Tag: UA Health Sciences
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Health Sciences colleges merge art and humanities with science
The wealth of arts and humanities programs offered boost wellness and help create more empathetic health care providers. Yunjia Yang, PhD, couldn’t bear to watch her beloved grandmother slip into the dark solitude of Alzheimer’s disease. Her grandmother couldn’t recognize her anymore, so Yang — a trained dancer — tried to reach her in other ways.…
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Unlocking the immune system’s potential to fight skin cancer
Karen Hastings, MD, PhD, is exploring how neoantigens can be used as a target for vaccines to help fight skin cancer. When Karen Hastings, MD, PhD, chose to make Arizona her home, it wasn’t just the stunning desert landscapes and towering saguaros that drew her in, it was the chance to confront one of the state’s most…
