Dr. Andrew Tang's journey took him from a fairly homogenous society in China to multiple American cities with diverse ethnic and cultural compositions. While navigating an unknown culture with a language barrier was once his biggest challenge, it has, over time, become his biggest strength. Learn about Dr. Tang's experience and how his diversity has helped him succeed in both medicine and life.

In an effort to take care of his two little dogs, member of the Tohono O'odham Nation, J. Marcel Thomas, developed a severe foot infection as a complication of diabetes. With limited access to transportation and patient care, the situation looked dire, until Dr. Andrew Rice and the Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) team stepped in.

Summertime is synonymous with fun and freedom. But did you know the season also comes with some unique safety concerns? You're probably already aware of the risk of sunburn and the need to protect your skin with sunscreen, but you should also be cautious about burns, which can come from unlikely culprits. Read on to find out what to watch out for and how to stay safe.

It?s not every day you witness the opening of a brand-new hospital tower. It?s especially not every day you witness the opening of the largest hospital tower a medical group has built to date. Yet that?s what the personnel of the University of Arizona Department of Surgery had the good fortune of experiencing this past month. Get some of the highlights from our celebrations and the building itself!

Blessings, ribbon-cutting and a robotic partial nephrectomy.

How do physicians, residents, and academic institutions alike promote wellness and avoid burnout? That's the question Dr. Taylor Riall, chief of General Surgery and certified life-coach, has sought to answer throughout her surgical career. We sat down with Dr. Riall to learn more about her work in physician and resident wellness and the programs she's developing to formally build wellness into medical education curriculum.

A $1.2 million grant from the JDRF will support University of Arizona researchers as they continue to perfect and test an implantable "tea bag" that senses glucose levels and automatically releases insulin when needed.

How much do you know about skin cancer? With one in five Americans expected to develop skin cancer in their lifetimes, it's important to know what to watch out for as well as your treatment options if you do develop the disease. General surgeon Dr. James Warneke sat down with us and answered some of the most commonly asked questions about skin cancer.

It's never too late to get your flu shot. Along with protecting yourself and others from infection, did you know that getting vaccinated could help you avoid a silent killer? Although the connection isn't fully understood yet, research has uncovered a pattern between flu and aortic aneurysm.

Wellness expo, free health lecture by university heart specialists, March 5