Fact Check Arizona: Ep. 4 Abortion and statewide races
Abortion misconceptions and changing stances are frequent in Arizona campaigns
Ketamine Therapy
Combined with psychotherapy, some studies show its success in treating a wide range of anxiety disorders.
‘Fresh food, fresh start’: Tucson cafe doubles as training program for people with mental illness
Located in downtown Tucson, Café 54 serves as an employment training program for people with mental health conditions or developmental disabilities.
Sierra Vista gets new fire station
The Department of Defense helped pay for the facility.
Pima County passes national number in bivalent booster administration
Pima County currently has 9% of eligible people who are 12 and up vaccinated with the new shot.
Bivalent boosters approved for ages 5 to 11
The FDA and CDC approved the usage of the drug on Oct. 12.
Phoenix City Council passes abortion resolution modeled after Tucson’s
The resolution states the support for abortion access and deprioritzes law enforcement of current abortion restrictions.
‘Conquer that mountain’: NAU swimmer Emma Warner uses battle with cancer as motivation
Surgery and treatment did not put her dreams on hold.
ASU study finds that 1 in 4 Arizona suicides involved intimate partner problems
Data was collected over five years through law enforcement reports, medical examiner reports and death certificates.
Fighting Foodborne Illness
Sadhana Ravishankar has spent her career keeping agricultural products in Arizona safe, and was recently awarded Inventor of the Year by Tech Launch Arizona for developing natural antimicrobial washes.
A new Pima County overdose prevention campaign begins
The first installment of $1.5 million from a legal settlement with pharmaceutical companies and distributors is funding the new campaign.
Protests begin after abortion ban is reinstated
Friday evening, protesters took to the Pima County Superior Court following its decision to reinstate a century old abortion ban.
The Buzz: How Arizona's lack of school mental health staff affects students
Arizona has some of the worst student-to-mental-health-professional ratios in the US.
SensorLab
The SensorLab is a University of Arizona Health Sciences initiative that promotes research that relates to human physiology and behavior and emphasizes sensor-based research.
Arizona Dept. of Health Services encourages Pfizer vaccine amid Moderna shortage
The shortage is expected to last two weeks.
