Statewide, congenital syphilis cases are on the rise.
Healthcare professions say that this disease is one hundred percent preventable.
Arizona increase in drunken driving deaths among highest in nation in 2021
While Arizona was an outlier, it was not unique.
Benson Visitor Center certified as an Autism Center
The location is the first in Cochise County.
Robbins announces changes to the future of UA's medical programs
The plan will adapt the original 100 year vision that was made in 1967 when the medical school was founded.
The Buzz: How AZ's marijuana industry has grown after two years of recreational sales
Marijuana became a billion-dollar industry within months of Arizona loosening restrictions on who can buy products.
Planned Parenthood Arizona will adapt medication abortions if access to an abortion pill is limited
The clinics will move to use an alternative single-drug protocol if access is limited, instead of a dual-drug procedure.
Pima County Library's Synapse Team on helping mental health community-wide.
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Nosotros program helps identify liver disease with free fibroscans
Liver disease disproportionately affects the Hispanic community, and in Tucson, a local program is taking action to fight this trend.
Text ‘join’ to get COVID-19, health updates in rural Arizona
The program, based at UArizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, built the platform and system with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
AG Mayes says Arizona retains access to abortion medication
The announcement comes after a federal judge placed an injunction against Mifepristone, a drug used in non-surgical abortions.
Unmet need remains as Tucson increases housing services
According to a new report, Tucson has served nearly 1,600 unsheltered persons but the need remains high.
Report places Arizona first in U.S. for rate of COVID-19 deaths
Arizona residents were less likely to be vaccinated, wear masks and maintain social distance, according to researchers in a peer-reviewed study.
Autism rates rise in U.S., along with awareness in communities of color
The CDC surveyed communities in 11 states, including Arizona, California and Utah, in 2018 and again in 2020 to detect what had changed or remained the same for 8-year-olds and 4-year-olds.
Arizona springtime brings concern about disease-carrying ticks
Experts are creating the state's first database for the parasitic pest.
Future doctors meet their match
UA medical students learn where they will go for their next training.
