Healthcare
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Prop 409 aims to expand care for Maricopa County’s only safety net health care system
A bond initiative on the November ballot would expand emergency and behavioral health care for Maricopa County’s only public teaching hospital and safety net health care system.
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Arizona farmers’ co-op works with hospitals, clinics to ‘prescribe’ fresh produce
An Arizona farmers’ co-op will work with a local hospital to provide 20 people who have diet-related ailments with locally grown produce.
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Here’s what to know about kissing bugs and Chagas disease in Arizona
There are seven species of kissing bugs in Arizona. Here’s why you shouldn’t squish them.
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‘Burns everywhere’: Arizona teen collapses from heatstroke on walk home from school
June Shaver was walking home from Dysart High School in El Mirage when she fainted from heatstroke, suffering serious burns as a result of the scorching asphalt.
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Medicaid cuts to bring major shifts to Arizona’s healthcare system
As over 300,000 Arizonans are set to lose health coverage over the next decade, the entire state will see a more strained health care system.
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How to tell if someone needs help in extreme heat—and what to do
Brush up on the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke with tips from the city of Phoenix.
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It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?
Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where all this leaves the 2025-26 flu vaccine. In short: Yes, the flu shot is still a thing. And four doctors we spoke to said they recommend you get your flu shot this year.
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She voted for Trump in 2016. Now, his threat of hospital closures puts her & her grandkids at risk
Kim Jones lives in Globe, and her local hospital is one of five rural hospitals at risk of closure because of Trump and congressional Republicans.
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Cuts in federal funding could slow efforts to end HIV in Arizona
Ending the spread of HIV in Arizona may become more difficult if federal funding is cut or eliminated.
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These 5 Arizona hospitals are at risk of closing now that Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ is law
Hospitals in Page, Winslow, Bisbee, Nogales, and Globe are all at risk of closing their doors after Trump signed the bill into law on July 4.
