New rural health education center works to bridge healthcare gap
The Center for Excellence in Rural Education will officially join the Arizona Area Health Education Center on July 1.
Hobbs signs executive orders protecting and expanding access for LGBTQ+ Arizonans
The two executive orders will bar state resources from being used to support conversion therapy and protect access to gender-affirming care for state employees.
One year after Dobbs: an abortion provider reflects on low access in the state
A medical director for a family planning clinic in Phoenix recalls the events leading to Arizona's abortion access today.
Expanded telemedicine services for veterinarian care combats access shortage
The new Arizona law was signed by Governor Katie Hobbs in early May.
The March of Dimes Mom and Baby Unit brings care to southern Tucson
The mobile clinic’s services are free, providing maternity care for pregnant women and basic medical care for others who are undocumented, unhoused, uninsured or underinsured.
Navajo leaders seek tribal members caught up in sober-living Medicare scam in Arizona
The operation known as Rainbow Bridge was launched in response to recent actions by the state of Arizona against more than 100 unlicensed and fraudulent sober living homes in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
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.
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.
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.
