Arizona Health News

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Brandon Gray

Gov. Katie Hobbs announces $11M investment in to state’s health care workforce

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Friday the state will invest $11 million into the Arizona Board of Regents' AZ Healthy Tomorrow Initiative. 
18 hours ago
The donor's wife, Marie Johnson, was able to meet the recipient of her husband's lungs in Phoenix...
SuElen Rivera

Valley woman hears late husband’s lungs breathing life into recipient at Phoenix hospital

During an exchange that tugs at your heart-strings, a Valley woman had the chance to listen to her late husband's lungs breathing life into a donor recipient at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix last week. 
5 days ago
A sign indicates Phoenix Children's Hospital when it was on the Good Samaritan Medical Center campu...
Kevin Stone

Phoenix Children’s celebrates 40th birthday and isn’t done growing

Born 40 years ago as a hospital within a hospital, Phoenix Children's celebrated its birthday Monday as one of the nation’s fastest-growing pediatric health care systems.
12 days ago
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Brandon Gray

A leap forward: Abrazo Health 1st in Phoenix area to use AI system to detect seizures

Abrazo West Campus announced Friday it is the first hospital in the greater Phoenix area with an EEG system that uses artificial intelligence.
13 days ago
Carol Giuliani, who is a member of the Dementia-Friendly Airports Working group and works as a trav...
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Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport working to be more inclusive for travelers with dementia

Phoenix Sky Harbor is one of several airports across the nation making strides to be more inclusive for passengers that have dementia.
17 days ago
This photo provided by Pfizer in September 2023 shows single-dose vials of the company's updated CO...
Associated Press

Here is what you need to know about the new COVID-19 shots

Most Americans should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said. Here's what you need to know.
17 days ago
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix has started employing the POLARx cryoablation system, a ca...
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Phoenix hospital 1st in nation to use new atrial fibrillation treatment

A Phoenix hospital is the first in the United States to use an innovative technology to treat patients that suffer from an irregular, abnormally fast heart rate.
19 days ago
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Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Arizona stories from Sept. 2-3

In case you missed it. Here are some of the biggest stories that headlined the Arizona news cycle over the weekend.
27 days ago
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Serena O'Sullivan

Maricopa county invests $2M to bolster local opioid treatment programs

Maricopa County will invest $12 million in local organizations that provide opioid treatment programs, officials said.
29 days ago
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Brandon Gray

Mental health providers to be placed in metro Phoenix Banner Health primary care clinics

Banner Health and Phoenix-based evolvedMD are partnering to place mental health providers at Banner's primary care clinics in metro Phoenix.
30 days ago
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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company partners with Phoenix company for lower priced medications

A virtual wellness company based in Phoenix just got the green light from a company founded by a famous "Shark Tank" judge.
30 days ago
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Brandon Gray

Glendale hospital enhances spinal fusion procedures with GPS-guided robotic arm

Abrazo Arrowhead Campus has expanded its surgical robots with the addition of a GPS-guided robotic arm for spinal procedures. 
1 month ago
FILE - Protesters march around the Arizona Capitol after the Supreme Court decision to overturn the...
Brandon Gray

Court date set for hearing on Arizona’s pre-statehood near abortion ban law

A date has been set for the Arizona Supreme Court to review a lower court's conclusion that doctors can't be prosecuted under a pre-statehood abortion law. 
1 month ago
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Brandon Gray

Phoenix libraries run out opioid reversal kits 2 weeks after program launch

Two weeks after Phoenix launched its program to provide free opioid overdose reversal medication Naloxone (Narcan) at its city library branches, supplies ran out of stock due to high demand.
1 month ago
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Associated Press

Biden targets diabetes drug, 9 others for Medicare price talks

The popular diabetes treatment Jardiance and the blood thinner Eliquis are on the list of 10 drugs announced Tuesday.
1 month ago
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KTAR.com

Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Arizona stories from Aug. 26-27

In case you missed it. Here are some of the biggest stories that headlined the Arizona news cycle over the weekend.
1 month ago
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Brandon Gray

Gov. Katie Hobbs signs bill giving Arizona 911 dispatchers unlimited mental health services

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2717 which will provide the state's 911 operators unlimited mental health services.
1 month ago
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Balin Overstolz McNair

‘I carried all five of those!’: Washington mother gives birth to quintuplets at Phoenix hospital

A Washington mother who gave birth to five newborn babies in Phoenix in June is set to return home this week.
1 month ago
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Phoenix, Grand Canyon University, businesses collaborate to start workforce training program

Grand Canyon University, the city of Phoenix and several businesses are partnering to start a workforce training program. 
1 month ago
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Gov. Katie Hobbs extends Arizona Substance Abuse Partnership with executive order

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order announcing the continuation of the Arizona Substance Abuse Partnership on Monday which happens to be National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. 
1 month ago
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks during a roundtable on data privacy guidance for people ...
Kevin Stone

Arizona AG issues privacy guidance for consumers seeking reproductive health care

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued a consumer alert with guidance on how to avoid leaving a digital footprint while seeking reproductive health care.
1 month ago
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Taylor Tasler

New Welcome Center gives extra support for Arizona youth entering foster care system

The Arizona Department of Child Safety has opened a new Welcome Center to facilitate kids' entry into the state's foster care system.
1 month ago
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Brandon Gray

New nighttime farmer’s market making its debut this fall in the West Valley

Starting this fall, a new farmer's market called Heritage Night Market is coming to Sportsman's Park in Glendale.
1 month ago
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Colton Krolak

Phoenix Public Library branches offer free Narcan to combat opioid crisis

Lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone, also known as Narcan, is now available for free at any Phoenix Public Library branch.
2 months ago