UA Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition team members, who conducted a National Institutes of Health-funded research study (Healthy Weight 4 Life) on which this course is based.
The Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center (AEMRC) at The University of Arizona, in collaboration with the University of New Mexico, will receive continued funding for the second year of a $3 million federal grant
The Women's Mental Health Program at The University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry will present the 2007 Hero in Women's Mental Health awards at the Sixth Annual Women's Mental Health Symposium, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at the UA Student Union Grand Ballroom.
Gary J. Becker, M.D., professor of vascular and interventional radiology at The University of Arizona College of Medicine, became chairman of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Board of Directors Nov. 30 at the society’s annual meeting in Chicago.
Cardiocerebral Resuscitation (CCR) is a new approach to CPR that is easy to perform and does not involve mouth-to-mouth breathing, which makes it the ideal form of bystander CPR. By performing CCR while waiting for EMS to arrive, bystanders can greatly enhance the chances of survival for a cardiac arrest victim by keeping the blood circulating through the body.
Merlin K. Monte DuVal, MD, founding dean of The University of Arizona College of Medicine, former surgeon, federal official and health-care advocate, died suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 5. He was 84.
Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, 17th Surgeon General of the United States, will address medical students and the interested public on his experience with health policy relating to AIDS/HIV locally, national and globally.
Ronald Wisneski, M.D. has joined University Physicians Healthcare and The University of Arizona Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery. He will practice at the UPH Clinics at Alvernon, located at Alvernon Way and 5th Street.
Survival rates following cardiac arrest went up 300 percent when emergency responders used Cardiocerebral Resuscitation, a new resuscitation approach for cardiac arrest pioneered at The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center.
The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association awarded Arizona Cancer Center Director David S. Alberts, M.D., their highest honor, the 2006 Salsbury Award.
Learn about the latest treatments, ways to manage Parkinson's disease and promising research underway.
Scientists at The University of Arizona and other academic medical centers will soon launch a major study to evaluate whether a medication approved for adolescents and adults can help to reduce the severity of allergy symptoms and asthma attacks in inner-city children.
Kimberly Gerhart, MD, has joined University Physicians Healthcare and the faculty of The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics as Assistant Professor, Clinical Pediatrics.
The Valley Fever Center for Excellence at The University of Arizona College of Medicine and the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) will host the 11th Annual Farness Lecture
An ancient spice, long used in traditional Asian medicine, may hold promise for the prevention of both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis, according to a recently completed study at The University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Steven Goldschmid, MD, has been named chairman of the Department of Medicine at The University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Two University of Arizona faculty members with expertise in physiology and nutritional sciences have joined the Arizona Arthritis Center, a center of excellence at the UA College of Medicine.
The University of Arizona (UA) in Tucson has received a $5 million gift from the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Research Foundation® to establish an Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute.
UA Program in Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds, Nov. 2
UA College of Medicine Offers Diabetes Seminar, Oct. 21
Arizona has received a planning grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support a statewide program to foster innovative multi-institutional partnerships to increase patient access to new medical breakthroughs.
Methamphetamine-related hospital admissions in Arizona have surpassed cocaine admissions and heroin/opioid admissions for the first time since monitoring began in 1989, according to a study by James Cunningham, PhD
The 5th Annual Raise a Racquet for Kids (RARK) fund-raising event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, and continues through Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Tucson Racquet and Fitness Club, 4001 N. Country Club Road
The Steele Children's Research Center at The University of Arizona has received a $1.5 million, five-year cooperative agreement for surveillance and research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine is seeking 75 adults, 18-70 years of age, with TMD/TMJ.
The Arizona Cancer Center at University Medical Center is now one of a few oncology clinics in the nation to offer minimally invasive thoracic surgery, with the addition of Shari L. Meyerson, MD.
Opening Celebration for The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, in Collaboration with Arizona State University
The University of Arizona Department of Psychiatry has extended the deadline for nominations for the Hero in Women's Mental Health Award to Saturday, Oct. 14.
UA Student Sight Savers' Free Glaucoma Screening
Free Preview, ‘10 Weeks to Mastering Weight Loss for Life’
The UA has received a $1.9 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to strengthen physicians' geriatrics training.
The UA College of Medicine invites the public to its fall Mini-Medical School of Wednesday evening lectures on hot topics on medicine.
Todd W. Altenbernd, MD, a glaucoma specialist, has joined the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science at The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD, president of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences, will address
Drs. Gholam Peyman and Mandi D. Conway Join UA College of Medicine
Hugo Villar, MD, interim chairman and professor, UA Department of Surgery, was named the Distinguished Latin American Surgeon in the United States for 2007 by the Federation of Latin American Surgeons (FELAC - Federacion Latino Americana de Cirugia).
Urologists at The University of Arizona Department of Surgery are investigating a tiny, wireless bionic device designed to treat one of the most disconcerting and disabling disorders: incontinence.
Free glaucoma screenings by medical and nurse practitioner students from The University of Arizona...
Free glaucoma screenings by medical students from The University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine and Nursing
Split-Liver Transplant' at UMC Provides Life-Saving Organs for Baby, Adult
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is scheduled to tour The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson with UA medical students on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 2 p.m.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine will participate in the 12th annual White Coat Ceremony, Friday, Aug. 11, 5 to 6:30 p.m., in Centennial Hall.
Nicholas A. Delamere, PhD, renowned for research on the physiology of the eye, has been appointed head of the Department of Physiology at The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson.
Erin M. Harvey, PhD, assistant professor with the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science at The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, is the recipient of a $200,000 Career Development Award from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB).
Researchers from the Arizona Cancer Center are part of an international team of physicians and scientists to identify genetic markers that distinguish Burkitt’s lymphoma from diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma.
A select group of six undergraduates and two college graduates who are planning to attend medical school...
Free glaucoma screenings by medical students from The University of Arizona College of Medicine, nurse practitioner students from the UA College of Nursing, and volunteer ophthalmologists from the UA and the community.
Researchers at The University of Arizona College of Medicine have identified a mechanism that explains the faster progression of AIDS in HIV-1 infected newborns and infants than in adults.
DMATS deployed to Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Chan Lowe, MD, has joined University Physicians Healthcare and the faculty of The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hospital Medicine as Assistant Professor, Clinical Pediatrics.
Forty-eight Arizona high school students will spend part of their summer vacation learning about careers in medicine, nursing and pharmacy...
Thirty-five high school juniors from across the state are learning first-hand what it takes to be a health care professional, thanks to an innovative summer program at The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson.
UA College of Medicine Introduces 'Arizona Applicant Academy,' June 30-July 2
New Program for People with Life-Threatening or Chronic Conditions
UA Student Sight Savers' Free Glaucoma Screening at Kino
UA Student Sight Savers' Free Glaucoma Screening at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Clinic
Summer 2006 UA Grand Rounds Schedule Offered to Community Health-Care Providers
Heather Cahan, MD, has joined University Physicians Healthcare and the faculty of The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology as Assistant Professor, Clinical Pediatrics
Eleven medical students from the Universidad de Sonora in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, are in Tucson through June 30 participating in a unique program, Intercambio Médico Cultural y de Salud Pública Sonora-Arizona, the first of its kind, at The University of Arizona in Tucson.
James R. Sowers, MD, FACE, FACP, FAHA, an international leader in diabetes research, will join The University of Arizona College of Medicine to develop a comprehensive Diabetes Center.
Study Examines Heat-related Deaths Among Immigrants
UA Investigators Developing New Technology for Arthritic Joints
People and Place on the Move at AHSC
When we think of cardiac arrest -- the abrupt loss of heart function that can quickly lead to death -- we typically picture a middle-aged man dramatically clutching his chest before dropping to the ground, unconscious.
An 81-year-old Tucson man whose aorta was partially torn in a car accident earlier this month is recovering after University Medical Center physicians were able to repair the vessel without open-chest surgery.
The Father's Day Council of Tucson will celebrate five exemplary Tucson fathers at the 12th annual Fathers of the Year Awards Dinner & Gala, dedicated to the memory of Sid Morse.
The University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine has created four new
If you have a chronic disease, your conversations with your partner may be more important than you think. Shelley Kasle, PhD, research assistant professor at the Arizona Arthritis Center, investigates how relationships impact those with chronic diseases such as arthritis.
A plant that has been used for more than 3,000 years in the Ayurvedic system of Indian medicine may be a promising ally in the fight against cancer.
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR) is a big name for a disease that affects tiny children.
For the first time in Southern Arizona, surgeons at University Medical Center successfully implanted two artificial spinal discs in the back of a 31-year-old Tucson man crippled by painful degenerative disc disease.
Researcher Erin Harvey, PhD, assistant professor with The University of Arizona Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science in Tucson, has received a $3.5 million grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI)
The ceremony is a city-wide collaboration between the Tucson Postpartum Depression Coalition, the Arizona Postpartum Wellness Coalition, and Tucson hospitals
When his plane touched down at Sky Harbor International Airport shortly before 11 p.m. on May 10, James Dahle, MD, an emergency medicine resident at The University of Arizona College of Medicine, had no idea his Hawaii vacation was to end with a dramatic call of duty.
The University of Arizona’s Steele Children’s Research Center pediatric cancer researcher Nicolas Larmonier, PhD, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Joseph S. Alpert, MD, an internationally noted cardiologist, is stepping down after nearly 15 years as chairman of the Department of Medicine at The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson.
The Department of Physiology Undergraduate Program at The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson has received the 2006 UA Provost's Award for Meritorious Departmental Achievement in Undergraduate Instruction, one of the UA's highest faculty teaching honors.
Doctors in training are making their first diagnoses – and their first mistakes – on plastic wires and computer circuits rather than on flesh and blood in the Medical Simulation Laboratory at the UA College of Medicine.
Medical Center is offering a new outpatient treatment for patients with inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a cancer that originates in the liver.
Mark R. Haussler, PhD, Regents Professor appointed founding head of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences-Phoenix Program.
Researchers at the Arizona Arthritis Center at The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Two professors received a national academic award for their research with niacin.
College of Medicine wins award for Phoenix expansion.
Years of determination may mean new cancer treatments.
Monica Hardt-Delisa has been appointed director of development for the Steele Children's Research Center.
Children are more likely to survive in-hospital cardiac arrests than adults and with appropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
The Tucson Challenge is an annual three-month fitness program.
The UA College of Medicine has appointed Beth Schermer, a noted Phoenix attorney who has worked in health-care law for more than 25 years, to a one-year appointment as vice dean for administration, UA College of Medicine-Phoenix.
Experts participate in pandemic readiness conference.
Current mental health issues specific to women will be addressed at conference
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