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A nurse pushes a patient in a wheelchair.

'Like a freight train we can’t stop': Health care workers prepare for the worst

Apr 3, 2020 As Arizona health care workers brace for a surge of COVID-19 patients, experts warn of the burden on their mental health.
A community health worker with the University of Arizona talks to a client during a mobile health screening event in Arizona in this photo taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health workers, aid groups step in to fill Spanish-language gap around COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020 More than 1 million people speak Spanish at home in Arizona, but official coronavirus bilingual communication has lagged.
Surrounded by city and county officials, Pima County Supervisors Chairman Richard Elías and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero speak to reporters at a March 9, 2020 news conference about the local response to the spread of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19.

Remembering Richard Elías

Apr 2, 2020 Tucson Mayor Regina Romero calls Elías' death a 'huge loss.'
An eye exam hangs on the wall of a health clinic.

Arizona hospital group says target for adding beds is a tall order, but possible

Mar 30, 2020 The governor has ordered hospitals to increase bed capacity by 50% by the end of April.
Banner Health workers seal a collection kit at a drive-thru testing site, in this undated still image from video. Banner says the testing is by <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/patients/patient-resources/covid-19" target="_blank">appointment only</a>.

Low testing rates give misleading picture of virus spread in Arizona, experts say

Mar 27, 2020 Arizona could be closer to New York and Washington state than test numbers indicate.
A highway sign between Bisbee and Elfrida in Cochise County, 2016.

In Cochise County, more space may slow coronavirus spread, but presents a challenge for care

Mar 26, 2020 County officials say testing is not necessary for all.
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Cara Christ gives COVID-19 updates with Gov. Doug Ducey, in this still image from a March 25 video.

Arizona health director expects COVID-19 illnesses to peak in April, hospitalizations in May

Mar 26, 2020 Gov. Ducey on Thursday issued an order to hospitals to develop plans to increase capacity.
Professor Michael Sulkowski says it's important for parents adjusting to school closures and working from home not to try and be an expert teacher and to be a parent first.

Advice to parents: Listen, be flexible and cut yourselves a break

Mar 25, 2020 A school psychology professor offers suggestions to parents during school closures related to the new coronavirus.
Photo posted March 13 on the Arizona Department of Health Facebook page in a post about the state's COVID-19 testing capacity at the time.

UA student tests positive for COVID-19, describes experience

Mar 23, 2020 The student, who is recovering in quarantine, says she was tested because she had asthma.
Martin Fontes installs a take out window in the doorway of Martin's Comida Chingona on March 18, 2020.

Caruso's, other local restaurants counting on takeout and delivery to make it through virus

Mar 19, 2020 Restaurants have few options after Tucson adopted the White House's latests COVID-19 guidelines.
Looking upstream Sabino Creek on one of the bridges at the popular recreation site in Tucson in early winter.

Arizona working to define and protect its waterways cut from Clean Water Act

Mar 10, 2020 The state needs to fill a regulatory gap following the new "Waters of the U.S." rule.
Vials of naloxone, which can be used to counter the effects of an opioid overdose.

Some pushing for wider distribution of opioid-overdose antidote

Mar 5, 2020 With hundreds of overdoses so far this year, law enforcement and health workers are using naloxone to save lives.
The exterior of the AC Marriott Hotel in downtown Tucson.

Groups say development incentives are gentrifying Tucson

Mar 4, 2020 Activists say GPLET agreements drive up rents. The reality is more complicated.
Craig Station, a coal fired power plant in northwest Colorado, is slated to close by 2030.

As Western coal plants close, what happens to their water?

Feb 27, 2020 Closures looming, communities are starting to discuss how this newly freed up water should be put to use.

Novel or familiar: A conversation about drug addiction and the brain

Feb 19, 2020 Researchers are seeking a better understanding of compulsive behavior on a cellular level.
Mohab Ibrahim wondered if the green of parks could be why they seem to be effective at soothing headaches.

How green light might help pain sufferers wary of opioid addiction

Feb 19, 2020 A UA scientist is researching how the color green can be used to help manage chronic pain.

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