Healthcare
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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.
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RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent time in tribal communities in Arizona and New Mexico this week highlighting ways they are trying to prevent chronic disease among Native Americans and Alaska Natives, something he has said is one of his top priorities. But Kennedy didn’t appear to publicly address a Native health program using traditional medicine and…
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‘We know we have work to do’: New Phoenix mural raises HIV/AIDS awareness
A new Phoenix mural is meant to raise awareness and provide public health information about HIV and AIDS, supporting the city’s initiative to eliminate new HIV diagnoses by 2030.
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Healthy Horizons: Vaccine insights from Arizona experts
Arizona’s new “Healthy Horizons” videos feature pediatricians sharing why vaccines matter as childhood immunization rates drop.
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For older adults taking medications, summer heat can be especially dangerous
Simply walking from your front door to your mailbox in the summer heat can be dangerous, especially for older adults taking certain medications.
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Rural and low-income children face steep barriers to critical vision care in Arizona
Research revealed gaps in pediatric vision care services in Arizona, especially for children insured by Arizona’s Medicaid program and those living in rural parts of the state.
