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Brnovich, other state AGs urge court to let Texas abortion law stand

Oct 14, 2021 Republican state attorneys general from Indiana, Florida, Oklahoma and elsewhere say the Biden administration overstepped by bringing a lawsuit against Texas.
The study analyzed more than 2,000 thoughts produced at random.

University of Arizona researchers search for meaning behind idle thoughts

Oct 14, 2021 The study's results might help physicians diagnose and treat mental illness.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona reports 55 more deaths, toll passes 20K milestone

Oct 1, 2021 Arizona currently is 11th highest among states in the number of COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began, and sixth in the number of deaths per 100,000 population.
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New study on impacts of masking in Pima and Maricopa county schools

Sep 24, 2021 It shows that schools without mask requirements are 3.5 times more likely to have a COVID-19 outbreak.
A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

300 youth vaccinated in San Luis Rio Colorado through binational campaign

Sep 23, 2021 Mexico has not opened up its COVID-19 vaccination program to anyone under 18. But a group of minors in this border town received their first doses this week.
The Mountain View Hotel

The fascinating history of Mr. & Mrs. Neil, and their Mountain View Hotel.

Sep 23, 2021 Also on Arizona Spotlight: University of Arizona research creates understanding about the role of estrogen in preventing Alzheimer’s Disease; and a 2nd grader's story about learning the difference between wishes and reality.
A sign outside of a hospital in Douglas in 2011.

Rural Arizona hospitals ask state to help find beds for patients

Sep 22, 2021 State says expanding hotline to transfer patients between hospitals not viable due to staffing shortage.
Landscape near the Tohono O'odham Community College in the Tohono O'odham Nation after a morning rain in July 2021.

Tohono O'odham Nation rolling out vaccine incentive program

Sep 14, 2021 The nation is offering qualified tribal members $400 if they can prove they're fully vaccinated by mid-November.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona reports 2,609 new COVID-19 cases, 117 deaths

Sep 14, 2021 Number of new deaths is the most in a single day since February.
A March 2018 photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

ICE detention center response to COVID-19 a look at future pandemic handling

Sep 11, 2021 The Office of Inspector General found ICE detention centers weren’t following guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
A Tucson Police car on patrol.

The intersection of mental health and crime

Sep 10, 2021 A recent shooting raises questions about missed warning signs and the mental health safety net in Pima County.
Gov. Doug Ducey, June 2019.

Ducey: Arizona must push back against Biden vaccine mandate

Sep 9, 2021 Ducey has encouraged people to get vaccinated but has worked aggressively to block mandates of all kinds.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona health officials report 2,222 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths

Sep 8, 2021 Though 56% of Pima County residents are fully vaccinated, health officials say the rate is increasing too slowly.
Protesters hold up signs supporting the right to abortion in Hermosillo, Sonora during a march on Sept. 28, 2020.

Mexico’s supreme court rules penalizing abortion is unconstitutional

Sep 8, 2021 In Mexico, only four of 32 states have broadly legalized abortion before 12 weeks of pregnancy.
A nurse pushes a patient in a wheelchair.

Arizona eldercare workers to see pay bump

Sep 7, 2021 Arizona Department of Economic Security announced $2.5 million program to increase wages
A sign directing visitors to the emergency room at Banner University Medical Center

Banner UMC opens new exam site for survivors of sexual violence

Sep 3, 2021 The new site increases access to forensic exam sites, which were previously only available at Tucson Medical Center.

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