Health & Wellness

The College of Medicine – Phoenix is helping evaluate the quality of the research being released rapidly about the virus that causes COVID-19.

An engineering graduate student developed a system to help mitigate no-shows for health care appointments.

College of Pharmacy scientists, labs and alumni are partnering with pharmaceutical companies, working in emergency departments and helping the public get the medication they need.

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $1.35 million to the UArizona Center for Rural Health to support 16 hospitals in rural Arizona.

Ying-hui Chou, an assistant professor of psychology, hopes to learn more about how to prevent memory loss and enhance brain function in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

Overall, there will be 31 antibody testing sites across the state, with additional sites becoming available as needed.

In the battle to slow or prevent the transmission of viruses, such as the novel coronavirus, continuously acting disinfectants could provide a new line of defense, according to a UArizona study.

COVID-19's impact on the respiratory system is well-documented, but what does it do to the brain? Researchers hope to answer that question in a new study.

Coping with social isolation brought on by COVID-19 can be especially tough for teens. UArizona public health experts created a video to help teens through this unprecedented time.

Researchers found that inhibiting heat shock protein 90 in the spinal cord enhanced effectiveness of opioid therapy and could decrease its side effects. The findings suggest doctors may be able to prescribe less of drug, but patients would get the same level of pain relief with reduced side effects.