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Head and neck cancer surgeon joins team at Banner MD …

12/5/2023
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert now has an expert to treat cancer cases of the head and neck. Dr. Harrison Cash recently became the newest member of the hospital’s surgical …

Phoenix Banner CEO named to 100 Most Influential …

12/4/2023
Peter S. Fine, CEO of Banner Health, has again been named to “Modern Healthcare”’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.

Montgomery changes course, recuses himself from …

11/30/2023
PHOENIX — Reversing course, Supreme Court Justice William Montgomery said Thursday he won’t take part in deciding whether virtually all abortions are illegal in Arizona after he came under criticism for past comments.

Medicare scams are convincing: Protect yourself with …

11/30/2023
Report suspected fraud by calling Medicare at 1-800-633-4227, the Office of Inspector General’s fraud hotline at 1-800-447-8477, the Federal Bureau of Investigations at fbi.gov/elderfraud, or …

Hobbs signs petition to put abortion measure on 2024 …

11/28/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday said her own experiences with miscarriages and surgical procedures convinces her voters need to enshrine the right of abortion into the Arizona Constitution.

Mayes sues insulin manufacturers, distributors …

11/27/2023
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes filed suit Monday against manufacturers and distributors of insulin accusing them of conspiring to raise prices and keep them high.

Testing to breathe easy: Lung cancer screenings …

11/26/2023
During the past five years, Arizona ranks 46th in the nation when it comes to lung cancer screenings.

Learning more about ‘forever chemical’ PFAS

11/21/2023
With media inquiries and questions from the public as well as the continued evolution of the science around the “forever chemical” known as PFAS, officials at Arizona Department of Environmental Quality are working to raise awareness about contamination and its potential health risks.

Phoenix-based nonprofit provided 27K contraceptive …

11/15/2023
More than 27,000 unduplicated females received contraceptive services at Affirm-supported Title X (Ten) clinics across Arizona in 2022.

Arizona prison system to boost spending for health …

11/12/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona’s prison system will boost spending and medical staffing for prison healthcare by more than a third as it works to meet a federal judge’s orders that it vastly improve treatment of the nearly 25,000 prisoners in state-run prisons, but the move puts added pressure on a state budget that is already deep in the red.

Banner–University in Phoenix marks 100 heart …

11/8/2023
Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix’s Advanced Heart Failure Program recently completed its 100th successful heart transplant since the program started three years ago.

$110K raised in Phoenix for Ability360 programs, …

11/8/2023
Nearly 400 community leaders and supporters helped raise more than $110,000 for Ability360, the Phoenix-based nonprofit that for 40 years has hosted empowering programs for people with all disabilities.