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Firefighters wash each other off on a street in between their vehicles.

New study identifies key predictors of PFAS levels in US career firefighters

Findings provide vital insights into the factors that influence PFAS body burdens in firefighters and is a critical step toward protecting their long-term health.

An older woman suffering from apparent heat-related distress sits and holds a container of water as a man presses a cloth to her forehead and a second woman fans her with a wide-brimmed hat.

Study finds increase in EMS calls due to extreme heat among vulnerable populations

An illustration shows the lymphatic system of a man's upper torso.

ARPA-H award will fund creation of portable lymphatic imaging scanner

'Trojan horse' may deliver toxic dose of copper to bacterial colonies, including drug-resistant MRSA infections

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Firefighters wash each other off on a street in between their vehicles.

New study identifies key predictors of PFAS levels in US career firefighters

An older woman suffering from apparent heat-related distress sits and holds a container of water as a man presses a cloth to her forehead and a second woman fans her with a wide-brimmed hat.

Study finds increase in EMS calls due to extreme heat among vulnerable populations

Portrait of Mark Smolinski, MD, MPH.

Disease-prevention pioneer Smolinski is back where he started

Mari Ricker, MD, stands in front of a roomful of people at a table with different ingredients set on it.

How to succeed with New Year’s resolutions

Portrait of Tessa Tibben, DHSc, MSPAS, PA-C

School of Health Professions’ Tessa Tibben named to national board

Photo of a room full of people sitting at desks while a man speaks at the front of the room.

New student-led AI and public health club launches

Two men and a woman, all dressed in hard hats and reflective mining jackets, looks at a mining facility in the distance. Their backs are to the camera.

U of A and mining company launch community health impact assessment in Santa Cruz County

A nighttime photo shows a firefighter standing on a firetruck and shooting water toward burning buildings during the January 2025 Palisades Fire in California.

Extensive LA-area fires altered blood proteins in firefighters, raising health concerns

Three U of A faculty members honored by American College of Medical Informatics

Portrait of Purnima Madhivanan, PhD, MBBS, MPH.

Zuckerman College of Public Health’s Purnima Madhivanan named a top mentor at U of A

Two young girls look at a display that reads “Practice Being in Pharmacy” as three young women standing behind posterboards point things out to them.

Wonder for all: A day of hands-on health adventures

Outdoor portrait of John Ehiri, standing with his arms folded.

John Ehiri receives U of A Distinguished Outreach Award