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The dome of the Arizona Capitol Museum in Phoenix.

State lawmakers debate bill on treatment of Lyme disease

Feb 26, 2020 The bill failed in the Arizona House, but a parliamentary move could mean another vote dealing with long-term treatment of the disease.
Workers in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emergency Operations Center, which was activated to work with the World Health Organization, federal, state and local public health agencies and others responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus victim out of quarantine, officials see ‘no risk’ of spread

Feb 25, 2020 Arizona was one of a handful of states to record a confirmed case of the disease since it was first reported earlier this year.
A keyboard on a desk.

Study finds ransomware cost AZ health care more than $2.7 million since 2016

Feb 24, 2020 Three attacks affected nearly 12,000 people and totaled $2.7 million to $4.2 million in downtime in Arizona.
Researchers say the brain causes opioid medication users to sense pain relief in a specific way.

Novel or familiar: A conversation about drug addiction and the brain

Feb 19, 2020 Researchers are seeking a better understanding of compulsive behavior on a cellular level.
Mohab Ibrahim wondered if the green of parks could be why they seem to be effective at soothing headaches.

How green light might help pain sufferers wary of opioid addiction

Feb 19, 2020 A UA scientist is researching how the color green can be used to help manage chronic pain.
Arizona got middling scores in a recent report for its care of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but the state was criticized – like every state in the report – for low pay for those workers that has created a “workforce in crisis.”

Report: Low pay makes disability caregivers a ‘workforce in crisis’

Feb 18, 2020 The report says providers' "hands are tied" in terms of raising pay in Arizona due to state Medicaid funding rules.
Firefighting gear hangs in the dock at Tucson Fire Station 3.

Arizona Senate OKs bill boosting firefighter cancer coverage

Feb 13, 2020 The proposal tightens rules enacted in 2017 that said certain cancers were presumed to be caused by workplace exposures.
Many people rely on opioids to manage chronic pain.

Arizona Spotlight Special: Arizona Addicted

Feb 11, 2020 Tearing down the stigma that surrounds opioid addiction with stories from Arizonans who have lived the experience, and found the road to recovery.
The New Beginnings Clinic on the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's reservation is the only medication-assisted treatment facility on tribal lands in Arizona as of February 2020.

Pascua Yaqui clinic working to treat opioid addiction, overcome stigma

Feb 6, 2020 The clinic is the state's only medication-assisted treatment facility on tribal land.
The Community Medical Services clinic in Sierra Vista opened in March 2019. It serves about 130 patients and operates from 4:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Miles from Recovery: How distance and stigma keep rural Arizonans from opioid treatment

Feb 4, 2020 As treatment options expand, solutions remain elusive for some.
Manuals detailing Arizona's prescribing guidelines for opioids.

What Arizona’s opioid prescription guidelines mean for physicians

Jan 31, 2020 An expert says old prescribing habits are hard to change, but that there has been a noticeable shift.
An operator takes a call at the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center in Tucson, which also fields calls for the state's Opioid Assistance and Referral Line.

Thousands of calls placed to Arizona’s opioid help hotline

Jan 31, 2020 Officials say the line has helped thousands since its launch and has also saved lives.
A watchtower seen in the distance at the Florence State Prison.

Court upholds ruling against state prisons for poor inmate health care

Jan 31, 2020 The court characterized the Department of Corrections as "deliberately indifferent" to inmate health care.
An aerial view of the University of Arizona campus.

University of Arizona cancels Chinese New Year event

Jan 28, 2020 The festival was canceled over fears of the new coronavirus outbreak in China.
Arizona Public Media.

Arizona, California cases push US tally of new virus to 5

Jan 27, 2020 The Arizona patient, like the other U.S. cases, had traveled to Wuhan, the Chinese city that is the center of the outbreak.
Different products infused with CBD, or cannabidiol.

Treating chronic pain without an opioid prescription

Jan 24, 2020 A look at emerging options for patients.

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