Health + Medicine

The Bridge Access Program, which provided free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured adults, has now ended. That could leave them paying well over $100 just as new boosters have become available.

Arizona is facing a workforce shortage in the long-term care sector. In fact, Arizona can expect to see around 190,000 direct-care job openings through 2030. The work is difficult and the pay is relatively low. It’s why one organization launched a program to recruit, train and retain workers. Now, it has issued its final report.

Fewer people appear to have died from heat in Maricopa County this year compared to last. If the numbers are confirmed, it would be the first year-over-year drop in heat-related deaths in a decade.

Last month, a judge determined that AHCCCS — Arizona’s version of Medicaid — had improperly issued contracts to health care companies that provide long-term care services to 26,000 older adults and people with physical disabilities. AHCCCS has until early next week to decide what it will do, leaving some families worried and uncertain.

Organ donation rates are typically low among Hispanic patients. That’s why a Phoenix hospital is urging Hispanic residents to become donors.

While between 10,000 and 20,000 cases are reported to the CDC every year, a vaccine for Valley fever is potentially getting closer to becoming a reality.

State health officials are echoing guidance from the CDC in light of what it says is the largest outbreak of Listeria since 2011. Almost 60 people have been sickened, including one in Arizona.

Young girls are buying up anti-aging products they see promoted on social media, with harmful effects for their skin — and their mental health.

When it comes to smartphones or screen time, we often hear about its negative effects on adolescents. But we don’t hear much about its potential impact on older adults.

The USDA and the CDC are investigating a multistate outbreak of listeria that interview data links back to meat sliced at deli counters.