ARIZONA HEALTH

Arizona Department of Health Services says they've seen an increase in Hantavirus cases this year, with at least nine confirmed infections and three deaths.

Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution. The proposed amendment would allow abortions until a fetus could survive outside the womb, typically around 24 weeks, with exceptions.

Northern Arizona Healthcare plans to open a new outpatient surgery center in Flagstaff. It's the first step in the company's “reimagining” of the care center voters rejected last year.

The annual Arizona Child Fatality Review Team report found the state’s rate of infant mortality is now six deaths per 1,000 live births. That’s higher than the national rate of 5.6 deaths per 1,000 births.

The average life expectancy of an Arizona resident dropped from 78.8 years in 2019 to 76.3 in 2020.

Pharmacists will be able to dispense birth control pills, hormonal contraceptive vaginal rings and hormonal contraceptive patches to patients even without a prescription starting this July.

Health officials across Arizona are warning the public against the use of ivermectin, a drug commonly designed for horses that has recently been misused…