Health Sciences In The Media

New UArizona Health Sciences research recently published in the journal PAIN found that nearly 1 in 20 adults in the U.S. experience the co-occurrence of chronic pain and anxiety or depression, resulting in functional limitations in daily life.

From art to history to science, Tucson has museums for all interests including the Coit Museum of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in the Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy.

Recent advances in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease offer patients more hope in easing discomfort from a condition that can cause severe airflow blockage and breathing-related problems.

New research from the UArizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center found that high levels of family support may prevent substance use among teens who live in border towns on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Valley fever continues to spread and poses a threat to those who work outside. Valley fever’s mortality rate is about one death per 1,000 infections, according to John Galgiani, MD, director of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson's Valley Fever Center for Excellence.

UArizona Health Sciences, the College of Medicine – Tucson and the UArizona Cancer Center are mentinoed in a story about the expansion of Arizona's bioscience segment and health care infrastructure.

The Arizona Center for Rural Health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health offers opportunities for students to become certified to help people dropped from Medicaid determine whether they can transition to health care through the ACA marketplace or requalify for Medicaid.

Rattlesnakes play an important role in the desert ecosystem, but they can be dangerous when people stumble upon them.

UArizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center researchers will use a $2.4 million grant from the United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity to determine the effectiveness of green light therapy on postsurgical pain and inflammation.

A study by University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers piloted a unique outreach strategy to foster dialogue between basic scientists and community members.