences director Alexis Peregoy stands in the newly renovated museum space.

Connecting With Alexis Peregoy

(From left) Volunteers Sawyer Thein, MD, Esteban Valle, MD, and Kevin Brandecker, MD, all first-year emergency medicine residents at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, paint the eaves and trim on a Habitat for Humanity Tucson house during the EM Day of Service in late September.

Emergency Medicine Gives Day of Service to Tucson Community

The Arizona AHEC Program and Regional Centers are key to eliminating health disparities for Arizona residents in rural and medically underserved areas that experience challenges in accessing health care.

$7.2M in Funding Will Boost Health Care Workforce in Rural, Underserved Communities

Attendees at the inaugural Feast for Your Brain event at the Health Sciences Innovation Building on Sept. 10 try on special eyeglasses that simulate macular degenerative disease.

Feast for Your Brain Fed Hunger for Healthy Brain Knowledge

A native German, Peter Ott, MD, is an electrophysiologist – who also plays guitar. He loves all things Western, including country music. He’s played at College of Medicine – Tucson and Sarver Heart Center events, as well as on stage at area folk festivals.

Electrophysiologist Dr. Peter Ott Follows His Heart

Michael Murray, MD, PhD, MCCM, a professor of anesthesiology and internal medicine in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, tells his wife, Cate Murray, about the ceramic piece artist Danielle Wood created based on his research during the public opening of the Artist + Researcher exhibition at the Health Sciences Education Building on the Phoenix Biosciences Core.

Artist + Researcher Exhibit Opens to the Public

Helping People SIFT Through Misinformation

Helping People SIFT Through Misinformation