Arizona’s medical marijuana program makes progress

Arizona Department of Health Services director Will Humble explains how conditions become eligible to be treated by medical marijuana and gives a rough timeline for the opening of dispensaries.

Arizona’s Medicaid options

Two experts explain the current options that surround Arizona’s Medicaid program, AHCCCS, and how the Affordable Care Act will affect the program.

New tuberculosis medicine may be on the way

Roughly one-third of the world's population is estimated to be infected with the bacteria causing tuberculosis. As KJZZ's Lynn Kelly reports, a research division of Johnson & Johnson is seeking U.S. approval for the first new type of medicine to fight deadly TB.

Arizona patient grateful for health care decision

Arizonans are reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul.

First West Nile case of the year found in Maricopa County

The state and county Health Departments have confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus in a human this year. 

State agrees to increase mental illness funding, standard of care

Arizona has reached an interim settlement with the plaintiffs in a decades-old lawsuit over how well the state serves the seriously mentally ill. 

Norovirus strikes Flagstaff school

The Coconino County Public Health department is dealing with an outbreak of norovirus at a Flagstaff school. 

Facebook "likes" organ donors

Last year Arizona organ donors saved more than 477 lives with their donations. And now Facebook wants to help.

County pushes for whooping cough vaccinations after first infant death since 2009

Maricopa County Public Health has announced the first recorded death of an infant from whooping cough since 2009. 

Autism diagnosis on the rise

A recent survey by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows autism diagnosis has risen by 80 percent in the past year. Two experts discuss diagnosing on the autism spectrum, therapies to improve quality of life, and answer listener questions.

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