The Arizona Board of Regents gave final approval last week to construct the University of Arizona Cancer Center-Phoenix.

The Arizona Board of Regents has given final project approval for construction of The University of Arizona Cancer Center — Phoenix outpatient clinic at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.

I am a pleasant, 76-year-old man whose father died at age 77, three weeks after vascular surgery to repair an abdominal aorta aneurism followed by a lower leg amputation due to gangrene. I inherited my father’s body build and poor circulation, and have a complicated medical history, including peripheral vascular disease with neuropathy, leg cramps, and, since 2003, slow healing wounds on the toes and shins.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding services offered to about 20,000 East Valley veterans with a new clinic in Gilbert.

Based on macro trends seen today, the career categories listed below should be in relatively high demand throughout the next 10 years.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College Workforce Development is offering several health care certification classes beginning in spring 2012.

The Diagnostic Imaging Department at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, a member of Catholic Healthcare West, has received accreditation by the American College of Radiology (ACR) for both ultrasound, including vascular, and computed tomography, including cardiac.

Little Aliana, age 3, states simply what her mommy’s passion is.

SAN FRANCISCO - Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to have dementia, cardiac problems and structural changes in the brain as they get older than veterans without PTSD, according to new research.

Liberty senior Ashley Kealamakia has a history of making major cuts to her time in the 800 meters.

Phoenix Children's Hospital began respiratory virus visitor restrictions Monday. Each year hospitals use visitor restrictions when respiratory viruses like influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) become more common.

Do you really need an MRI for that aching back or sore shoulder?

Am I Hungry?

Heart-healthy workshop on exercise and conditioning

Registration open for Am I Hungry? workshop series

‘Out Drive Autism' golf tourney benefits student scholarships

Seminar offered on the aging spine

Do you know the biological age of your arteries?

Grills, Guys and Good Health

Did you know that the first emergency room was established in 1911 in Louisville, Ky.? Did you know that the first patient at that long-ago ER was my great-grandmother?

Did you know that the first emergency room was established in 1911 in Louisville, Ky.? Did you know that the first patient at that long-ago ER was my great-grandmother?

Did you know that the first emergency room was established in 1911 in Louisville, Ky.? Did you know that the first patient at that long-ago ER was my great-grandmother?

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Radioactive tritium, a carcinogen discovered in potentially dangerous levels in groundwater at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, now taints at least 27 of the nation's 104 nuclear reactors — raising concerns about how it is escaping from the aging nuclear plants.

Banner Health has selected Rhonda Anderson, a registered nurse with decades of leadership experience, to serve as chief executive of Cardon Children's Medical Center on the Banner Desert Medical Center campus in Mesa.