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About 10,000 more Arizona children could qualify for health coverage under the state’s Medicaid program next year.
Nov. 30, 2023
The Show spoke with Dr. Aris Mosley, medical director for the First Episode Center in Avondale, about serious mental illnesses and how she talks about mental health differently.
Nov. 29, 2023
The state’s advisory council on psychedelic-mushroom research met for the first time Tuesday to start deciding how to use $5 million for multiphase clinical research. But it’s unlikely the funds will ever pay for the research as intended.
Nov. 28, 2023
Philosopher Kaitlyn Creasy argues that you might have unconditional love in your life — and you can still feel lonely.
Nov. 28, 2023
The Show spoke with radio producer, filmmaker and podcast host Bianca Giaever about the concept of night walking.
Nov. 28, 2023
An Arizona marijuana establishment has voluntarily recalled specific products due to possible contamination with Aspergillus. This is the second recall of marijuana products due to the fungus this year.
Nov. 27, 2023
Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit Monday against several pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufacturers. It alleges they schemed to inflate the price of insulin and other diabetes drugs in violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act.
Nov. 27, 2023
The Show spoke with Dr. Theresa Cullen, director of the Pima County Health Department, about potential air filtration centers.
Nov. 27, 2023
The Arizona Department of Health Services will open a grant application window in about a month for research institutions interested in conducting studies which measure the efficacy of psilocybin mushrooms.
Nov. 26, 2023
Could music be the key to helping women who are experiencing sleep problems during menopause? A recent study suggests that it could.
Nov. 25, 2023
This fall, the Arizona Department of Health Services has already tracked more than twice as many flu cases than what’s typical for this time of year. RSV caseloads are about average, but they’ve increased about 21% just since last week.
Nov. 24, 2023
More than 1,100 experts have joined the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in boycotting the medical journal Nutrients over ethical concerns. The move follows a tepid response to a letter sent last year and signed by 800 doctors, nurses and scientists, several from Arizona.
Nov. 22, 2023
The Workforce 2 You program begins in early 2024, offering accelerated training programs will last 4-12 weeks for people in Gila Bend, Queen Creek and Wickenburg.
Nov. 22, 2023
While Arizona allows gender amendments on birth certificates, it requires proof of gender reassignment surgery, a chromosomal count pointing towards a different sex or a court order.
Nov. 22, 2023
According to the CDC, the national rate of vaccine exemptions among kindergarteners is at 3%, the highest it's ever been. CDC data also shows exemptions in Arizona trending higher, even before the pandemic.
Nov. 21, 2023
This time of year, many cities and nonprofits encourage "healthy giving" to help unsheltered people.
Nov. 21, 2023
The rate of infant mortality in the state is now 6 deaths per 1,000 live births, compared to 5.6 deaths per 1,000 births nationally.
Nov. 21, 2023
With Thanksgiving and other holiday gatherings approaching, Dr. Kirin Raman with the Arizona Department of Health Services said Arizonans should take precautions as COVID-19 and other seasonal respiratory infections spread.
Nov. 21, 2023
The CDC issued a warning for a salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut cantaloupes, which has spread to 15 states, including Arizona.
Nov. 20, 2023
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, only 6% of residents in Arizona nursing homes are up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccines. For staff, that figure is even lower. Just over 1% received the latest booster or the bivalent shot in the past two months.
Nov. 20, 2023
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