Leah Mesquita

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• Arizona ranks 49th in nation for access to adult mental health care - Read Article

  Arizona ranks 49th in nation for access to adult mental health care

  2024-05-02T15:00:00-07:00

  Mental Health America ranked Arizona 49th in the nation for adult mental health care. The national nonprofit determines rankings based on the prevalence of mental illness and the access to mental health…

  
• Arizona long COVID cases numbers among worst in nation - Read Article

  Arizona long COVID cases numbers among worst in nation

  2024-04-23T12:00:00-07:00

  Andrew Archer has been recovering from COVID-19 for almost four years. “My life is so different (now), and I’m slowly starting to accept that,” Archer said. “It’s like losing a…

  
• Black Americans three times as likely to experience kidney failure as whites - Read Article

  Black Americans three times as likely to experience kidney failure as whites

  2024-03-17T15:50:00-07:00

  Angela Beatty had no idea that her high blood pressure could cause her to go into kidney failure. As a Black American, Beatty is part of a racial group that…