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An older woman in sunglasses against a stucco wall

‘Living in an oven’: This Phoenix landlord left tenants without AC

By Morgan FischerJuly 29, 2024

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

Phoenix VA did nothing as vet had fatal heart attack outside its doors

By Zach BuchananJuly 26, 2024

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

The desert at sunset.

After a blistering June, the Valley keeps breaking awful heat records

By Zach BuchananJuly 9, 2024

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

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Arizona’s unlicensed conversion therapists operate with near impunity

By Josephine Jaye McAuliffe | LOOKOUTJuly 9, 2024

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

Blood vials labeled "HIV-Test"

It’s National HIV Testing Day. Here’s how to check your status

By Alex Gonzalez | Public News ServiceJune 27, 2024

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

Diana Taurasi claps

Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi reveals secret battle with eczema

By Joshua Heron | Cronkite NewsJune 18, 2024

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

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Extreme heat hits the Valley early. It’s already killed 4 people

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 4, 2024

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

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Stepping for a cause: 16 photos from AIDS Walk Arizona

By Kevin HurleyApril 15, 2024

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

Katelyn Parady at podium

Phoenix expands heat protections for 10,000 outdoor workers

By Kathleen StinsonApril 12, 2024

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

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Steve Ekdahl in a hospital bed

Prescott man receives specialized program’s 100th heart transplant

By Adrianna NineMarch 21, 2024

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

psilocybin mushroom

Mushroom dreams: Arizona lawmakers signal support for psilocybin use

By Noah CullenMarch 8, 2024

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

Sick boy with thermometer

Feeling sick? Cases of flu, RSV spiking in Arizona

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 16, 2024

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

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Photos: ClipDart provides free hair care as health care to Phoenicians in need

By O'Hara ShipeJuly 27, 2023

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

Netflix and Chill? Sexually Transmitted Infections Spike in Maricopa County

By Geri KoeppelFebruary 28, 2023

Cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have spiked in Maricopa County. Health officials say less condom use and more testing could be the cause.

Maricopa County Prioritizes Gay, Trans Men for Monkeypox Vaccine

By Kiera RileyJuly 26, 2022

As monkeypox cases begin to appear in Phoenix, LGBTQ advocates and health care providers look to support vaccine efforts without adding stigma.

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Brnovich Says Century-Old Abortion Law Is ‘Back In Effect’

By Katya SchwenkJune 29, 2022

The law, ARS 13-3603, makes abortion at any stage of pregnancy illegal, with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.

Phoenix’s VA Whistleblower Describes Ordeal in A Sacred Duty

By Scott BourqueJune 28, 2022

Paula Pedene blew the whistle on how the Phoenix VA was killing veterans by making them wait for care. She’s hosting a book signing at the American Legion post in Scottsdale on Tuesday.

“It’s Terrifying”: Young Arizona Women Who Filled Streets to Protest Roe Share Fears for What’s Next

By Katya SchwenkJune 28, 2022

New Times spoke with several young women at the march, who shared what it’s like to come of age in a state that is rapidly losing reproductive rights.

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Arizona Women Eye Mexico for Abortions, Amid Conflicting Advice

By Elias WeissJune 28, 2022

“If you ever choose to have an abortion, I know exactly where I’m going to take you,” Arizona state senator Stephanie Stahl Hamilton recently promised her daughter. Where’s that? Mexico.

Physicians on a Mission, Phoenix Surgeons Save Lives in Mexico for Free

By Elias WeissJune 21, 2022

Rocky Point is more than a beachy tourist trap. A team of surgeons from Phoenix is working for free there to save the lives of Mexico’s most impoverished – cartel members included.

Domo Arigato, Dr. Roboto! First Robot Dentist Drilling and Filling in Metro Phoenix

By Elias WeissJune 10, 2022

The first and only FDA-cleared robotic dentist in the United States is hard at work in metro Phoenix.

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Monkeypox Case Identified In Maricopa County

By Katya SchwenkJune 7, 2022

Monkeypox cases remain rare – but the first case in Arizona has been identified here in Maricopa County, officials said Tuesday.

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