The University of Arizona’s Arizona Arts Rx program — where UA’s CAPS has partnered with SocialRx to pay for students to go and do art and culture activities in the community — cuts student loneliness by 60% and boosts mental health for 76% of participants. The three-year, $300,000 program just finished its first year and is gearing up for its second.
- Stephanie Innes Arizona Republic
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Jan. 1, 2027 is the deadline for Medicaid programs in 43 states across the country, including Arizona, to implement major policy changes that include work requirements and twice-yearly renewals for certain enrollees.
- Maritza Higuera Special to the Arizona Daily Star
As Legislative District 21 voters receive their mail ballots, Democratic House candidate Maritza Higuera shares how decades as an educator, nonprofit leader, small business owner and community volunteer shaped her vision for Southern Arizona.
- KAREN BROWN New England Public Media / KFF Health News
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A Massachusetts mother didn't realize that access to gender-affirming treatment could disappear even when the state's laws and leaders supported it.
- Griffin Salkowski
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A federal crackdown on healthcare schemes has resulted in charges being leveled against 42 people from Arizona, officials say.
- Hannah Cree
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Pima County’s Sobering Alternative for Recovery Center will receive two more years of funding from an opioid settlement fund.
- Arizona Daily Star
Testicular cancer may or may not be on the minds of men during health checkups. Despite being relatively rare, accounting for approximately 1 …
- Griffin Salkowski
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An employee at a Tucson psychiatric hospital faces criminal charges in the 2025 death of a patient, authorities say.
- JULIE STEENHUYSEN, SIDDHI MAHATOLE, ROHITH NAIR and JULIEN PRETOT Reuters
The risk that a traveler infected with Ebola could arrive in the United States during the World Cup tournament that kicked off last week is low but not zero.
