Lorraine Longhi, Arizona Republic Published 6:37 p.m. MT July 17, 2020 CLOSEAutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow Captionsmandatory in cities across Arizona last month as the state responded to record-setting cases of COVID-19. The mayor's initial mandate from June 18 was set to expire Monday.Lane said he has spoken regularly with health care leaders in the city who told him that…
CLOSEMask-wearing became mandatory in cities across Arizona this weekend as the state responded to record-setting cases of COVID-19.In Maricopa County, the ruling took effect Saturday and called on law enforcement to promote public health practices and warn people about the dangers of not wearing a mask.According to the county's order, police can issue a $50 fine…
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin found herself worried about looming medical bills and unsure if their family could pay for the care they needed. “This whole experience has me wondering (keeping me up at night, actually): Can we ever afford
LYON, France — Halving the dose of antenatal betamethasone given to prevent severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants does not appear to affect later intelligence quotient (IQ) scores or other measures of neurodevelopment, suggests a follow-up study of a randomized trial. However, it is unclear from the present data, presented at the Congress of
After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him