Kjzz.org

Here's what to do if you test positive for COVID-19 in …

WEBIf you take an at-home COVID-19 test and it turns up positive, that’s a good indication you’re infected, said Jessica Rigler with the Arizona Department of Health Services. She …

Actived: 4 days ago

URL: https://kjzz.org/content/1742771/heres-what-do-if-you-test-positive-covid-19-arizona

New, $935 million Valleywise Health Medical Center opens in …

WEBSpeakers including Congressman and former Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton (third from left) cut the ribbon at the opening of the new Valleywise Health hospital on April 3, 2024. …

Category: Health Go Health

Pros – and cons – of getting medical care through an app, from a …

WEBHealth care apps are everywhere. There are apps to track your steps and keep you in shape. You can track your heart rate or your blood sugar level via an app. Then, there …

Category: Health Go Health

Hormones for menopause are safe, study finds. Here's what changed

WEBWomen under 60 can benefit from hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. That's according to a new study, and is a departure from what …

Category: Health Go Health

This Phoenix hospital has served millions in the last 50 years

WEBTwo years into a three-and-a-half-year project, the metal skeleton of the new 10-story Valleywise Health Medical Center stands out near 24th and Roosevelt streets.The new …

Category: Medical Go Health

Mammograms should start at age 40, new guidelines recommend

WEBA rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, …

Category: Cancer Go Health

Aging with a serious mental illness add to difficulties of finding

WEBAging with a serious mental illness can be complex and incredibly frustrating for families who are trying to find adequate care. Dr. Carol Olson, chair of the psychiatry department …

Category: Health Go Health

More Arizona providers offer hospital-at-home programs KJZZ

WEBArizona’s state Legislature in 2021 also passed a bill to allow more of this type of treatment. DispatchHealth began home hospitalizations in Arizona in August, since then it’s treated …

Category: Health Go Health

How hospitals are impacted by nearly 400,000 Arizonans …

WEBDownload mp3 (10.01 MB) Nearly 400,000 Arizonans have been dropped off the Medicaid rolls this year as the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System — or AHCCCS — …

Category: Health Go Health

New medical center will serve remote Havasupai land in Grand …

WEBSage Memorial Hospital is scheduled to open a new 90,000-square-foot, 25-bed hospital located in Ganado on May 30, 2024. The hospital and medical, dental and field clinics …

Category: Medical Go Health

Medicaid disenrollment could affect 650,000 in Arizona. Here's …

WEBIn March 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to lessen the economic burden placed on states by the health emergency.The act funded state …

Category: Coronavirus Go Health

Arizona families can apply for expanded kids health-care plans …

WEBGov. Katie Hobbs’ administration announced two changes to the state’s Medicaid program that she says will give more Arizona kids access to health care and support families of …

Category: Health Go Health

A Tale Of 2 Hospitals: The Past And Present Of Maricopa

WEBAiring May 8-10, 2019. Reporting and photos by Casey Kuhn. Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) is in the process of deciding how to spend almost $1 billion approved by …

Category: Health Go Health

Walmart says it will close its 51 health centers and virtual care

WEBThe Arkansas-based company said that after managing the clinics it launched in 2019 and expanding its telehealth program, it concluded "there is not a sustainable business …

Category: Health Go Health

Arizona Burn Center prepares for major expansion KJZZ

WEBThe new Diane and Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center will be part of Valleywise Health's new 673,000-square-foot hospital which is set to replace the more than 50-year-old legacy …

Category: Health Go Health

Arizona lawmaker explores plan to lower teacher health insurance …

WEBPublished: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 2:24pm. A Republican state lawmaker wants to give Arizona teachers the opportunity to enroll in health insurance plans reserved for …

Category: Health Go Health

Project to assess needs of long-isolated Arizona community

WEBA small, remote northern Arizona town where a polygamist group used to be dominant makes few headlines these days. But that doesn’t mean it’s been entirely …

Category: Health Go Health