Arizona Health News

new medical park in Chandler opening September 2024...
KTAR.com

ACT Medical Park opening in Chandler to provide advanced imaging services

The grand opening for a new medical park in Chandler called the ACT Medical Park near Pecos and McQueen roads will be held on Sept. 19.
21 days ago
HonorHealth announced Wednesday it has agreed to take operational control of multiple Valley hospit...
Danny Shapiro

HonorHealth to take control of multiple Valley hospitals from Steward

HonorHealth announced Wednesday it has agreed to take operational control of multiple Valley hospitals under the Steward Health Care shield.
23 days ago
cancer center in Goodyear...
Serena O'Sullivan

New cancer research center opening to serve West Valley patients

A new cancer center in Goodyear opening to offer comprehensive services, such as genetic counseling, chemotherapy and more, to patients.
24 days ago
Ban on Arizona transgender girls playing girls school team sports remains blocked....
Associated Press

Ban on Arizona transgender girls playing girls school team sports remains blocked, court says

A federal appeals court upheld a lower-court ruling that blocks Arizona from enforcing a 2022 law that bans transgender girls from playing on girls school sports teams.
24 days ago
Arizona health maternal mortality...
Bailey Leasure

Arizona Department of Health receives $3 million grant to study maternal mortality

The Arizona Department of Health has been granted $3 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of a plan to improve maternal health.
1 month ago
Street vendors without permits allegedly made 17 people sick...
Serena O'Sullivan

Street tacos from Valley vendors without permits make 17 people sick

Love street tacos? You might get sick like 17 victims who reported their illnesses after eating food from street vendors without permits.
1 month ago
Barrow Neurological Institute is launching a study to determine if long COVID is a risk factor for ...
Bailey Leasure

Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix to study if COVID increases the risk for Alzheimer’s

Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix is launching a study to determine if long COVID is a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease.
1 month ago
Mark Kelly takes questions from reporters....
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Mark Kelly says he hopes abortion rights will drive voters to the polls in CNN interview

Mark Kelly was on CNN's The Source with Kaitlin Collins and spoke on a number of topics, from abortion rights and health care to politics.
2 months ago
St. Luke's Behavioral Health Center in Phoenix....
Danny Shapiro

St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center in Phoenix shut down to address health and safety concerns

St. Luke's Behavioral Health Center in Phoenix has been shut down due to health and safety concerns, officials said Thursday.
2 months ago
The state of Arizona has filed a lawsuit against a formerly licensed midwife in an effort to preven...
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Unlicensed Arizona midwife continues to practice

The state of Arizona has filed a lawsuit against a formerly licensed midwife in an effort to prevent her from continuing to provide care to pregnant women and newborns.
2 months ago
Members of Arizona for Abortion Access, the ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights in the Ar...
Associated Press

Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot after officials verify over 577,000 signatures

Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution.
2 months ago
A Phoenix Children's patient smiles during the 2023 Give-A-Thon....
Kevin Stone

Phoenix Children’s ‘can’t function’ without fundraisers like this week’s Give-A-Thon

Phoenix Children’s can’t continue its mission of providing world-class health care to families in Arizona and beyond without fundraisers like the Give-A-Thon.
2 months ago
Horse and owner of The Godspeed Project...
Heidi Hommel

The Godspeed Project helping Valley families with nontraditional grief support

Megan MacIntosh lost her 18-year-old-son to a fentanyl overdose in January 2021 and started The Godspeed Project after traditional therapy wasn't working.
2 months ago
Banner Desert Medical Center opens clinic for maternal, fetal care...
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Banner Desert opens clinic for maternal, fetal care at Mesa hospital

Banner Desert Medical Center announced a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for its Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) clinic in Mesa on Monday. 
2 months ago
Triplets born at the Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix...
Serena O'Sullivan

West Phoenix hospital welcomes its second set of triplets

The three triplets born on July 29 were the second set of three babies the Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix has welcomed.
2 months ago
VA facility in Phoenix center of controversy after new report...
Serena O'Sullivan

Rep. Ruben Gallego says he wants to solve cover-up around Arizona veteran’s death

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego wants to know why a veteran died after a medical emergency outside a VA facility in Phoenix.
2 months ago
Phoenix Children's in Glendale celebrates grand opening...
Serena O'Sullivan

New Phoenix Children’s in Glendale set to open to public in early August

Gov. Katie Hobbs was one of several speakers at the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the new Phoenix Children's Hospital in Glendale.
2 months ago
Insomnia in the summer may be due to Arizona heat, doctor says...
Serena O'Sullivan

Struggling with insomnia? Arizona summer heat may be to blame, sleep expert says

Arizonans who are dealing with insomnia in the summer months can blame the heat, according to a sleep expert with Banner Health.
2 months ago
Patient donates blood at Vitalant drive...
Payne Moses

Tempe Vitalant blood drive brings low turnout amid hardest week to maintain supplies

Vitalant held Arizona's largest blood drive at Tempe Center for the Arts on Sunday, but turnout was far below expected amid the summer's most taxing week to maintain needed supplies, the company said.
3 months ago
Sonora Quest waiting room in Buckeye...
Payne Moses

Sonora Quest Laboratories opens first patient service center in Buckeye

Sonora Quest Laboratories recently opened its first patient service center (PSC) in Buckeye, the company announced Tuesday.
3 months ago
Dr. Girish Mour, left, and Dr. David Lott look in on Marty Kedian after his larynx transplant surge...
Associated Press

Arizona surgeons help cancer patient regain voice with rare larynx transplant

A cancer patient has regained his voice after Arizona surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and replaced it with a donated one.
3 months ago
Banner Imaging and HeartFlow are collaborating to offer a new program to help new patients detect c...
Bailey Leasure

New Banner Health Center in Scottsdale is set to open

A new Banner health center in Scottsdale that will provide primary care and other health services, is set to open Tuesday.
3 months ago
Arizona Abortion Access Act supporters deliver signature petitions for the ballot measure to the Se...
Kevin Stone

Arizona abortion rights advocates submit twice as many signatures as needed for ballot initiative

Arizona Abortion Access Act supporters submitted more than double the amount of signatures needed to get the measure on the ballot Wednesday.
3 months ago
Patient gives blood at a Vitalant blood drive. (Vitalant Facebook photo)...
KTAR.com

Vitalant needs 600 donors for Saving Arizona Blood Drive on July 7 in Tempe

Become a hero by donating blood at the Saving Arizona Blood Drive hosted by Vitalant on July 7 at Tempe Center for the Arts.
3 months ago