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The president of the Navajo Nation has declared a public health state of emergency. It’s for tribal members affected by the fraudulent behavioral health schemes targeting them in the Phoenix area.
Jun. 21, 2023
Valley fever is well-known in Arizona. Late summer and fall is its peak season. Through KJZZ's Q&AZ reporting project, a listener asked, Isn’t it true if you’ve had Valley fever previously you won’t get it again?
Jun. 21, 2023
The Show talked more about the AHCCCS process of determination in Arizona with Carmen Heredia, director of AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid program.
Jun. 21, 2023
Advocates celebrated earlier this month when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that kept intact one of the few ways people with disabilities, older adults and their families can protect their rights when a federally-funded program like Medicaid isn't safely administered.
Jun. 21, 2023
The Show spoke with Moana Meadow, the head of a psychedelic facilitation center in California, on the future of psychedelics like magic mushrooms and ketamine in mental health care.
Jun. 21, 2023
Last week, Attorney General Kris Mayes joined 23 states and Washington, D.C., in a letter supporting stronger protections for patients’ reproductive health information.
Jun. 20, 2023
An online program within the ASU College of Health Solutions received a three million dollar grant to train people to become community health workers. Funding comes from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.
Jun. 18, 2023
Every year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation releases its Kids Count Data Book showing state trends in child well-being. Arizona has improved overall in some areas, but is still doing poorly across the board.
Jun. 15, 2023
We often talk about cancer using the language of war: “She’s battling breast cancer” or “he won his fight against lung cancer.” Elaine Schattner doesn't see it as a battle.
Jun. 15, 2023
If Arizona's largest emergency homeless shelter wants to keep getting money from Phoenix, it will need to be more transparent. The City Council discussed a $4.4 million contract to support Central Arizona Shelter Services, Councilwoman Ann O’Brien said she hasn’t seen enough progress over the past two years.
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Jun. 14, 2023
Michael Riehle, a professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Arizona, joined The Show to talk about what to expect later this summer with West Nile virus.
Jun. 14, 2023
AI assistants like ChatGPT promise to change the future of medicine and improve public access to information. But the authors of a new paper in JAMA Network Open wondered: How do AIs respond to people who are suicidal or dealing with sexual assault or addiction?
Jun. 8, 2023
The Affordable Care Act requires private insurers to cover certain preventive health screenings with no out-of-pocket costs for the patient. But a recent federal court decision out of Texas would block enforcement of that rule.
Jun. 8, 2023
The Show spoke with Dr. Colin Haile is a research associate professor at the University of Houston about a new approach to bringing the number of deaths from drug overdoses down.
Jun. 8, 2023
COVID-19 risk remains very low nationwide. And by some measures, Arizona is now seeing some of the lowest levels of virus spread since the pandemic began more than three years ago.
Jun. 7, 2023
To address the question of whether or not an ASU medical school will fix the lack of medical professionals, The Show spoke with Will Humble, director of the Arizona Public Health Association.
Jun. 7, 2023
The CDC says overdose deaths are still a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, and that the majority of those involve opioids. Researchers like John Streicher are trying to figure out ways to bring those numbers down.
Jun. 6, 2023
Arizona State University has announced plans to launch a new School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering. It's part of a larger effort to address the state’s growing healthcare needs.
Jun. 1, 2023
Although more than four-fifths of diabetes cases in pregnant females develop during pregnancy, studies show pre-pregnancy diabetes poses a greater risk for mothers and infants. A new study by the National Center for Health Statistics shows those cases have been rising steadily, especially in Arizona.
May. 31, 2023
The Show talked with Justin Chase, president and CEO of Solari Crisis and Human Services, about how it's been going since July 2022 when the 988 hotline launched.
May. 31, 2023
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