2019 sees highest number of Indigenous medical school grads at UA
Jun 12, 2019 The eight Indigenous students represent the College of Medicine's desire to increase diversity.
9 Pascua Yaqui members graduate in first cohort of nursing assistant program
Jun 7, 2019 The grads are the first to complete the program at the Pima Community College site on the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's reservation.
Santa Cruz County gets grant to fight opioid crisis
May 29, 2019 15 Nogales medical providers and social service agencies to develop a plan for fighting opioid addictions and overdoses.
Tucson schools to offer free summer meals to students
May 29, 2019 TUSD and Sunnyside districts will offer breakfast and lunch for students over the break.
Vaccines and public health in Pima County
May 23, 2019 A historic outbreak of measles is bringing the debate over childhood immunizations back to top of the news.
UA study of language disorder could aid early dementia detection
May 22, 2019 The research looks at primary progressive aphasia, a neurodegenerative disorder that causes a gradual decline in language abilities.
New Banner hospital tower open for business
May 20, 2019 Enhanced patient care and sweeping views combine in state-of-the-art medical center .
US Attempt to Improve Wildland Firefighter Shelters Fails
May 17, 2019 The effort to create an improved shelter to repel heat followed the deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona in 2013.
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute Plans Tucson Memory Center
May 13, 2019 The 10,000-square-foot Toole Family Memory Center will house research as well as patient and family services.
McSally Gets Commitment for Funds to Build Health Clinics on Tribal Lands
May 10, 2019 The senator expressed concern that the decreased funding in the 2020 budget would impact construction.
Researcher Working to Match Immunology With Stem Cells
May 9, 2019 Deepta Bhattacharya studies efficiency in the body's response to infections.
Arizona Changes Medical Records Law to Ensure Patient Access
May 8, 2019 The law requires providers that shut down to transfer records to the patient or to an entity like the statewide health information exchange.
Nurses Network Boosting Care for Migrants at Tucson Shelter
May 6, 2019 The Registered Nurse Response Network has been helping treat migrants in Tucson on weekends for more than three months.
Health Officials: Arizona Sees Surge of Hepatitis A Cases
May 6, 2019 Pima County says most of the cases in the state have been concentrated in the Tucson area.
Tucson Fire, UA Work to Reduce Firefighter Exposure to Cancer
May 6, 2019 The department partnered with the UA College of Public Health to improve firefighters' protective gear.
UA Students Bridging Art and Medicine at Poetry Center
May 1, 2019 The course for medical students was designed around artwork and written experiences from patients, doctors and caregivers.Selected Archive Filters
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