Healthcare
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2 million Arizonans could be impacted by a US Supreme Court ruling for South Carolina
A recent US Supreme Court decision gives Arizona the green light to enforce a long-blocked law that would strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood and other providers.
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Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could cripple some of Arizona’s rural hospitals
Large cuts to Medicaid in the massive tax and spending plan that Republicans are finalizing could deal a major blow to Arizona’s rural hospitals, threatening services for tens of thousands of residents.
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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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Arizona officials confirm measles outbreak in Navajo County
Health officials in Arizona say there are four linked measles cases in Navajo County, marking the state’s first outbreak this year.
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20 people, health care business and church charged in sober living scheme in Arizona
Twenty people were charged in an indictment involving billing that focused on sober living homes.
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U of A’s innovative way to tackle student mental health
The University of Arizona partners with Art Pharmacy to offer arts-based mental health support for students, starting in fall 2025.
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Republicans’ Medicaid cuts pit working Arizonans against the ultra wealthy
An Arizona nurse sounds the alarm about a new Republican budget proposal that will strip hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid while providing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
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Suffer from arachnophobia? New NAU study points to a cure
If you suffer from arachnophobia (fear of spiders), there’s hope: A new treatment plan from NAU has shown promising results.
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As measles spreads, vaccination rates continue to decline
Health professionals say mixed messaging from top officials along with widespread misinformation is contributing to declining vaccination rates, particularly in rural counties where health care access is already limited.
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Is Arizona’s lack of measles cases a fluke, given its low vaccination rate?
Nearly everyone who has contracted measles this year was unvaccinated—and roughly 12% of Arizona children haven’t had the vaccine by the time they start school.
