Arizona poised to provide MDMA therapy to first responders with PTSD if the FDA approves the psychedelic
The Arizona Legislature added MDMA-assisted therapy to the list of treatments available to first responders with PTSD under the state’s workers’ comp plan.
Pima County ready with back to school vaccines
Help is available for parents seeking to update their child's immunization list.
Echoing Hope Ranch
Echoing Hope Ranch in Cochise County provides a variety of services to those with autism or other developmental disabilities.
"Taking the camel to the drive-in?" Historian David Leighton's history of the Reid Park Zoo
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Visit the Word of Mouth Print Space; celebrate imagination at the Library's Megamania!! Festival; and meet the founder of the Naco Wellness Initiative.
NASA map shows temperatures up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets, sidewalks
Surface temperatures that hot can cause severe contact burns within minutes or seconds.
Pima County heat-related deaths in June topped 2023's totals
Days with high temperatures also saw a notable increase from the previous year.
Arizonans rally for reproductive rights: Record-breaking signatures to secure abortion access on ballot
Arizona for Abortion Access gathers over 823,000 signatures, doubling the required number, to place the right to abortion on the November ballot.
Why "Breaking Bread" is a different approach to political discussion.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How art can help with in-hospital healing; Luis Alberto Urrea on how his literature career began; and "Stories That Soar!" considers the meaning of love.
ASU and UCLA launch Latino Data Hub Action Lab to empower, educate policy advocates
New initiative harnesses census data to inform policies impacting Latino communities in Arizona.
Activists submit 17,000 signatures urging closure of uranium mine near Grand Canyon
Groups like the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity along with Tribal members say the mine risks drinking water.
AZ doctors can perform later-term abortions in emergencies, AG says
Mayes clarified the exceptions to Arizona law in an opinion released Thursday.
Forgot where you put the keys? Experts (and a trivia buff) share tips to boost memory
"With practice, absolutely everyone can make their memory stronger," says Monica Thieu, a memory researcher and a four-time Jeopardy! contestant.
Understanding men's mental health, and overcoming depression
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Pascua Yaqui Tribe welcome new leadership; and the legacy of screen actor Donald Sutherland.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services visits Arizona to talk abortion access
Secretary Xavier Becerra stopped in Tucson and Phoenix for his Reproductive Healthcare for All tour.
As they enter their 60s, Gen Xers projected to see higher cancer rates than Boomers
New research projects higher cancer rates for Gen X when they hit age 60 compared to the generation before.
