Researchers Explore Roots of American Indian Resilience
Sep 17, 2013 New studies reveal protective elements of Native American cultural traditions; used for various healing treatments.
AZ Week: Child Welfare Crisis Eases a Bit
Sep 13, 2013 Funding from Legislature, procedural changes by state agency bringing improvement, but much more needed.
Lawsuit: AZ Medicaid Expansion Unconstitutional
Sep 12, 2013 Goldwater Institute files on behalf of 36 Republican state lawmakers, says tax to fund expansion violates AZ Constitution.
Effort to Defeat Medicaid Expansion Fails
Sep 11, 2013 Committee falls 5,000 signatures short of minimum needed for issue to go on next year's ballot.
AZ Week: Here Comes Obamacare
Sep 6, 2013 Debate over it continues raging, even as insurers, doctors, businesses prepare for enrollments come October.
Researchers Use Social Media to Study Nutrition Patterns
Sep 3, 2013 Survey participants used Twitter to document everything they ate and drank, and why, for 3 days.
Report: Arizona’s Cancer Rate Below US Average
Aug 28, 2013 Annual diagnoses in state total 27,000, 14% lower than nationally; 10,000 Arizonans die of cancer yearly.
New AZ Regulations Better Define Midwives' Scope Of Practice
Aug 22, 2013 State's department of health released changes this summer; Tucson midwife discusses how these affect her work.
Court Strikes Down AZ Law Denying Abortion Funding
Aug 22, 2013 Law disqualified women's health providers such as Planned Parenthood from receiving public money.
Epilepsy Rates in Hispanics Lower Along the AZ-Sonora Border
Aug 20, 2013 Recent study shows more Caucasians suffer from neurological disorder; results differ in non-border cities.
UA Launches Online Pediatric Integrative Med Curriculum
Aug 12, 2013 Demand for alternative treatments rising; program emphasizes preventative approach for complex issues.
Law Changes May Ensure Hotshot Families Survivor Benefits
Aug 7, 2013 AZ house speaker drafting a retroactive legislation; mother of one of 19 firefighters having a news conference in Prescott Wed.
Health Care Marketplaces Begin Enrollment in Fall
Aug 2, 2013 White House says insurance choices will increase for most consumers.
Veterans Make Up 16% of Homeless Adults, US officials say
Aug 2, 2013 Tucson nonprofit focuses on helping, hoping to decrease that number; Gus Hasdorff's story.
Genetic Testing Measures Risks, Offers Few Certainties
Jul 23, 2013 New gene-based tests and treatments provide patients with choices but no easy answers.
Pima County Library Nurses Program Recognized as Innovative
Jul 19, 2013 The service pairs public health nurses with patrons to educate the public on health issues.Selected Archive Filters
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