The Maricopa County Medical Examiner says he is certain the number of heat-related deaths this summer will surpass last year’s record.

David Hondula, director of Phoenix's Office of Heat Response and Mitigation, joined The Show to talk more about the high numbers of heat-related deaths so far this year.

Three years ago, the University of Arizona founded the College of Veterinary Medicine, the first public veterinary school in the state. Now, the college’s first class of students is set to graduate.

Federal officials are concerned it’s too hard for Arizonans to get help enrolling in Medicaid coverage. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says Arizona is one of 16 states where phones aren’t being answered quickly enough.

Plastic production has swelled from 1.5 million tons in 1950 to 390 million tons in 2021. Today, microplastics are found on land, sea and air, and humans take them in through food, breathing and body cavities. But what about fully enclosed organs, like the heart?

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of kids dying from fentanyl overdoses between 2013 and 2021. A new investigation finds in several of these cases, the families involved were on the radar of child welfare agencies in the states in which they lived.

The heat is already making pregnancy much more dangerous. And The 19th health reporter Shefali Luthra says it's also putting contraception at risk.

The city of Phoenix hopes to help counter the ongoing opioid crisis by making Narcan kits available for free at each of its 17 public libraries.

Researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center recently received a $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to fund a research and training program to serve students.