The Girls-In-Tech Catalyst Conference brought women together to network and unite in a traditionally male-dominated field. Forty percent of mid-management-level women are dropping out of technology-related jobs, which may be due to the scarcity of other women in the workplace and the gender pay gap. Video by Mariah Ellis / Cronkite News
Arizona residents are spending more on health, but the state still ranked 49th in the country last year in cost. Chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes may be the cause of the increased spending. Video by Sierra Oshrin / Cronkite News
One case has the high court considering whether states that don’t allow same-sex marriages must acknowledge those from states that do. The other focuses on whether a three-drug cocktail that’s led to botched executions in Arizona and Oklahoma constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Video by Andrew Romanov / Cronkite News
SCOTTSDALE – An April 6 Cronkite News story erroneously reported that a pending state law that will allow individuals to request medical laboratory tests without a doctor’s order applies to cholesterol and blood-glucose tests. Arizona requires no doctor’s order for those tests and others on the Direct Access Test List maintained by the Arizona Department of Health Services. The pending law expands that universe to all lab tests.
President Obama released a five-year-long plan to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria today. Advocates say it’s the step in the right direction.
Some criticize using reusable, washable bags because they’re a breeding ground for bacteria. An expert’s study says only 3 percent of people using the bags actually wash them.
Some attorneys and police have criticized the DUI flier, saying it’s not effective when stopped for a violation.
