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	College of Medicine – Tucson Medical Students to Receive White Coats Medical students, 120 each in the Class of 2025 and Class of 2024, will receive the frocks of their future profession at Centennial Hall events.
	Study Shows Cannabis Terpenes Provide Pain Relief, Contribute to ‘Entourage Effect’ Researchers in the Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center have found that terpenes mimic cannabinoids and produce similar pain-relieving effects.
	Bacteria Are Key to Vaginal Health, UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Say A recent study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix defines a mechanistic role for an understudied bacteria family in gynecologic disease.
	Researchers Take a Step Toward Advancing Precision Hormone Therapies to Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk When it comes to post-menopausal hormone therapy, the type, route and duration all play a role in reducing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
	‘Helpers Stay Quit’ Study Seeks to Keep Newly Quit Smokers from Relapsing A UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson study aims to reduce relapse rates of recently quit smokers by training them to help others quit smoking.
	UArizona Center for Rural Health Receives $4.4M Federal Grant to Continue Health Services to Rural Arizona The support of the Arizona Center for Rural Health assures Arizona’s rural populations will continue to benefit from health programs and services.
	New Undergraduate Degree Will Focus on Wellness and Health Promotion A new Bachelor of Arts in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice prepares students to work in emerging roles such as health educators and wellness coaches.
	COVID-19 Vaccine Reduces Severity, Length, Viral Load for Those Who Still Get Infected Real-world data from the AZ HEROES study show COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections, and when breakthrough infections do occur, the level of infection and impact of the disease are significantly reduced.
	Study Finds Breast Cancer’s Response to Tumor Stiffness May Predict Bone Metastasis A score that quantifies the changes that make breast cancer cells more aggressive could help identify patients at risk for bone metastasis.
	UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Accelerated Pathway to Medical Education Welcomes First Class The UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson has accepted six high school graduates in a new program that reduces the time to a medical degree to seven years.
	Assessment Tool Helps Future Pharmacists Prepare for Work in the Community A recent University of Arizona College of Pharmacy study suggests that Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) may be a valuable means of assessing clinical skills while providing pharmacy students learning experiences in community pharmacy settings.
	Researchers Focus on Building a Resilient Brain To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease Fei Yin, PhD, of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science has received a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to determine the role of an Alzheimer’s risk-factor gene in regulating the brain energy production system.
	UArizona Health Sciences Study Provides Hope to Head and Neck Cancer Patients A new treatment for head and neck cancer shows promising results in a clinical trial led by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.
	Sarver Heart Center Minority Outreach Program Receives Walmart National Day of Giving Grants Walmart awards $20,000 to UArizona Sarver Heart Center Minority Outreach Program/Community Coalition for Heart Health Education on National Day of Giving.
	UArizona Health Sciences Pediatrics Expert Addresses Parents’ Vaccine Questions A College of Medicine – Tucson assistant professor of pediatrics answers questions about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and the risk of side effects in children.
	College of Medicine – Tucson Wins NIH Grant for Medical Scientist Student Training The Medical Scientist Training Program is designed to train students planning careers in academic medicine or biomedical research.
	Gift to Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Will Support Medical Training for Native Healers The gift will fund training for practitioners of Indigenous healing traditions and those working in underserved communities.
	UArizona College of Pharmacy Ranked No. 7 by American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy The College has advanced several spots over the past year based on significant increases in research funding.
	New UArizona Health Sciences Undergraduate Degree to Prepare Students for Health Care Careers A new Bachelor of Science in Medicine expands opportunities for students to pursue jobs in health care, where demand for trained professionals is rising.
	Living Healthy With Arthritis Conference To Focus On Mental Health and Resiliency Jordan Karp, MD, an expert on mental health in the aging population, will deliver the keynote address at the Arizona Arthritis Center’s Living Healthy With Arthritis Conference.

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