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What planners want The Homing Project in Tucson to look like.

The Buzz: Catching up with some of our 2024 interviewees

Dec 20, 2024 We check back in on four stories we covered this year to see how they are doing.

Arizona completes statewide water testing for PFAS ahead of updated EPA regulations deadlines

Dec 19, 2024 88% of water systems sampled meet new federal standards, 12% exceed newly established levels.

Holiday tradition highlights living room dangers

Dec 17, 2024 Fireplace wood burning carries some hazardous health risks.

Yes, the number of food recalls has been rising. Here's what you need to know

Dec 9, 2024 A Gallup poll from this summer found Americans' confidence in the government to ensure a safe U.S. food supply had sunk to a record low.

Threats to Medicaid funding could mean loss of health insurance for thousands of Arizonans

Dec 6, 2024 The incoming Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress could cut the Medicaid expansion in the Affordable Care Act, eliminating health insurance for over 3 million parents and adults, including Arizonans.

Following abortion rights ballot measure, lawsuit seeks to overturn Arizona's 15-week ban

Dec 3, 2024 Plantiffs are suing the state, arguing that the 15-week law is now unconstitutional.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Aug. 2, 2018.

SunFed cucumbers and Costco eggs recalled due to potential salmonella contamination

Nov 30, 2024 Federal health officials say 68 people in 19 states were sickened by the cucumbers, and 18 of them needed to be hospitalized. There were no reported illnesses with the eggs.

Arizona sees record high vaccine exemptions among kindergarteners

Nov 27, 2024 Recent CDC data shows that vaccine exemptions for Arizona kindergarteners is up over last year, and the highest it’s been in at least 15.

For the first time, new home tests — available at pharmacies without a prescription — can test for both the flu and COVID simultaneously.

Is it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell you

Nov 18, 2024 The FDA recently authorized the iHealth at-home test for the SARS-CoV2 virus and two strains of the flu virus.

Alzheimer’s affects the Hispanic community at higher rates, but research is lagging

Nov 17, 2024 Specialists are calling for more research to understand the higher prevalence of the disease among Hispanic Americans.

How to find lost objects: 6 techniques that really work

Nov 12, 2024 Finding missing items is an art and a science. The next time you misplace your house key, try these strategies to hunt it down.

The Buzz: How the world covers U.S. elections

Nov 8, 2024 We talk to journalists from around the globe about the U.S. headlines in their countries.

Scientists used a gumball machine filled with toys to test how toddlers learned when they thought something was impossible or just improbable.

Impossible, you say? Try asking a toddler

Nov 7, 2024 Even toddlers can tell an event that is improbable from one that appears impossible.

Protestors gathered at the Centennial Pavilion stage in Veteran's Memorial Park in Sierra Vista to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. July 2, 2022

Arizona enshrines abortion rights, but Trump’s return sparks uncertainty for providers

Nov 6, 2024 Arizona's Proposition 139 secures abortion rights, but with Trump’s return, providers brace for renewed challenges and uncertainty.

Many people rely on opioids to manage chronic pain.

Settlement with Kroger adds $68.5 million to AZ opioid fund

Nov 5, 2024 Agreement also adds reporting requirements to Fry's & Smith's pharmacies.

A warning label for opioid addiction on an oxycodone bottle.

Pima County sees decrease in overdose deaths

Oct 29, 2024 Pima County is seeing a 17% decrease in overdose fatalities, which the county attributes to ongoing harm reduction strategies.

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