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A young boy kneels on a raised surface and reaches out to hug his mother

Scientists on a quest to prevent asthma by boosting immune system

A family history of respiratory illnesses led environmental researcher Paloma Beamer, PhD, to enroll her newborn son in a clinical trial to prevent asthma.

Portrait of Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, standing outside in front of trees.

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

Onicio Leal Neto, PhD, MPH, stands at a desk next to a table full of people with laptops open in front of them.

Public Health launches first AI summer program

Young adult connecting smartphone to continuous glucose monitor, checking blood glucose

New bachelor’s degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

Monica Yellowhair, PhD, helps the UArizona Cancer Center build bridges to tribal communities in Arizona through her love of science and outreach.

Building Bridges Between Cancer Center and Tribal Communities

Evolving Health Care Landscape Spurs New Training Approaches

Researchers at the Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix will investigate therapies for headaches that persist longer than three months after a concussion.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers to Test Treatments for Headaches Resulting from Concussions

An examination of data from the CoVHORT study showed that people with mild or moderate cases of COVID-19 experienced long COVID at similar rates as those who had severe infections.

Research Shows Many With Mild COVID-19 Infections Still Experience Long-term Symptoms

COVID-19 Testing Team Receives UArizona Team Award for Excellence

Dallin Tavoian, PhD, uses an ultrasound probe to obtain an image of an artery in the participant's upper arm. The flow-mediated dilation procedure assesses the artery's response to a change in blood flow, an important marker of cardiovascular health.

College of Medicine – Tucson Clinical Trial to Study a Simple Breathing Exercise for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

With nearly half of Health Sciences graduate and professional students preferring learning online to learning in person the expansion of virtual options makes educational opportunities available to a larger group of students.

Health Sciences International Education Expands This Fall

Despite living a healthy lifestyle – exercising, eating right, not smoking or drinking – Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD, FACS, interim chair, Department of Surgery at the College of Medicine – Tucson, was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Guest Column: One Breath at a Time

Natalie Nabaty receives her white coat from Susan Kaib, MD, FAAFP, at the class of 2025 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix white coat ceremony.

COM-P White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2025

The Arizona Monsoon, Lightning and Your Health

Summer Oncology Internship Strives to Diversify Workforce

A new program jointly run by the College of Nursing and College of Medicine – Tucson will train psychiatric nurse practitioner doctoral students together with psychology doctoral interns to prepare them to provide integrated health care in rural and medically underserved areas.

$1.9M Grant to Boost Behavioral Health Care Providers in Rural, Medically Underserved Communities