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Protests begin after abortion ban is reinstated

Friday evening, protesters took to the Pima County Superior Court following its decision to reinstate a century old abortion ban.

The Buzz: How Arizona's lack of school mental health staff affects students

Arizona has some of the worst student-to-mental-health-professional ratios in the US.

SensorLab

The SensorLab is a University of Arizona Health Sciences initiative that promotes research that relates to human physiology and behavior and emphasizes sensor-based research.

Pima County teams up with UA for COVID vaccines

The clinic will offer the new bivalent vaccines.

Free COVID testing availaible

SonoraQuest labs is offering the service at 50 sites in Arizona.

New report shows opioid deaths increased despite state initiatives

Opioid overdose deaths increased by 120% between 2017 to 2021, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

US to award $35M in grants to tribes for 988 crisis line

Arizona has more than 20 federally recognized tribes.

Arizona sees its first Tribal Area Health Education Center

The center will work to bolster health care education and training to American Indian communities.

Roll up your sleeves, Pima County receives new COVID boosters

Vaccines are available in local clinics as of Sep. 7.

Court says local health centers can challenge AHCCCS on reimbursements

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case against AHCCCS.

New COVID Booster shots rolling out

Boosters were put on hold when FDA approved new vaccines.

Viola and the Brain

Molly Gebrian is a UA viola professor with a neuroscience background who uses her unique insight to help her students learn both in the practice room and in life.

Navajo Nation sees success in COVID-19 vaccination for children

More than half of the children are vaccinated.

Arizona life expectancy fell an ‘extraordinary’ 2.5 years in 2020

It was one of the steepest drops in the nation.

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