Health Sciences In The Media

The Cottonwood Public Library received a grant from the American Library Association, in conjunction with the Center for Rural Health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, to start the Get Out program, which promotes outdoor activities for teens.

An opinion piece weighs in on the long-term threat to public health from long COVID that lingers after the federal public health emergency has lifted.

The list ranks the University of Arizona No. 4 in the world for holistic health, noting offerings including the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson.

A $10 million Environmental Protection Agency grant will fund the Western Environmental Science Technical Assistance Center for Environmental Justice, or the WEST EJ Center.

Arizona's estimated rate of melanoma cases is well above the national average, according to the American Cancer Society; but underreporting over the past two decades makes it difficult to know whether skin cancer rates have worsened in recent years.

The makers of an app called Sleep Reset claim it can help you get more, and better, sleep without the use of drugs — and they have the study to prove it.

A man in Australia recently escaped from the reptilian jaws of death after a crocodile clamped down on his head. Crocodiles are well known for their vice-like jaws.

When temperatures rise and people spend more time outdoors, several potential health concerns emerge.

A roundup of expert advice on how to cope with insomnia brought on by menopause.

Christina C. Bell Andrews, executive director of the Wassaja Carlos Montezuma Center for Native American Health at the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, says she is counting on her team to adopt a holistic approach that helps all members in a family unit.