Summer program launches in Somerton focused on training future healthcare professionals
This six-week summer initiative is designed to engage high school students in health-related and community service activities across various…
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Yuma students can receive free sports physicals through summer program
Student-athletes across Yuma County can get ready for the upcoming school year with the help of free sports physicals being offered through a…
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Medical Minutes: Understanding constipation
Leala Martinez, nurse practitioner with Exceptional Community Hospital in Yuma, explains warning signs people should never…
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sues major health insurers for alleged price-fixing conspiracy
According to a press release, the lawsuit alleges MultiPlan, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare and other health insurers “quietly built and operated a…
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Ebola anxiety spreads as World Cup travel kicks off
At least 238 people are believed to have died and there are more than 1,000 suspected infections since the outbreak was first declared May…
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White House physician says President Trump is in ‘excellent health’
White House physician Dr. Sean Barbabella wrote that the president “is fully fit to carry out all duties of the…
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ECRMC receives $11 million California Distressed Hospital grant
According to a press release, the grant will help ECRMC strengthen medical services across the Imperial Valley, and reinforce the community’s access…
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UCPSA breaks ground on new Yuma facility to expand disability services
United Cerebral Palsy of Souther Arizona (UCPSA) officially broke ground on a new facility in Yuma designed to support the organization’s continued…
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PCOS changes to PMOS
The change comes after a global consensus among medical experts and patients, and 14 years of…
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Former White House COVID Task Force coordinator on Ebola outbreak and aid funding
Dr. Deborah Birx, former White House COVID Task Force coordinator and U.S. Global AIDS coordinator, spoke with Nancy Cordes on Face the Nation Sunday…
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Family of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch reveal cause of death
NASCAR legend Kyle Busch died of pneumonia. That was the finding of a medical evaluation provided to the family…
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Mental Health Awareness Walk to be held in Winterhaven
The 1st Annual Mental Health is Real Awareness Walk will be on May 27 at Quechan Diabetes Walking Park (401-483 Quechan…
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Death toll from Ebola outbreak in Central Africa sharply rises
At least 131 people are believed to have died and 531 suspected to have been infected, according to the Congolese Health…
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State of California sees largest mushroom-poisoning outbreak in U.S. history
The state’s Department of Health is reporting 47 confirmed cases since November. This includes four deaths, and at least four of the illnesses…
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The World Health Organization is calling the latest Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of…
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Maricopa County faces measles outbreak in decades
15 cases have been confirmed so far this year, with several possible exposures linked to events at a sports complex in…
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Onvida Health named one of Nursegrid’s ‘Great Workplaces for Nurses’ in 2026
The recognition is based entirely on feedback from frontline nurses, focusing on workplace culture, leadership support, collaboration among care…
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Alzheimer’s Association launches six-step challenge to fight dementia
The Alzheimer’s Association has launched a six-step challenge to fight dementia, which includes reassessing daily habits, changing diets, challenging…
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U.K. army specialists delivers medical support to British national suspected of having hantavirus
U.K. army specialists conducted a “daring parachute operation” to deliver medical support to a British national in Tristan da Cunha suspected of…
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New milestone for liver cancer patients
Onvida Health has announced its team has successfully performed its first Y-90 treatment procedure targeting liver…
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