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Tucson Medical Center Opens Wellness Center at a Shopping Mall

Fitness classes, lectures and medical screenings will now be happening at La Encantada.

Q-and-A on Medicare Open Enrollment

Expert advises seniors to act now, with deadline two weeks away; some plans changing, others more costly.

UA Health Network Takeover Will Be Complete in January

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

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

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

Treatment Court helps vets who commit certain drug, alcohol-related offenses stay out of jail.

Voices for the Cure with Carolyn Green and LaTrice Jordan

Hear how family support and regular self-checks and mammograms helped a Tucson woman to survive breast cancer - twice.

Council Would Prepare Arizona in Case of Ebola Outbreak

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

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

Mosquitoes May Stay Until November

Pima County health officials receiving up to 10 complaints a day; warm weather, rain create prime spots for bugs to breed.

Voices for the Cure with Sherrie Dobson

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

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

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.

First UAMC Heart Transplant Recipient of 2014 Leaves Hospital

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

FDA Prioritizes UA Tests for Possible Valley Fever Cure

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

Healthcare Reform Remains a Top Issue in CD1

Democratic incumbent Kirkpatrick says Obamacare has benefited rural areas; Republican Tobin says it's bankrupting state.

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