Arizona is similarly at risk for measles because the state has several pockets of extremely low vaccination rates, including in Yavapai and Mohave counties, according to school vaccination data from the Arizona Department of Health Services for the 2023-24 school year. Data for the current school year is not yet publicly available.

The public has until April 8 to comment on several proposed rules for memory care by the Arizona Department of Health Services. Last April, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law a bill that would set training standards for staff who work at those facilities.

Rabies is an infectious disease that can be deadly to humans. In 2024, a total of 117 wild animals tested positive for rabies, according to officials.

Arizona hasn’t had any measles cases yet this year, but a local medical expert thinks “it’s just a matter of time” as vaccination rates decline.

Arizona lawmakers are trying to crack down on Medicaid fraud by imposing new regulations on sober living homes. However, the senator who brought this issue to lawmakers four years ago isn’t happy with the proposal.

Arizona's $21 billion Medicaid program is government health ... Medicaid eligibility expansion in 2013 as allowed by the federal Affordable Care Act; and in 2016, the state health department's division of behavioral health services moved to AHCCCS, putting ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed divisive ideas about vaccines, but some applaud his efforts to target ultra-processed foods in Americans' diets.