Health and Wellness

If an individual suffers a mental-health crisis and is unwilling to get voluntary help, as with Brian Simmons, an involuntary commitment process is available...

Sun Life Family Health Center, Pinal County’s largest primary care medical provider, is changing the name it has had since its founding in 1976....

Myliza Madison is a sweet baby girl. A recent family photo features the 7-month-old’s huge smile; another shows a face that is expressively inquisitive. “She's just...

TRUE ABA opened its doors in Gig Harbor, WA, in 2017, providing home-, community-and school-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment for children and adults...

Collagen is a unique protein that accounts for as much as 30% of the body’s total protein. It’s a primary structural component of connective...

Why would you go there? They’re small, so their care must not be good. Why waste your time? Those negative comments are getting old, staffers...

Obesity and being overweight can pose serious health risks linked to leading causes of death like heart disease, stroke, diabetes and even cancer. Losing 5...

Summer doesn’t officially begin for two weeks, but summertime heat will arrive this weekend with a bang. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive...

Exceptional Community Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The...

Exceptional Community Hospital unveiled its first expansion on Wednesday, less than eight months after opening, with its Fast Track ER.  Fast Track ER is designed...

By Councilmember Amber Liermann I have been a part of the Maricopa community for 17 years. I have enjoyed seeing the growth and development of...

For Bruce McVeigh, a 30-year Army veteran and the chief operating officer at Exceptional Community Hospital, a defining moment came at 9:37 a.m. on...

The Maricopa Pantry food bank is back. Thanks to a great deal of community support, the help of St. Mary’s Food Bank from Phoenix and...

The Maricopa Pantry food bank burned to the ground March 28, leaving hundreds of local families without a source for food – or so...

One in eight women in the U.S. and 2.3 million worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, according to the American Cancer Society. In...

An ambitious commercial project that would bring a second hospital and an innovation campus to Maricopa is moving ahead. In September, City Council approved the...

“Suck it up.” “It’s not that bad.” “Get over it.” “Stop being emotional.” These are phrases constantly thrown about in society in regards to...

The teen experience was front and center Saturday at a conference and expo organized by the Be Awesome Coalition. The aim of the Teen Hall,...

At Maricopa Foot and Ankle, we encounter many types of pathologies. Two of them are wound care and trauma. Wound care, especially for the foot...

Testosterone- it helps set personal records, increases muscle mass, and makes you more virile. But it’s also true that low testosterone is usually misunderstood. Your...

Guests may visit a variety of workshops or stop at booths of more than 40 vendors with interactive, "hands-on" access to organizations, information and...

When it comes to decisions regarding housing at the time of retirement, most everyone is simply trying to decide where they want to live....

Sun Life Family Health Center will receive $4.4 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The grant was...

Understanding HIPAA and what information can and cannot be released to families about their loved ones is among the many frustrations of Brian Simmons'...

Exceptional Community Hospital in Maricopa has earned COLA Inc. laboratory accreditation, reflective of providing superior service to patients. Exceptional Community met all the criteria of...

Botox is a purified protein called botulinum toxin that is FDA approved for cosmetic applications since 2002. It is injected into specific superficial facial...

She’s a mom to two young children, a wife, a business owner, a national trainer for a medical device — which requires frequent travel...

For each person who died from heat this summer, an extraordinary number survived it. It’s just after lunchtime on July 26, nearly a month into...

You’re relaxing at home. Suddenly, you notice smoke billowing. Usually, it’s from the kitchen. By the time you see it, you might have only...

Nature delivers infrared in sunlight. The sun emits a wide range of light, most of which is invisible. “Infrared” is the invisible light spectrum...