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More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Unmet need remains as Tucson increases housing services

Apr 7, 2023 According to a new report, Tucson has served nearly 1,600 unsheltered persons but the need remains high.
Autism in Arizona and across the U.S. is on the rise as awareness has led to earlier detection in communities of color, health experts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

Autism rates rise in U.S., along with awareness in communities of color

Apr 2, 2023 The CDC surveyed communities in 11 states, including Arizona, California and Utah, in 2018 and again in 2020 to detect what had changed or remained the same for 8-year-olds and 4-year-olds.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Report places Arizona first in U.S. for rate of COVID-19 deaths

Apr 2, 2023 Arizona residents were less likely to be vaccinated, wear masks and maintain social distance, according to researchers in a peer-reviewed study.
Brown dog ticks are carriers of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Arizona springtime brings concern about disease-carrying ticks

Mar 23, 2023 Experts are creating the state's first database for the parasitic pest.
Supporters of bills to battle dementia spoke of the need for a statewide effort to battle dementia at a news conference at the state Capitol.

Dementia’s dangerous rise leads legislators to ask up to $500,000 for Alzheimer’s

Mar 19, 2023 State legislators are pushing a bill to build a state dementia plan.
Fourth year medical students celebrate their residency programs on Friday, March 17.

Future doctors meet their match

Mar 19, 2023 UA medical students learn where they will go for their next training.
A Da Vinci Surgical Robot was purchased by Canyon Vista Medical Center to assist physicians during surgery.

Robotic surgery comes to Cochise County.

Mar 14, 2023 Canyon Vista Medical Center gets help for surgeons.
Experts recommend 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night.

Experts say change of seasons leads to less sleep

Mar 13, 2023 The start of spring could create some restless nights.
An outpatient psychiatry sign at Banner University Medical Center.

"Above all else, believe us"

Mar 13, 2023 Advocates say doctors can show biased behavior toward autistic adults
Google Street View image of a Planned Parenthood location in Phoenix.

Planned Parenthood Arizona expands services to include vasectomies

Mar 7, 2023 The procedure will now be offered in the Southern Arizona Regional Health Center.

Obstetrician appeals decision over Arizona abortion law

Mar 2, 2023 The suit seeks to reverse an Arizona Court of Appeals ruling that said doctors couldn’t be charged for performing abortions in the first 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Arizona law prohibits edibles from being designed to look like children’s candies, such as gummy bears. and marijuana gummies for adults must be labeled with the specific dose on individual gummies and their container. State law limits edibles to a maximum of 10mg of THC per edible and 100mg of THC per package of edibles.

Poison control, dispensaries on alert as kids who accidentally eat marijuana edibles rises

Feb 26, 2023 Parents are advised to treat edibles like household cleansers or weapons – locked away from their children.

COVID detectives still dogged by disinformation

Feb 24, 2023 Researchers continue confirming the source of the coronavirus at a Chinese wet market
COVID-19 testing in 2021.

Book author delves into COVID-19 detective research

Feb 20, 2023 David Quammen will be among the presenters at the Tucson Festival of Books.
Computers are basically unchanged since the 1990s except they're smaller and faster, like the ones in cell phones.

Crisis stabilization: What happens after the call?

Feb 17, 2023 A look at possible next steps for Arizonans in crisis

The Buzz: How Arizona's 988 mental health crisis number works

Feb 17, 2023 A look at how the program came to be, what happens when someone calls it and what comes after.

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