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Today is National Wear Red Day, part of American Heart Month in February. Lots of celebrities and news anchors will be wearing red, and many iconic buildings and bridges will be lit up in crimson -- all part of a partnership with the American Heart Association. Heart Month events draw attention to deaths from cardiovascular disease, which have been rising since the COVID pandemic. ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs recently unveiled a plan to fight the rising costs of prescription drugs in the Grand Canyon State. Senate Bill 1533 would create a new Prescription Drug Affordability Division to help Arizonans save on medications. ...

Today is the first day of American Heart Month - and one Arizona cardiology nurse practitioner wants to shed light on the importance of good heart health, and in knowing life-saving hands-only CPR. Mia Chorney is a volunteer with the American Heart Association in Phoenix, and has experienced her own cardiac event - but today she wants to help raise awareness. She said each year across the country more than 350,000 people die from cardiac arrest, which includes about 23,000 children. ...

Scientists, oncologists and patients in Indiana are celebrating years of medical breakthroughs ahead of World Cancer Day on Sunday. Nearly 25 years ago, when the first World Cancer Day was observed, about 90% of men diagnosed with testicular cancer were all but certain to die from the disease. But a quarter-century later, thanks to research, the survival rate has dramatically changed. ...

It’s considered rare compared to other types of cancer and is highly curable. But testicular cancer is also the number one form of cancer among males, ages 15 to 44. KERA’s Sam Baker talked about why with Dr. Waddah Arafat, an expert in testicular cancer at Parkland Hospital, and a professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.