New heart procedure reduces patient recovery time
PHOENIX — A relatively new heart surgery procedure radically lowers the recovery time for patients and may help save lives, according to medical experts who are training physicians in Arizona on the method.
Cronkite News Consumer Special: May 25, 2016
The Cronkite News team investigates health, community and livelihood stories. A few of the topics in this newscast include Arizona Zika virus reports, yoga for football players, youth obesity solutions and summer hiking tips.
Tucson AHL team, another step in growth of hockey in Arizona
TUCSON — When he lived in the Valley, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild had a front row seat for the growth of hockey in Arizona.
Arizona summit on Zika teaches health officials how to tackle virus
PHOENIX — Arizona health officials joined the global battle to fight the Zika virus in a daylong summit Tuesday, educating doctors and other medical professionals and emergency personnel on ways to prevent and handle the mosquito-born virus that causes devastating birth defects.
ASU research suggests new FDA food labels alone may not change behavior
PHOENIX — The Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday updates to the nutrition facts label for packaged foods.
NFL promises to return some Defense Department marketing funds
WASHINGTON - Arizona's senators welcomed the announcement this week by NFL officials that the league would return more than $723,000 of Defense Department recruitment funds that had been used to fund events at games honoring troops.
West Valley cities saw some of nation’s fastest growth last year
WASHINGTON - Two West Valley cities were among the fastest growing in the nation in 2015, according to Census Bureau estimates released Thursday.
In Schweikert’s Capitol Hill office, it’s a dog-meet-dog world
WASHINGTON - President Harry Truman reportedly said that, "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." So Rep. David Schweikert, R-Fountain Hills, and his staff have at least two friends on most days in Washington.
Tempe council members create program to bolster equal pay efforts for women
TEMPE – Tempe council members are trying to shrink the pay gap between men and women by encouraging business owners to tout their equal pay practices.
What are the most popular dog breeds in Maricopa County?
PHOENIX – While you may see more dachshunds in Sun City and more Siberian huskies in Apache Junction, some breeds dominate in all parts of the Maricopa County.
Elderly Arizonans face familiar voting barriers
PHOENIX - Loretta O’Malley has been voting since she was 21-years-old. Even in Okinawa, Japan in the 1950s, she cast her ballot while serving in the U.S. military.
