BCBSAZ program tackles shortage of mental health providers
Arizona has a scarcity of mental health providers, ranking 47th in the nation for access to mental healthcare. At the same time, the America’s Health Rankings report shows that the…

Arizona has a scarcity of mental health providers, ranking 47th in the nation for access to mental healthcare. At the same time, the America’s Health Rankings report shows that the…
A national outbreak of hepatitis A, which can cause nausea, jaundice and, in rare cases, kill, is sweeping through the state, Arizona health officials report. Two people have died of…
Walgreens has joined The Skin Cancer Foundation on the road this year in support of its Destination: Healthy Skin Program – a national effort to educate consumers about the importance…
Sierra Tucson, a world-renowned leader in addiction and behavioral health care, has expanded its recovery center campus with the opening of a state-of-the-art 30,000-square-foot building, Copper Sky, located at 39580…
Responding to population growth in the area, Banner Urgent Care will open a new location in downtown Phoenix – becoming the area’s first and only major urgent-care provider. Banner Urgent…
Medicine and technology are more intertwined than ever. The catalyst for that bond? Innovation. Banner Health launched the Banner Innovation Group (BIG) in May, an initiative created to merge two…
Here are the Top 10 acute care hospitals in Arizona, based on public voting for the 2019 edition of Ranking Arizona, the state’s biggest and most comprehensive business opinion poll.…
When testing for such as lung cancer disease, doctors know that tissue biopsies are necessary and potentially life-saving, though the procedures used to gather tissue can lead to dangerous complications,…
Black socks peek from Roman Phillips’ shiny loafers, his cherry-red polo neatly pressed and tucked as he sits in the backseat, tapping on his mother’s smartphone. The ride to school…
Health officials warn that vaccination rates are deteriorating across Arizona, risking public health as parents continue to opt out of immunizations. Immunization levels in the past year fell further below…
You might as well just say, “Ahhhhhhh,” right now because your jaw is about to drop. The unemployment rate recently hit a 49-year low of 3.7 percent. Any idea what…
About 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV today; and about 15 percent of them (1 in 7) are unaware they are infected. Sonora Quest Laboratories is…