Health + Medicine
Arizona pharmacies and doctors offices could start providing updated COVID-19 vaccines within a few days. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended the shots for almost all Americans.
Sep. 12, 2023
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced her office, along with other local governments, has reached a settlement in principle with Kroger over its alleged role in the opioid crisis.
Sep. 12, 2023
Arizona State University professor Ben Fong's new book "Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge" is out today, and it asks: Why us? What is it about life in America that has spurred drug use to an historic high? No pun intended.
Sep. 12, 2023
After years of hearing complaints about light rail security, one Phoenix council member wants to consider adding barriers to keep out people who don’t pay fares.
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Sep. 12, 2023
Abortion rights groups want the courts to block an Arizona law that bans abortions due to fetal genetic defects. But attorneys for Republican lawmakers say there’s no need because there’s currently no credible threat of doctors being prosecuted.
Sep. 11, 2023
Cochise County's Chiricahua Community Health Center will get opioid addiction treatment funding through a new $3 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sep. 11, 2023
Abortion in Mexico is changing in a big way — and the opposite of the U.S. Late last week, the Supreme Court there issued a sweeping decision ruling that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to criminalize abortion.
Sep. 11, 2023
Historically, it was men who drank alcohol in higher quantities, did more binge drinking and were more likely to face the health complications stemming from alcohol use. But according to a recent study, those trends are changing and women are catching up.
Sep. 8, 2023
Arizona is investing $5 million to study if psychedelic mushrooms can help people with addiction, pain and PTSD. Now the Journal of Psychiatric Practice says there are challenges to defining the clinical benefits of psilocybin.
Sep. 8, 2023
We tend to think of the skull as merely a “bone helmet” for the brain. But emerging research suggests the cranium and its marrow actually interact with our gray matter in ways that could aid the diagnosis and treatment of some neurological diseases.
Sep. 8, 2023
Over the past several weeks, health insurance giant Humana has reported an uptick in older adults being hospitalized for COVID-19. Humana mainly covers people ages 65 and older, who rank among the populations susceptible to the virus’s most serious effects.
Sep. 7, 2023
On Wednesday, the administrator of the Community Assistance Program reported to the public safety subcommittee that 48 caseworkers have since been hired and trained.
Sep. 7, 2023
Stories like that of “pop princess” Britney Spears and football star Michael Oher have gripped the nation. Many other stories of conservatorship and legal guardianship have gone largely untold. This one is about Beth Papp, an Arizona resident and "non-speaker."
Sep. 6, 2023
Since pandemic protections ended, states have shed millions of people from Medicaid rolls, many of whom could have stayed on if they had completed their paperwork. But mailings are sometimes confusing, misrouted or subject to other bureaucratic errors.
Sep. 6, 2023
As Congress returns from recess this week, hundreds of military promotions remain on hold. Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama says he wants to overturn the Pentagon policy that helps military members access out-of-state health care, including abortion.
Sep. 6, 2023
The Show spoke with Dr. Geoffrey Comp, an emergency room physician at Valleywise Health Medical Center in Phoenix, about the most extreme results of extreme heat.
Sep. 6, 2023
Arizona's top Republican lawmakers are trying to keep Arizona from being obligated to pay for gender-affirming surgery for its employees and dependents.
Sep. 5, 2023
The Show spoke with Stephanie Innes, health reporter for the Arizona Republic, about new tools approved by the Food and Drug Administration to fight RSV.
Sep. 5, 2023
The Show spoke with Fred DuVal, chair of the Arizona Board of Regents, on what he thinks about Arizona State University and University of Arizona's efforts to aid in the health care provider shortage.
Sep. 5, 2023
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health has confirmed 180 heat-associated deaths since April. But there are many deaths still under investigation, according to Sonia Singh, the department’s public information officer.
Sep. 2, 2023
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