Health and Medicine

Pima County Uninsured Rate Dropped in 2014

May 16, 2016 Census Bureau reports percentage of uninsured working-age people lowest since 2006.

Douglas Mom Prepares for the 'Fight of Her Life'

May 13, 2016 Arizona Week follows the cancer diagnosis of Jaquelin Lamadrid

Arizona House Revives Children's Health Insurance Bill

May 5, 2016 Parliamentary wrangling brought the KidsCare bill back to life in the Arizona House

UA Researchers Close in on DNA Behind Disease Origins

May 5, 2016 Work could help identify new drugs for treatment

Smartphone App Connects Bystanders to Emergencies

May 4, 2016 PulsePoint alerts nearby volunteers to administer CPR in cardiac arrest incidents

Sunday Forum Explores Violence, Mental Illness Connection

Apr 29, 2016 Free program invites public to take on myths, facts surrounding subject.

Arizona Children’s Health Program's Future in Question

Apr 21, 2016 State may remain alone in the nation without KidsCare.

End of Life Health Care Plans: Put in Writing, Experts Say

Apr 15, 2016 National Health Care Decisions Day a time to talk about wishes of family.

UA College of Medicine Developing Snakebite Therapy

Apr 14, 2016 Combination of carbon monoxide and iron designed to prevent internal bleeding.

Arizona Behavioral Health Care Provider's Integrated Approach

Apr 8, 2016 Metro Week looks at Cenpatico's first five months in Southern Arizona.

Deadly Strep 'Superbug' Identified In Northern Arizona

Mar 29, 2016 Unusual strain causes severe skin infections that can lead to amputations or death

Study: Rural Arizona Counties Have Poorer Health Than Cities

Mar 16, 2016 Factors include smoking, high teen birth rates, poverty, access to care.

Suicide's Impact Ripples Through UA Campus

Mar 7, 2016 Police, administrators, mental health service providers work to respond.

End of Cuban Isolation Could Bring New Medicines to US

Mar 2, 2016 University of Arizona physicians working to bring diabetes drug that reduces limb amputations

Report: Arizona 41st in Nation for Preventive Health Care

Feb 28, 2016 Study measured access to care, immunizations, access to chronic-disease prevention.

Flu ‘Widespread:' 1,300 Cases Reported in Arizona Last Week

Feb 19, 2016 Vaccinations still recommended; affliction could occur as late as May.

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