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Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Diabetic insulin supplies Novolog, Tresiba and needles. (Photo by Jessica Carpenter / Arizona Sonora News)

Health insurance keeps me alive

Jessica Carpenter February 16, 2017

I am a 21-year-old student attending the University of Arizona with a pre-existing condition covered under my parents' health insurance plan. I’m scared. And I'm not alone. I’m scared because...

The National Post created this infographic to compare the American Heart Association's daily recommended sugar intake with the sugar contents of popular food items. Jennifer Sygo/National Post.

The United States of sugar addicts

Lindsey Wilhelm March 24, 2016

What do you know about sugar? As a substance most people in the U.S. consume in excess daily, one might think the general population would be more educated about it. The average American ingests more...

Nick Korte y su hermana Caitlin, antes de la muerte de Nick en el 2012.  (Fotografía cortesía por la Familia Korte)

A pesar de la voluntad de donar hay una gran necesidad de órganos

Alicia Vega October 13, 2015

A la edad de 15 años, Nick Forte llegó a casa con su permiso de manejar en mano, fastidiando a sus papás para que aceptaran darle permiso de poder ser un donador de órganos en cuanto tuviera la oportunidad....

Nick Korte and his sister Caitlin in 2012 before his death. Photo courtesy of the Korte Family

Organs still needed despite willingness to donate

tanner Clinch September 30, 2015

At age 15, Nick Korte came home with his driving learner’s permit, nagging his parents for consent to become an organ donor at the first opportunity. Five years years later, on Nov. 9, 2012, he was brain...

Photo credit: Ajo center for sustainable agriculture

Arizona communities fighting food desert

Yara Askar October 9, 2014

  Imagine making a 100-mile trip every time you need fresh produce. More than 700,000 Arizona residents have no other option. Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa, has 55 food deserts and the residents...

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