Health Sciences In The Media

An opinion piece written by Arizona Board of Regents chair-elect Fred DuVal highlights UArizona strengths, including the leadership at the College of Medicine – Tucson, the comprehensive status of the UArizona Cancer Center and the newly announced UArizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies.

A bacterium called Mycoplasma genitalium, or Mgen, can cause inflammation, miscarriage and even infertility.

Studies, including one from the UArizona Cancer Center, have shown that COVID-19 vaccines might not be as effective in people who are receiving cancer treatment.

While getting better sleep may not be a New Year's resolution you hear too often, it can support a number of our more popular goals from exercising more to eating healthier.

With the new omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 spreading like wildfire across the U.S., experts reveal what's concerning health professionals about the immuno-evasive, contagious COVID strain.

Experts from Banner Poison and Drug Information Center and Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center are urging caution for children’s generic acetaminophen and ibuprofen due to shortages of these drugs throughout the nation.

The Arizona Department of Corrections is inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will, according to three women currently incarcerated at the Perryville prison in Buckeye, Arizona.

As we enter into a new year, scientists are keeping an eye on a new strain of the Omicron variant called XBB.1.5. According to the CDC, XBB.1.5 makes up more than 40% of new cases across the country.

The Arizona Department of Corrections is inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will, according to three women currently incarcerated at the Perryville prison in Buckeye, Arizona.

Clinica Amistad is one of Tucson’s only free primary care clinics, in addition to a clinic run by College of Medicine – Tucson medical students.