Health Sciences In The Media

The 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision by the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution of the United States does not confer the right to abortion. This decision returned to individual states the power to regulate any aspect of abortion not protected by federal law.

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins, MD, joined Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, members of the Pima JTED board of directors, JTED students and donors Thursday to break ground on the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Center for Health and Medical Careers, expected to open in 2024.

Ginny Clements was just 15 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Three years ago, the University of Arizona Cancer Center received an $8.5 million gift to establish the Ginny L. Clements Breast Cancer Research Institute.

The incidence of biliary tract cancers, a group of rare and aggressive cancers that arise from the bile ducts and gall bladder, are on the rise and typically have a poor prognosis.

You may think of the shower as a sanitary space, but tubs teem with microscopic bugs like bacteria.

Himalayan pink salt has exploded in popularity, being touted as everything from a tastier or healthier version of regular salt to an honest-to-goodness miracle panacea. The truth is far more complex.

Allan Paxson, an undergraduate student at the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses his research on identifying compounds that will eradicate smooth, muscle-invasive tumor cells using cell viability assays. The research is directed by Anne E. Cress, PhD, professor and vice dean for operations and strategy at the College of Medicine – Tucson, and member of the UArizona Cancer Center.

The 2023 UArizona Arthritis Center virtual symposium will take place on Saturday, May 6. Melanie Hingle, PhD, MPH, RD, associate professor of nutritional sciences with an appointment in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, will speak at the symposium.

Researchers are starting to learn how the early stages of menopause affect brain health and what that could mean for treatment.

As we age, our bodies change both internally and externally, which is a major factor behind the sleep changes that come later in life.