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A crowd listens to families and victims of sober living homes share their devastating stories at a town hall meeting organized by 'Stolen People, Stolen Benefits,' a grassroots watchdog group on Tuesday, March 26.
On Tuesday night, both rural and urban Natives traveled from near and far to the site of a former boarding school at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix to share the devastating impacts of a sober-living-home scandal that gained widespread notoriety after the shutdown of more than 300 facilities last year.
Mar. 27, 2024
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A University of Arizona researcher received $750,000 from the National Institutes of Health to help prevent nurses from developing work-related asthma.
Mar. 27, 2024
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A new transition-to-practice program in Arizona has welcomed its first cohort of nurses. The 12-month program supports newly-graduated nurses at hospitals in more rural areas and aims to prevent burnout.
Mar. 26, 2024
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The San Carlos Apache said Monday that the federal government owes it $3 million for health-care services, one of two tribes arguing before the Supreme Court for more support from the Indian Health Service.
Mar. 26, 2024
Yellow flowers on a plant
There’s a growing body of research looking into how kids born during COVID-19 quarantines may be affected by allergies going forward.
Mar. 26, 2024
two people walking down a nursing home hallway
A bill that aims to better regulate memory care and nursing home facilities is working its way through the Arizona Senate.
Mar. 25, 2024
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Hannah Bassett with the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting spoke with The Show about breaking the story of how state leaders misled the public about the scope of the Medicaid billing fraud scandal.
Mar. 25, 2024
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A Yuma man is the first person to have a Neuralink implant placed on his brain. Noland Arbaugh, 29, received the implant from the company co-founded by Elon Musk.
Mar. 23, 2024
Caring for a loved one with dementia can be tough. Navigating the health care system or finding the right kind of support can be even more challenging. Geropsychologist Natali Edmonds Psy.D., says caregivers face many hurdles. Edmonds explains what she does to help.
Mar. 23, 2024
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A recent CDC study shows that racial or ethnic groups often see negative health effects because of unmet social and economic needs. Officials say understanding how these needs affect health could lead to policy solutions and better care.
Mar. 22, 2024
Lawmakers are working to tighten the reins on fraudulent sober living homes after bad actors defrauded Arizona’s Medicaid agency out of billions of dollars. But one such bill was voted down Thursday evening in the House, while a less expansive version advanced.
Mar. 22, 2024
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CDC data released in January shows that the rate of congenital syphilis among American Indians and Alaska Natives was triple the rate for African Americans and nearly 12 times the rate for white babies in 2022.
Mar. 21, 2024
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Democratic state Sen. Priya Sundareshan, the sponsor of an Arizona bill seeking to guarantee the right to contraception, spoke about it with The Show.
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Mar. 21, 2024
The effects of a month-old cyberattack that hit one of the country’s largest medical technology companies is still unresolved, leaving Arizona, and other states’ healthcare systems, scrambling for cash.
Mar. 21, 2024
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Family caregivers are still struggling to navigate health care for loved ones living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, according to a new report by the Alzheimer’s Association.
Mar. 20, 2024
Wednesday is National Native HIV-AIDS Awareness Day, first observed in 2007. This year’s theme is “It’s All Relative, Our Experience Makes a Difference.” It’s still a serious public health issue affecting tribal communities all across Indian Country, especially in Arizona.
Mar. 20, 2024
The Phoenix City Council
Phoenix leaders will have to decide whether to save tens of millions to address future budget shortfalls or spend money on items some residents are pushing for.
Mar. 19, 2024
Boxes of naloxone.
The health department’s new multimedia campaign features healthcare providers and experts, and people impacted by opioid addictions talking about the benefits of naloxone, also known as Narcan.
Mar. 19, 2024
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A bill that would have allowed families of residents in long-term care to place cameras in their rooms has died in the Arizona legislature.
Mar. 19, 2024
Valley fever coccidioides fungus
The atmospheric rivers that’ve pummeled California this winter have caused flooding, mudslides and other impacts. But the phenomenon is also leading to an increase in Valley fever cases in that state.
Mar. 19, 2024

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