Dormant but dangerous: UA researcher investigating viruses in the human body
Dec 5, 2019 Looking for reasons why some viruses become active and deadly
Local group receives $2.5 million to reduce homelessness
Dec 2, 2019 Our Family Services says the grant will help approximately 250 families find housing in the next five years.
Pizza, hamburgers and ... local broccoli? School lunch in Tucson
Nov 29, 2019 70 years on, a WWII-era program to combat malnutrition is healthier than ever.
State board to consider banning sale of vaping products at universities
Nov 20, 2019 Regent says it's the board's responsibility in the wake of vaping-related illnesses and deaths in the U.S.
Study reveals racial bias in heart transplant treatment
Nov 18, 2019 The UA-led research shows white men were offered more treatment options than African American men.
Tucson's pedestrian fatality problem
Nov 1, 2019 The city has seen a steady rise in people struck and killed while walking in recent years. Other cities face the same problem.
Tucson Medical Center to give away 600 car seats
Oct 30, 2019 A car seat can nearly double a child’s chances of surviving a crash. But most aren’t used properly, if they’re used at all.
CAP shutdown might produce cloudy water
Oct 30, 2019 Annual maintenance shifts Tucson Water to local wells.
Study: Arizona among states with highest rates of uninsured children
Oct 30, 2019 Researchers put the state at more than 3 percentage points above the national average
Tucson raises minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21
Oct 23, 2019 The 6-1 vote makes Tucson the fifth city in the state to adopt such an ordinance.
Low-level contaminants in drinking water still harmful, report says
Oct 22, 2019 A nonprofit says federal drinking water guidelines don't necessarily protect the health of water users.
UA Cancer Center receives $5M gift from big name in cosmetics
Oct 16, 2019 The gift traces back to a phone call from the Estee Lauder chairman to the Cancer Center founder.
Tucson to discuss tougher tobacco ordinance after failed effort with county
Oct 9, 2019 The city-only version comes three weeks after county supervisors killed a cooperative plan to raise the smoking age.
Arizona now has misgivings about Purdue opioid settlement
Oct 8, 2019 The attorney general says the maker of OxyContin has worked to undermine terms of the settlement.
Panel to present research on medical marijuana
Sep 24, 2019 Organizers are calling Wednesday's symposium the first of its kind in Arizona.
UA researchers put food safety under a microscope in Yuma
Sep 24, 2019 A study is looking into the reasons behind persistent E. coli outbreaks in the produce growing region.Selected Archive Filters
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