Health

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.

The WNBA star has dealt with the skin condition since high school, but only now is choosing to speak about it publicly.

The National Weather Service issued its first excessive heat warning for Phoenix, nearly a month earlier than it did in 2023.

The walk and 5K run filled Tempe Beach Park with crowds raising awareness and money for HIV.

“This is your win”: Sky Harbor workers applaud the move but fear retaliation if they take breaks or feel sick.

Banner’s Advanced Heart Failure Program used an artificial heart to sustain Steve Ekdahl for months ahead of his organ transplant.

Bipartisan group of lawmakers support psilocybin use in therapeutic settings to treat PTSD, depression and other conditions.

The contagious respiratory illnesses are “widespread” and driving up hospital visits in Maricopa County and across the state.

The organization gives haircuts in a Mesa laundromat and 13 senior centers across Maricopa County.