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Patients May Have Been Exposed to Disease

Pima County health officials call it precautionary, say 174 sought

Briana’s Story: Starting Over

Young woman copes with trauma, substance abuse as she undergoes treatment; Part 3 of 3

Eddie’s Story: ‘Hopeless Cases’

Counselor uses troubled past to find new approaches to addiction treatment; Part 2 of 3

Sheila’s Story: 'Walking the Beauty Way'

Abuse survivor draws on Native American practices to help others; Part 1 of 3
A giant moth also known as the tobacco hornworm is helping scientists understand the sense of smell in insects and humans.

Bug Brains Reveal Secrets of Smell

UA researchers use moths to explore insect, human senses of smell

Brewer to Release Medicaid Plan

Draft legislation coming Tuesday; political fight seen
Construction at Pima County's new Roger Road Wastewater Treatment facility.

New Wastewater Plant Will Meet Fed Standards

Roger Road plant's odors also will be controlled; building done in 2014

Cuts Expected to Medicare, Food Assistance

Sequester may indirectly but significantly impact local agencies
Reina Koussa, a student in the UA program Project FOCUS, arrives on campus.

Project Offers Path to College for Intellectually Disabled

Innovative UA program opens door to new opportunities, advantages

Military Suicides on Rise; No Simple Solutions

Southern Arizona health care providers, veterans respond to mental health crisis
A UMC trauma surgeon is working to help patients in a hospital's intensive care unit have a better night's sleep.

AZ Week: Medicaid Expansion Work in Progress

'We have no faith in federal government' to sustain funding, House speaker says
David Sbarra, associate professor & director of clinical training at the University of Arizona Department of Psychology, and Mary-Frances O’Connor, Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona Department of Psychology, discuss how the impact of mental illness can reach well beyond the mind.

Research Reveals Mind-Body Link in Behavioral Health

Researchers beginning to learn why mental illness raises risk of early death

Garden-Based Therapy Takes Root in Tucson

Behavioral health, substance abuse treatment facilities turn to horticulture for healing

Health Plan Glitch: Immigrants Over Citizens

Rejecting Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion holds political peril

Tucson Adding 2 New Bike Boulevards

City will increase routes for cyclists by 12 miles

AZ Week: Expanding Medicaid No Slam Dunk

Governor's plan will meet GOP legislative resistance

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