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‘You shouldn't live here anymore’

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Arizona to Big Pharma: Pay up

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Phoenix smells like smoke thanks to this smoldering landfill fire

By Serena O'Sullivan
Oct 5, 2023

Eyes watering? Nose burning? Face grimacing? Thank the Salt River Landfill that spontaneously burst into flames.
Abortion-rights supporters launch push for Arizona ballot measure in 2024

By Serena O'Sullivan
Oct 4, 2023

"Y’all, a slight breeze and this whole tower that’s holding together even a small right to bodily autonomy in Arizona, it disappears."
Photos: ClipDart provides free hair care as health care to Phoenicians in need

By O'Hara Shipe
Jul 27, 2023

The organization gives haircuts in a Mesa laundromat and 13 senior centers across Maricopa County.
Two Years Later, Phoenix Fails to Expand Mental Health Crisis Response Program

By Katya Schwenk
Mar 2, 2023

Two years and $15 million later, the city of Phoenix fails to expand its mental health crisis intervention program.
Netflix and Chill? Sexually Transmitted Infections Spike in Maricopa County

By Geri Koeppel
Feb 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.
Tempe Delays Action on Proposed Flavored Nicotine Ban

By Elias Weiss
Jan 19, 2023

Tobacco retailers in Tempe are begging the City Council to make a decision — any decision — on the troubled proposal.
Tempe’s Accidentally Racist Ban on Flavored Nicotine Gins Up Controversy

By Elias Weiss
Dec 22, 2022

A proposed ban on “flavored tobacco vape products" in Tempe is coming under fire for conflating the vape and tobacco industries, factual errors, its impact on Arab business owners and hookah users, and holes large enough to fit even the biggest hookahs through.
An Anchor to Healing: Brandon Lee, Man of Courage 2023

By Timothy Rawles
Aug 9, 2022

Healing people suffering from trauma with art, Brandon Lee is being honored as Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona’s 2023 Man of Courage.
Maricopa County Prioritizes Gay, Trans Men for Monkeypox Vaccine

By Kiera Riley
Jul 26, 2022

As monkeypox cases begin to appear in Phoenix, LGBTQ advocates and health care providers look to support vaccine efforts without adding stigma.
Brnovich Says Century-Old Abortion Law Is 'Back In Effect'

By Katya Schwenk
Jun 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 Bourque
Jun 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 Schwenk
Jun 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.
Arizona Women Eye Mexico for Abortions, Amid Conflicting Advice

By Elias Weiss
Jun 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.
Despite Legalization, Medicinal Marijuana Not Guaranteed in Assisted Living Facilities

By Nina Markowitz
Jun 27, 2022

Loopholes, confusion allow for some Arizona assisted living communities to refuse administering medicinal marijuana.
Physicians on a Mission, Phoenix Surgeons Save Lives in Mexico for Free

By Elias Weiss
Jun 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 Weiss
Jun 10, 2022

The first and only FDA-cleared robotic dentist in the United States is hard at work in metro Phoenix.
Monkeypox Case Identified In Maricopa County

By Katya Schwenk
Jun 7, 2022

Monkeypox cases remain rare — but the first case in Arizona has been identified here in Maricopa County, officials said Tuesday.
Investigating the Nightmarish Health Care Crisis Inside Maricopa County’s Jails

By Katya Schwenk
Jun 2, 2022

Severe understaffing has led to basic failures in medical care in the Maricopa County jails, according to internal documents obtained by Phoenix New Times.
Scottsdale Man Invents Cannabis-Infused Water, Swears by Health Boost

By Tom Reardon
Apr 14, 2022

Joseph Verdone has invented a way to infuse water with THC, CBD, and terpenes in a way that shows medical relief, but the science is still untested.
New Poll: Parents Are Open to Giving CBD to Their Children

By Cyrus Guccione
Apr 12, 2022

Three in four parents surveyed appeared to be open-minded about using CBD products for their children when other medications don’t work.

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