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Scientists say sensor testing for COVID-19 can be an improvement over tests performed with nasal swabs or saliva.

Free COVID testing availaible

Sep 13, 2022 SonoraQuest labs is offering the service at 50 sites in Arizona.

Vials of naloxone, which can be used to counter the effects of an opioid overdose.

New report shows opioid deaths increased despite state initiatives

Sep 12, 2022 Opioid overdose deaths increased by 120% between 2017 to 2021, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

US to award $35M in grants to tribes for 988 crisis line

Sep 10, 2022 Arizona has more than 20 federally recognized tribes.

File image of a health care worker adjusting an IV bag.

Arizona sees its first Tribal Area Health Education Center

Sep 9, 2022 The center will work to bolster health care education and training to American Indian communities.

Sign advertising COVID-19 state vaccination pod at the University of Arizona.

Roll up your sleeves, Pima County receives new COVID boosters

Sep 7, 2022 Vaccines are available in local clinics as of Sep. 7.

Concern over traumatic brain injuries has contributed to a dip in participation of youth football.

Football’s future comes to a head with concussion concerns among Arizona parents

Sep 4, 2022 Parents are worried about long-term injuries.

Court says local health centers can challenge AHCCCS on reimbursements

Sep 3, 2022 The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case against AHCCCS.

New COVID Booster shots rolling out

Sep 2, 2022 Boosters were put on hold when FDA approved new vaccines.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

Navajo Nation sees success in COVID-19 vaccination for children

Sep 1, 2022 More than half of the children are vaccinated.

COVID transmission rates continue dropping in Arizona

Aug 29, 2022 More than half of Arizona counties are now in the CDC's low category.

Driven in large part by COVID-19, life expectancy in the U.S. fell by 1.8 years in 2020, down from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77 years, the sharpest decline since World War II. Arizona’s drop was even steeper, falling from 78.8 to 76.3 years, one of the biggest declines in the nation.

Arizona life expectancy fell an ‘extraordinary’ 2.5 years in 2020

Aug 27, 2022 It was one of the steepest drops in the nation.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

COVID transmission falls slightly in Arizona

Aug 21, 2022 Two counties transmission rates improve while one gets worse.

Too often, extra screen time before sleeping is incompatible with quality rest. "See Me Serene" is designed to be used as a relaxation tool.

"The Quest for Sleep": How UA science is leading the way to more healthful slumber.

Aug 18, 2022 On Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson returns with an essay about the hardest step she has taken in her journey of motherhood.

Judge Kellie Johnson listens to arguments over Arizona's abortion laws in Pima County Superior Court.

The future of Arizona's abortion ban is back in a Tucson court

Aug 18, 2022 Hearing held Friday as AG calls for putting old ban back into force.

DNA profiles lead to IDs of 2 men who died in Tucson in 2019

Aug 18, 2022 The DNA Doe Project worked with the Pima County Medical Examiner's office.

A view of the mall at the University of Arizona taken from the Student Union.

UA prepares for COVID and monkeypox

Aug 15, 2022 Robbins urges community not to stigmatize people with monkeypox.

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