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…
Continue Reading Egg rolls, meat loaf and chicken pie recalled over allergens and unsanitary conditions
A North Carolina company has issued a recall on an undisclosed amount of chicken pie and meat loaf products because the labeling did not indicate…
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New initiative offers free HIV testing across Arizona
A new statewide initiative offers Arizonans a quick, easy, free way to get tested for HIV. The Arizona Department of Health Services is teaming up…
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Local law enforcement combat opioid crisis
Local law enforcement along with the United States Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Agency will give presentations on opioid…
Continue Reading Taco Bell seasoned beef being recalled due to concerns of metal contamination
(CNN) – About 2 million pounds of seasoned beef used in Taco Bell burritos and tacos have been removed from restaurant locations across the…
Continue Reading YRMC offering free ‘Stop the Bleed’ training
Emergencies happen when we least expect them like car accidents, at-home injuries, and as of late, mass shooting rampages across the nation. When a…
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