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A display of Native American practice used to help others heal, at the New Directions Center, a behavior health and treatment center.

Researchers Explore Roots of American Indian Resilience

Sep 17, 2013 New studies reveal protective elements of Native American cultural traditions; used for various healing treatments.

AZ Week: Child Welfare Crisis Eases a Bit

Sep 13, 2013 Funding from Legislature, procedural changes by state agency bringing improvement, but much more needed.

Gov. Jan Brewer shows off her 7-page Medicaid expansion bill at March 12, 2013 state Capitol rally.

Lawsuit: AZ Medicaid Expansion Unconstitutional

Sep 12, 2013 Goldwater Institute files on behalf of 36 Republican state lawmakers, says tax to fund expansion violates AZ Constitution.

Effort to Defeat Medicaid Expansion Fails

Sep 11, 2013 Committee falls 5,000 signatures short of minimum needed for issue to go on next year's ballot.

"Doctors' Diaries," a two-part NOVA special.

AZ Week: Here Comes Obamacare

Sep 6, 2013 Debate over it continues raging, even as insurers, doctors, businesses prepare for enrollments come October.

Researchers Use Social Media to Study Nutrition Patterns

Sep 3, 2013 Survey participants used Twitter to document everything they ate and drank, and why, for 3 days.

Report: Arizona’s Cancer Rate Below US Average

Aug 28, 2013 Annual diagnoses in state total 27,000, 14% lower than nationally; 10,000 Arizonans die of cancer yearly.

New AZ Regulations Better Define Midwives' Scope Of Practice

Aug 22, 2013 State's department of health released changes this summer; Tucson midwife discusses how these affect her work.

Court Strikes Down AZ Law Denying Abortion Funding

Aug 22, 2013 Law disqualified women's health providers such as Planned Parenthood from receiving public money.

Epilepsy Rates in Hispanics Lower Along the AZ-Sonora Border

Aug 20, 2013 Recent study shows more Caucasians suffer from neurological disorder; results differ in non-border cities.

UA Launches Online Pediatric Integrative Med Curriculum

Aug 12, 2013 Demand for alternative treatments rising; program emphasizes preventative approach for complex issues.

The Granite Mountain Hotshot crew. Nineteen crew members were killed June 30, 2013, fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire.

Law Changes May Ensure Hotshot Families Survivor Benefits

Aug 7, 2013 AZ house speaker drafting a retroactive legislation; mother of one of 19 firefighters having a news conference in Prescott Wed.

Health Care Marketplaces Begin Enrollment in Fall

Aug 2, 2013 White House says insurance choices will increase for most consumers.

Veterans Make Up 16% of Homeless Adults, US officials say

Aug 2, 2013 Tucson nonprofit focuses on helping, hoping to decrease that number; Gus Hasdorff's story.

Emily Irwin, M.B.A. and SPHR, human resource director, talks about her decision for genetic testing resulting in a positive carrier for the genetic mutation for cancer, her available options for prevention, and her final decisions concerning her situation.

Genetic Testing Measures Risks, Offers Few Certainties

Jul 23, 2013 New gene-based tests and treatments provide patients with choices but no easy answers.

Pima County Public Library has nurses at 11 of its 23 branches.

Pima County Library Nurses Program Recognized as Innovative

Jul 19, 2013 The service pairs public health nurses with patrons to educate the public on health issues.

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