Health and Wellness

If you are looking for nonsurgical treatments to rejuvenate your skin and body, you’re not the only one. Countless Americans are, too, and with...

The Pinal County Public Health Services District this week detected mosquitoes with the West Nile virus during routine seasonal surveillance. It did not specify where...

One year ago, we thought 2021 would pass quickly. The effects from the Covid Virus have held steady with many consequences. Those realities have...

Dr. Kristina Donnay is medical director at Maricopa Wellness Center. Are chemical peels good for your skin? — A.M. Some chemical peels can help rejuvenate the...

Maricopa has its first hospital. Exceptional Community Hospital-Maricopa opened its doors today, bringing a local hospital to the city for the first time. Exceptional received its...

Central Arizona College is accepting applications for its Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse bridge program, which is designed for Arizona LPNs looking to...

Dr. Alex M. Stewart of Maricopa Foot and Ankle Center is a board-certified specialist recognized by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery....

If you are headed to the emergency room, chances are, you need attention in a hurry. At Exceptional Community Hospital, the facility addressed that need...

Maricopa Wellness Center stands as a pillar of health and wellness for the residents of Maricopa. Founded in 2019 with the vision to provide comprehensive...

Low testosterone in women is much more common than most people realize. It’s no secret that testosterone plays an integral role in male health...

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...

08One 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...

Marijuana, vape and alcohol -- the three most-used substances by Maricopa teens -- can be particularly detrimental to brain development when consumed before age...

This year has truly flown by! It seems I say that every year, but every year feels even faster than the one that came before...

I believe most people don’t want foot and ankle surgery. It can be painful and take a long time to recover. Yet we do...

The 23,000-acre Palo Verde Regional Park proposed by Pinal County for west of Maricopa enjoyed less-than-overwhelming support in this week’s informal poll. We asked: “Do...

Maricopa Wellness Center’s medical director, Dr. Kristina Donnay, DNP, FNP-C, gets many emails asking aesthetic and wellness questions. We have decided to answer some...

Let’s explore the Master Gardener program in Maricopa. But first some history on two key related organizations. The Land Grant College Act of 1862 ceded...

I thought it would be interesting to peek inside a doctor's mind when seeing a patient. The first thing when meeting a patient is to...

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

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...

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

U.S. Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) has tested positive for COVID-19. O'Halleran (Dem-Village of Oak Creek) represents Maricopa in the United State House of Representatives. In a...

To just about everyone who encountered him, it was apparent Brian Simmons was a man dealing with serious mental-health issues. Simmons moved to Maricopa from...

The Arizona summer heat can be a drag. The heat hits long before Memorial Day and sticks around until Halloween, and there’s just no...

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...

Maricopa’s booming growth brings lots of things — new stores, more traffic, rising home prices — and soon, two new hospitals for a city...

Cory Simmons, Brian Simmons’ older brother, will forever have two dates stuck in his mind: Nov. 8, 2011, the date of Brian's exposure to...

The Maricopa Music Circle (MMC) and Maricopa Chorus will perform together at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18, in a concert guaranteed to lift...

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...