While urgent care clinics and emergency rooms provide a number of the same services, there are substantial differences that can greatly impact uninformed consumers. Making the wrong choice when illness…
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is launching a medical Spanish training program for residents and fellows to better serve the needs of the city’s Spanish-speaking population.…
Businesses and research groups know a lot more about you than you might think. The recent Cambridge Analytica data breach at Facebook, where a political data firm connected to Donald Trump’s 2016…
On January 16, Tyler Hilinski, a quarterback at Washington State, committed suicide. A day later, family and friends remembered the four-year anniversary of the day Madison Holleran, a member of…
The University of Arizona Health Sciences and Banner Health have received a $9 million award from the National Institutes of Health for the All of Us Research Program. The program, which will…
Gene therapy could be the key to curing rare and life-threatening diseases, but high costs and potential negative effects are slowing the fledgling field, experts say. In gene therapy, normal…
More than 300,000 people have signed-up to join the fight against Alzheimer’ disease. People from around the globe join the Alzheimer’s Prevention Registry to learn the latest in research developments…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) has teamed up with leading insurance companies with additional products—dental, disability1, and life1 insurance—to help employers create an integrated benefits program through one…
Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, Abrazo Central Campus and Abrazo West Campus each received an “A” grade in the latest hospital safety report card released today by The Leapfrog Group. The reports…
ZIP codes may serve as reliable indicators in assessing the health of metro Phoenix residents and just how long they might live. “Your ZIP code is more important to your…
Imagine you’ve just been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and need surgery. Instead of looking at shadowy black and white 2-D images you can’t decipher, you put on goggles…
Federal guidelines that govern genetic health tests were relaxed last year, raising concerns about safety and accuracy ofgenetic testing, an Arizona legal expert says. “To be able to understand our own…
