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Sun Health offers class for ‘friends’ of those …

11/18/2019
Sun Health will host the free class “How to be a Friend to My Friend with Dementia,” 10-11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22 at La Loma Health & Rehab, 14260 S. Denny Blvd., Litchfield Park.

Plan would allow over 200 retailers to sell …

11/14/2019
PHOENIX — Arizonans who want to use marijuana recreationally would get a lot of places to buy it under a plan unveiled Wednesday that sponsors hope voters will approve. The legislation …

CDC: Maricopa County has high HIV infection rate

11/10/2019
Maricopa County is one of 50 counties identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a high infection rate. These counties account for more than ½ of all HIV infections in the U.S.

Arizona officials seek protection for residents with …

11/8/2019
PHOENIX — Two Republican legislators and Attorney General Mark Brnovich are taking the first steps to craft legislation to ensure that Arizonans with preexisting conditions can still buy health …

Arizona medical marijuana program goes digital with ID …

11/6/2019
PHOENIX — Arizona’s medical marijuana program is going high tech. Sort of. Beginning Dec. 1, the state will stop issuing actual cards to those who are authorized to buy the drug, …

Judge asks whether Arizona prison health care deal …

10/14/2019
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge who has criticized Arizona's persistent noncompliance with a settlement requiring improvements to health care for prisoners has ordered lawyers for the state and inmates to decide whether they want to throw out the 5-year-old deal and instead bring the case to trial.

Upcoming class provides communicating tips for …

10/14/2019
Communicating with a loved one or friend who has Alzheimer’s or another form dementia can be challenging, both for the person with dementia as well as for someone trying to communicate with …

To vax or not to vax?

10/3/2019
Flu season is here, and with it comes the reminders to get vaccinated and the drives to the pharmacy to get that shot. Officials are also estimating a bad flu season ahead for the nation. But some …

Report: Arizona agency slow to investigate neglect, …

9/26/2019
PHOENIX — State health officials are slow at investigating reports of abuse and neglect at long-term care facilities, to the point where residents may …

Helping those we love: Family, caregivers key to …

9/22/2019
In a county ranked among the fastest growing nationally with a fast-growing elderly population, the incidence of Alzheimer’s and other memory loss conditions …

Three cases of vaping-related illness reported in …

9/18/2019
The Arizona Department of Health Services announced that three cases of vaping-related respiratory illness have been identified in the state, part of a national outbreak. All of the cases are in …

Tiny terrors: Arizona’s mosquitoes and how to avoid …

8/20/2019
By Tim Royan Cronkite News Monsoon storms, haboobs, scorching temperatures: Let’s face it, summer in Arizona comes with some big hazards. So it could be easy to forget one of the tiniest …