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Judge rejects pro-marijuana group’s effort to loosen limits for users with PTSD
A judge has rejected efforts by a marijuana advocacy group to quash limits set by the Department of Health Services on how and when patients with post-traumatic stress disorder can legally use the drug.
Gov. Ducey names new Department of Health Services director
Gov. Doug Ducey has named a new director to lead the state's Department of Health Services.
State health Services director to join University of Arizona
The state's longtime director of the Department of Health Services will soon join the University of Arizona.
Health Services chief Humble quits
Department of Health Services Director Will Humble announced Friday that he will leave office March 3 and that he's notified Gov. Doug Ducey of his plan.
State reviewing records laws under marriage change
The Arizona Department of Health Services is reviewing the state's vital records law now that same-sex marriage is legal under a federal court ruling.
Medical pot rule change would make it tougher to add new ailments
Arizona’s chief health officer is proposing to make it more difficult to add new conditions to the list for which doctors can recommend the drug.
Facing loss of home, gay man wants to be declared widower after death of husband
A man legally married in California whose husband died last week in Tucson wants a federal judge to issue an emergency order requiring Arizona to list him on the death certificate as the spouse.
Health director: Arizonans may soon use medical marijuana legally for PTSD
Thousands of Arizona veterans and others suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder will soon be able to obtain marijuana legally.
Regulation of medical pot edibles being evaluated by Health Dept
The state’s top health official is weighing new regulations to ensure that users of medical marijuana snacks and drinks know when to stop.
New website helps patients compare hospital costs, procedures
New data has just been uploaded onto a state-run website to help would-be patients compare, on a hospital-by-hospital basis, outcomes on all sorts of medical issues, like how often a surgery patient bleeds after a procedure to the chances of dying in the hospital after heart failure. There even are results of more subjective surveys of patients of how well doctors and nurses communicated with them[...]
Judge rules PTSD should qualify for medical marijuana
An administrative law judge told Arizona Department of Health Services Director Will Humble today that Arizonans suffering from post-traumatic stress should be able to legally use medical marijuana to treat their symptoms.
Arizona eyes changes of behavioral health services
The state has been revamping its behavioral health services in Maricopa County but now is turning its attention to the rest of the state.
