Health Sciences In The Media

Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the U.S. In older people, it’s associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life and elevated rates of disability.

Steven R. Brown, MD, program director of the College of Medicine – Phoenix Family Medicine Residency, helped conceive and launch the Revista Medica American Family Physician Podcast, a Spanish-language version of the AFP Podcast.

The U.S. Supreme Court may ultimately resolve a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration's approval in 2000 of mifepristone, a widely used abortion medicine.

Denise Moreno Ramirez, PhD, a postdoctoral scientist in environmental toxicology of human disease in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she came to embrace community-centered research, and her research on the hidden toxics in auto shops and beauty salons.

New research shows metabolically healthy and unhealthy forms of obesity are linked to a greater risk of developing obesity-related cancers.

A​ study found that women who undergo hysterectomies, oophorectomies or tubal ligations are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The risk may be most significant for women under 50 years of age who undergo hysterectomies and oophorectomies.

Researchers at the College of Medicine – Tucson and Harvard University harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to identify causes of Alzheimer's disease and potential drug targets by looking deep into the human brain to map the molecular changes that healthy neurons undergo as the disease progresses.

Watching the clock while trying to fall asleep exacerbates insomnia and the use of sleep aids. A small change could help people sleep better.

The College of Medicine – Tucson has partnered with the March of Dimes to create the March of Dimes Mom and Baby Unit, which provides care to new mothers and infants in southern Tucson.

A recently released survey from the Sleep Foundation finds shorter naps, 20 to 30 minutes in duration, provide people with more benefits than longer periods of rest.