Stories tagged: "health care"

Opinion FILE - In this Thursday, April 16, 2007 file photo, X-ray technician Martina Rosenow, right, and assistant medical technician Marianne Warnholz, demonstrate the mammogram screening program in Berlin. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns, File)
Opinion OPINION: We Depend on Preventative Health Care. Don’t Take it Away.

A decision by a single federal judge in Texas recently ripped away no-cost preventive health care from over 150 million Americans.

Ali Farrell Ali Farrell May 1, 2023 12:55 pm MST
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Local ‘Unforgivable:’ Arizona Veterans Call out Republicans for Voting to Cut Their Benefits

An analysis suggests the GOP bill would force a 22% reduction in veterans benefits, which would eliminate thousands of staffing positions at the VA and cause Arizona veterans to lose 127,000 outpatient doctors visits.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil May 1, 2023 12:40 pm MST
Coronavirus The Center for Rural Health sends texts in English and Spanish, aimed at rural residents, to people who sign up for the service. A text in Spanish says the Office of Research on Women's Health offers personal and professional development resources, while the second text says that the center is hosting a seminar on April 20 to educate people on the causes and impact of extreme heat. (Photo illustration by Drake Presto/Cronkite News)
Coronavirus Text ‘Join’ to Get COVID-19 and Health Updates in Rural Arizona

The service was created to help rural Arizonans who live in "medical deserts."

Lux Butler Lux Butler April 27, 2023 8:00 am MST
Healthcare Dr. Ricky Ochoa and his mom (Photo courtesy of Ochoa)
Healthcare ‘It Was Taxing to Say the Least’: One Arizona Family’s Experience With America’s Caregiving Crisis

Dr. Ricky Ochoa of Yuma struggled to afford care for his mom after she was diagnosed with dementia.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner April 19, 2023 11:47 am MST
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Abortion Arizona Providers Confident Abortions Will Continue Despite Court Challenges

Arizona health care providers are confident they will be able to continue providing safe abortions, even as courts tangle over an order that could halt distribution of a key abortion medication.

Alexis Waiss Alexis Waiss April 17, 2023 7:27 am MST

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WASHINGTON - APRIL 19: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., leaves Sen. Mark Kelly's office after meeting with Sen. Kelly and Rep. Ruben Gallego in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Education BREAKING: Sinema Joins Republicans in Vote to Overturn Student Loan Debt Relief
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Abortion Orden podría detener distribución de medicamento abortivo

Los proveedores de atención médica de Arizona tienen confianza de que podrán continuar brindando abortos seguros, incluso cuando los tribunales discuten una orden que podría detener la distribución de un medicamento clave para el aborto.

Alexis Waiss Alexis Waiss April 17, 2023 7:22 am MST
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LGBTQ Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Wants To Make It Easier for LGBTQ Individuals To Donate Blood

It’s 2023, and men still cannot donate blood or plasma for three months after their most recent sexual contact with a man.

Kylie Werner Kylie Werner April 4, 2023 11:50 am MST