Franks, other lawmakers back religious groups ahead of Supreme Court hearing
WASHINGTON - Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, led other lawmakers Tuesday in a show of support for religious groups on the eve of their Supreme Court challenge of an Obamacare mandate for birth-control benefits in employee health plans.
UA medical students find their match, join residency programs across country
Sixty-six medical students held their breath. Seconds later, all 66 cheered with joy and jubilation.
VA says it will remove three top officials of troubled Phoenix hospital
WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday that it has issued "notices of proposed removal" to three top executives at the Phoenix health care system - two years after problems there were first reported.
Rural Arizona residents with multiple sclerosis lack access to care
YUMA – Every three months, Mary Schaal makes the nearly 400-mile round trip from her home in Yuma to Gilbert on the southeastern edge of Phoenix.
Phoenix startup employs diverse workers with disabilities
Water rushes out of a spout in a small factory in north Phoenix as Andrew Lascurain holds a square plastic bags up to the nozzle.
Shortage of large animal veterinarians threatens health of Arizona livestock industry
COCHISE — Traditional veterinary medicine for large food animals in rural Arizona has all but vanished, leaving the state’s livestock industry increasingly vulnerable to disease and even death.
Bill would exempt refugees and others with community gardens from strict health rules
A community garden where refugees such as Bhutanese-American Punya Koirala grow the vegetables of their homelands may soon be able to sell produce to grade schools and universities under a recently introduced bill.
Chefs and restaurant inspectors share responsibility to keep food safe
Chefs and health inspectors approach dining out in different ways but share a common goal: to reward your trust in restaurants by making sure food is safe for you to eat.
New detection method may improve Lyme disease diagnosis in Arizona
SCOTTSDALE - Researchers said a new DNA detection method will better identify Lyme disease, a tick-born illness that is increasing in the United States.
Phoenix teen brings story to panel weighing access to life-saving drugs
WASHINGTON - When his family moved from Phoenix to London so he could get treatment for a potentially deadly form of cancer, Brophy College Preparatory student Diego Morris said they were "not looking for guarantees - just hope."
Phoenix surgeon uses 3D-printing technology to reconstruct patient’s face
The last thing Jake Reynolds remembers is chasing a frisbee through a bush at Sierra Verde Park in Glendale.
Why hasn’t telemedicine taken off in Arizona? Experts say most doctors don’t get paid
Modern medicine is constantly evolving – but sometimes, it develops too fast. Experts said state laws have hindered telemedicine, a technology that could be utilized to provide health care throughout Arizona.
