Traveling nurse gives local middle school students a dose of reality on vaping
CDC reports 1 in 4 high school students vape daily YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Lawmakers and health officials in the United States have declared the vaping…
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Flu cases tripled in Arizona compared to last year
Over 950 cases of the flu have been reported in Arizona this season compared to 290 this time last…
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Local farmers react to E. Coli outbreak
A total of 40 people in 16 states have fallen ill due to an E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce, according to a report from the Centers for Disease…
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California Growers devastated by ban
A critical blow to the agriculture industry, as yet another E. Coli outbreak is being reported out of Monterrey County.…
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Eye on Health: Study shows children as young as 10 yrs old are sexually active.
The latest report from the Department of Health Services in Mexicali, Baja California has found that children as young as ten years old are already…
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Influenza cases tripled compared to previous season
Reports of influenza cases in Arizona have tripled compared to previous seasons with more than half of reported cases in infants, children, and…
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The price to vape: inside the vaping epidemic
In a News 11 exclusive, Anthony Wells takes us inside the vaping epidemic and what appears to be behind…
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Give blood in Yuma this week
There are many ways to give back during the holidays, including giving…
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Cottage Cheese recalled for possibly containing plastic and metal
(KYMA, KSWT, KECY)-Select varieties of Breakstone’s Cottage Cheese are voluntarily being recalled due to a potential risk of red plastic and metal…
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Ag Alert: FDA, taking steps to track outbreaks
FDA is taking proactive approach to find sources of possible outbreaks.…
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Welcome home: family battling childhood cancer returns to Yuma
Months of living apart to come to an end YUMA, Ariz. – A Yuma family that has been separated by childhood cancer has finally moved back home.…
Continue Reading UA Phoenix expands medical school class size
The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix will expand its class size to…
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El Centro votes to look into marijuana ordinance development
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KSWT, T3) El Centro might be the next city to get behind commercial cannabis use. After much deliberation and public…
Continue Reading Pediatricians endorse weight loss surgery for severely obese kids and teens: ‘It changed my life’
Weight loss surgery has traditionally been viewed as a procedure for adults with severe obesity who haven’t been able to lose weight or keep it…
Continue Reading Yuma woman didn’t expect her pregnancy to end so sudden
In October, the nation brings awareness to pregnancy and infant loss. One in four women will lose a baby during pregnancy, delivery, or infancy.…
Continue Reading Yuma woman didn’t expect her pregnancy to end so sudden
In October, the nation brings awareness to pregnancy and infant loss. One in four women will lose a baby during pregnancy, delivery, or infancy.…
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Arizona quietly suspends Medicaid work requirement
Arizona quietly suspended plans to require about 120,000 people to work, volunteer, or go to school to receive Medicaid benefits, as courts have…
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Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness
Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start like the sniffles but quickly…
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Arizona suspends Medicaid work requirement
Arizona quietly suspended plans to require about 120,000 people to work, volunteer or go to school to receive Medicaid benefits, as courts have taken…
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