Health + Medicine

Despite a later than usual start to flu season in Maricopa County, the number of cases is dramatically higher than a year ago.

Roughly 1 million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060. That’s about double what was previously thought.

A $476,081 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will allow Circle the City's mobile medical teams to offer weekend services for the first time.

The incoming Trump administration is expected to prioritize legislation focused on trans people. Orion Rummler is a reporter for the 19th, and he has been reporting on a series of bills working their way through Congress that specifically target trans people.

A microbiologist at the University of Arizona is using a nearly $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue researching how copper can kill harmful bacteria.

The HonorHealth Research Institute says it used a new immunotherapy to respond to a patient’s solid tumors. According to the institute, the first-in-human clinical trial of the drug took place.

The Confess Project offers training to barbers so they can refer clients who may need mental health support to a therapist. Chandler and Tempe are the first Arizona cities to adopt the project.

Pinal County confirmed the first pediatric flu death this year. This flu season has seen almost 3,000 cases in Pinal County alone and 30,000 in Arizona as a whole.

The CDC has been tracking the spread of H5 avian flu since last March. And while it doesn’t typically affect humans, experts are encouraging flu vaccines to reduce the chance of it spreading enough to mutate and better transmit between people.

A new study found that adding public school employees to the state of Arizona’s employee health insurance plan would decrease healthcare costs for teachers and other school workers while increasing the cost burden on local school districts.