Health

A state program that pays parents to care for their disabled children is out of money. Republicans are holding it hostage.

Arizona hasn’t had a measles outbreak yet, but that doesn’t mean certain areas of the Valley aren’t vulnerable to one.

In Arizona, Indigenous people kill themselves at far higher rates than any other racial group. Trump might make it worse.

After gearing up to combat the heat, Phoenix officials took credit for a drop in heat deaths – a small one, from 645 to 602.

We may not have earth-rattling natural disasters, but we make up for that with a brutal, never-ending summer.

Passing Proposition 139 killed Arizona’s 15-week ban, but abortion providers still face a tangled web of other restrictions.

The decision comes as Donald Trump has sought to limit the rights of transgender people.

A state-back review pointed out that having guns around kids leads to gun deaths. Two state lawmakers saw that as an attack.

Wastewater testing found the virus in Phoenix, Surprise and Tempe. Here’s a guide to what that means.

The smell from Growers Market is sometimes “so bad you can’t even breathe,” one person said. The composter will now leave.

Phoenix says its heat mitigation efforts worked this summer. Still, more than 400 people died from heat causes so far in 2024.

Arizona bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. A nonpartisan think tank says that comes with a hefty price tag.

The Valley may fall short of last year’s grim record of 645 heat deaths, but the numbers this summer aren’t much more promising.

The Food and Drug Administration approved new boosters last week, just as cases of the illness are spiking in Arizona.

Phoenix passed new heat protection rules in March, but airport workers say they’re not being followed.

There have been 66 confirmed heat deaths through July, but 447 other deaths are still under investigation.

Arizona has some of the longest emergency room stays in the country, according to a study. Bring a book.

Throughout this brutal summer, this Phoenix apartment complex has left its tenants without working air conditioning.

With a dying veteran “three feet from the door,” the hospital called 911 instead of its own rapid response team.

Phoenix keeps setting new daily temperature records. The Valley may set new heat-related death records, too.

A national organization is tracking more than 90 active conversion therapists in Arizona, the majority of whom lack licenses.

More than 18,000 Arizonans live with HIV, and experts encourage everyone between 13 and 64 years old to get tested.