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UA Health Network Takeover Will Be Complete in January

Nov 17, 2014 President Ann Weaver Hart says move will ensure long-term sustainability of university's academic medical programs.

Healthcare.gov Has More Insurance Options This Open Enrollment Period

Nov 17, 2014 United Healthcare, two other companies have joined in to sell plans on Arizona's federally run marketplace.

Second Chance to Get Health Insurance Under Affordable Care Act

Nov 13, 2014 Open enrollment starts Saturday, Nov. 15 for those who didn't get covered last year.

Grant Will Help Expand Tucson Rehab Program for At-Risk Veterans

Oct 27, 2014 Treatment Court helps vets who commit certain drug, alcohol-related offenses stay out of jail.
LaTrice Jordan and her aunt Carolyn Green visit the AZPM Studios.

Voices for the Cure with Carolyn Green and LaTrice Jordan

Oct 23, 2014 Hear how family support and regular self-checks and mammograms helped a Tucson woman to survive breast cancer - twice.
Ebola virus.

Council Would Prepare Arizona in Case of Ebola Outbreak

Oct 21, 2014 Governor Brewer established a panel comprised of state health, public safety experts to combat infectious diseases.

Possible Cases of Highly Contagious Virus in Arizona Being Tested

Oct 20, 2014 Enterovirus has contributed to at least 7 deaths in US; officials concerned it caused new fatality in state.

Mosquitoes May Stay Until November

Oct 20, 2014 Pima County health officials receiving up to 10 complaints a day; warm weather, rain create prime spots for bugs to breed.
Gina Costello and Sherrie Dobson

Voices for the Cure with Sherrie Dobson

Oct 16, 2014 The story of a woman who listened to her body - and her mother - and caught her breast cancer early, now looks back at her experience in a way she never thought she would.

Parties File Settlement Agreement in Arizona Prisons Health Care Suit

Oct 14, 2014 ACLU officials say federal court case will lead to improved health care, mental health treatment for inmates in solitary.

Voices for the Cure with Claudia Arévalo

Oct 10, 2014 A cancer survivor, lawyer and new mom talks with her brother about the hard times ten years ago when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer.
Randy Shepherd and his wife, Tiffany. Shepherd is the first recipient of a heart since UAMC revived its transplant program this year.

First UAMC Heart Transplant Recipient of 2014 Leaves Hospital

Oct 9, 2014 Medical center had suspended its program late last year; Mesa man spent months on artificial device.

Healthcare Reform Remains a Top Issue in CD1

Oct 7, 2014 Democratic incumbent Kirkpatrick says Obamacare has benefited rural areas; Republican Tobin says it's bankrupting state.
Valley fever is a lung infection caused by a fungus that lives in Southwestern soil.

FDA Prioritizes UA Tests for Possible Valley Fever Cure

Oct 7, 2014 Fast tracking Nikkomycin Z will speedy clinical trials, putting drug on market.

Native American Cancer Prevention Program Gets $13M Grant

Oct 6, 2014 UA, NAU is using money to continue research work, will expand it for another five years.
Kim Puete and Jennifer Wigle

Voices for the Cure with Kim Puete and Jennifer Wigle

Oct 2, 2014 Listen to two of the countless women whose lives have been touched by breast cancer share their story of courage, love, hope.

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