Health and Medicine

Friends and fellow combat vets Doc King (left) and Daniel Egbert (right/front) set out on a 6,500-mile motorcycle journey to raise awareness about veteran suicide and to explore treatment options for post traumatic stress.

A Road Trip in Search of Answers to Veterans' Suicide

Nov 5, 2015 Film chronicles two friends' journey to find healing for post-traumatic stress

Push in Tucson to Get Spanish Speakers Health Insurance

Nov 2, 2015 They make up Arizona's and Pima County's largest group of people without coverage.

Study: Arizona Has High Rate of Uninsured Children

Oct 28, 2015 Nationally, child uninsurance rate has dropped to historic lows.

State Caps Enrollment For Medicare+Medicaid Recipients

Oct 26, 2015 No new recipients to be added to the dual insurance coverage program

Should TUSD Post Rates of Immunization at Schools?

Oct 20, 2015 District's rates are high, but one board member wants it, saying it will help inform parents.

UA Project Aims to Untangle Medical Jargon for Patients

Oct 19, 2015 Management Information Systems project will put information in layman's terms for doctors.

Voices for the Cure 2015 with Betty Villegas and Jessica Ray

Oct 16, 2015 In memory of her sister Irma, Betty Villegas shares the influence that genetic testing had on her family's choices regarding breast cancer.

Arizona Spotlight for October 16, 2015

Oct 15, 2015 Voices for the Cure; documentary details transgender Tucsonan's story; stage & screen legend Rita Moreno; comedian Lisa Landry comes to town; desert marauders make for interesting neighbors.

Voices for the Cure 2015 with Jennifer Coughlin and Ruben Palma

Oct 9, 2015 Hear how one woman is facing her Stage IV cancer diagnosis with strength, grace, and love from her partner.

AZ WEEK: Drug Addiction and Heroin 'Pandemic' in Arizona

Oct 2, 2015 More than 2,000 people are being treated for opiate addiction in Pima County alone.

Douglas' hospital went through several CEOs and bankruptcies before it finally closed in July.

Douglas Clinic Expands Emergency Care Offering

Sep 24, 2015 More services come after town's only hospital closes; residents can stay close to home.

Jeong-Yeol Yoon and Dustin Harshman work on the infection diagnostic device.

UA-Developed Device Aims to Speed Infection Diagnosis

Sep 22, 2015 System uses a smartphone to observe and measure sample

AZ Week: Rural Hospitals Disappear Nationwide

Sep 11, 2015 Arizona border community of Douglas lost its hospital in July; Bisbee, Sierra Vista pick up the slack.

Affordable Care Act Insurance Rolls Decline in Arizona

Sep 9, 2015 154,000 have coverage through federal marketplace, reduction of 6.7% in three months.

Douglas' hospital went through several CEOs and bankruptcies before it finally closed in July.

Why Are Arizona, US Losing Hospitals in Rural Areas?

Sep 8, 2015 57 facilities, including one Douglas, have closed in the last 5 years.

ASU Research: Colon Cancer Cells Trick Body to Spread

Sep 7, 2015 Inflammation actively encourages the spread of cancerous cells.

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