Pima County Library's Synapse Team on helping mental health community-wide.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Meet Malea Chavez, the CEO of The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona; Gianluca Russo on "The Power of Plus" in fashion; and, Tony talks with the new CEO of The Western National Parks Association.
Nosotros program helps identify liver disease with free fibroscans
Liver disease disproportionately affects the Hispanic community, and in Tucson, a local program is taking action to fight this trend.
Text ‘join’ to get COVID-19, health updates in rural Arizona
The program, based at UArizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, built the platform and system with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
AG Mayes says Arizona retains access to abortion medication
The announcement comes after a federal judge placed an injunction against Mifepristone, a drug used in non-surgical abortions.
Unmet need remains as Tucson increases housing services
According to a new report, Tucson has served nearly 1,600 unsheltered persons but the need remains high.
Report places Arizona first in U.S. for rate of COVID-19 deaths
Arizona residents were less likely to be vaccinated, wear masks and maintain social distance, according to researchers in a peer-reviewed study.
Autism rates rise in U.S., along with awareness in communities of color
The CDC surveyed communities in 11 states, including Arizona, California and Utah, in 2018 and again in 2020 to detect what had changed or remained the same for 8-year-olds and 4-year-olds.
Arizona springtime brings concern about disease-carrying ticks
Experts are creating the state's first database for the parasitic pest.
Future doctors meet their match
UA medical students learn where they will go for their next training.
Dementia’s dangerous rise leads legislators to ask up to $500,000 for Alzheimer’s
State legislators are pushing a bill to build a state dementia plan.
Robotic surgery comes to Cochise County.
Canyon Vista Medical Center gets help for surgeons.
Experts say change of seasons leads to less sleep
The start of spring could create some restless nights.
"Above all else, believe us"
Advocates say doctors can show biased behavior toward autistic adults
Planned Parenthood Arizona expands services to include vasectomies
The procedure will now be offered in the Southern Arizona Regional Health Center.
Obstetrician appeals decision over Arizona abortion law
The suit seeks to reverse an Arizona Court of Appeals ruling that said doctors couldn’t be charged for performing abortions in the first 15 weeks of pregnancy.
