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SERVING
A diabetes epidemic is sweeping Arizona and the nation. What can individuals do to reduce their risks? Experts at the UA College of Medicine offer advice. View the video >>
It's a tradition for students at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy to host a women's health expo every year. During the event, which is open to the public, students provide free information and health screenings for a variety of health conditions. View the video >>
ADVANCING
The Emergency Room in Your Chest
A research team at the UA Sarver Heart Center is spearheading a clinical study to predict who is at risk from sudden cardiac death and who is not. Non-invasive imaging technology is used, and the study could save the health-care industry millions of dollars. View the video >>
Predicting Breast Cancer Risk
Results of a UA study suggest that measuring a woman’s bone mineral density can provide information that may help to determine her risk of developing breast cancer. View the video >>
Nikkomycin Z in Trials
UA researchers are conducting clinical trials of a drug that could cure valley fever, a so-far incurable and often debilitating disease that is endemic to the Southwest. View the video >>
Studying Energy Healing
In the high-tech world of modern medicine, an ancient healing practice is finding an increasingly prominent place. Reiki, a system of energy healing, is in growing use in hospitals and clinics throughout the United States, including University Medical Center and the Arizona Cancer Center. Ann Baldwin, a scientist at the UA College of Medicine is studying how it works. View the video >>
EDUCATING
The Societies Program of ArizonaMed: Putting Patients First
ArizonaMed, the new curriculum implemented at The University of Arizona College of Medicine in 2006, represents major changes in medical education at the UA. A key component is the Societies Program. With an emphasis on clinical interaction, the program groups five or six medical students with a physician-mentor and provides bedside experience from the first day of class. View the video >>
The Video Slam Project
Documentary video-making is among the newest teaching tools at the College of Medicine. In the Video Slam Project, launched in 2006, second-year medical students experienced the challenges of living with chronic illness as they came to know patients and their families who are coping with head injury, cancer, diabetes and AIDS. The four short videos they created are slated for viewing by other medical students as part of the College curriculum. View the video >>
Video News Releases
This directory contains selected news items from the Arizona Health Sciences Center Office of Public Affairs at The University of Arizona. AHSC includes the UA Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy, the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Centers of Excellence, University Medical Center and University Physicians Healthcare.
Media: To contact any member of the Office of Public Affairs for more information about news releases, please call (520) 626-7301. The fax number is (520) 626-2101. For news at The University of Arizona, visit UA News.