Local Health Archives

Ethel Kennedy, Kennedy family matriarch, hospitalized

October 9, 2024 8:32 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Former Congressman Joe Kennedy III posted on X that his 96-year-old grandmother suffered a stroke in her sleep last Thursday, and is being treated at…

Yuma Regional Medical Center announces name change

October 9, 2024 5:58 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Manoah Tuiasosopo, Samantha Byrd

Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) has announced Wednesday morning that it has changed its official name to Onvida…

Two local senior centers receive COVID-19 At-Home Tests

October 2, 2024 11:34 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

In a press release, two members of the non-profit organization presented two boxes to the San Luis Senior Center and Somerton Desert Valley Senior…

Local realty company hosts Glowing Hearts Festival

September 29, 2024 3:52 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Zackary Moran-Norris

The festival took place at the Colorado River State Park from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. The event was in collaboration with the Foundation of Yuma Regional…

American Lung Assocation launches new campaign to boost RSV vaccine rates

September 28, 2024 9:49 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

The association is raising awareness to get babies the RSV antibody shot that is aimed at protecting them from severe systems and hospitalization of…

Come and celebrate Medicare member appreciation pie day

September 26, 2024 7:12 PM Vanessa Gongora

Yuma Medicare Store is having its first Member Appreciation Pie Day on Friday, Sept. 27 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.…

Yuma Regional Medical Center completes expansion of its new laboratory

September 26, 2024 4:56 PM Manoah Tuiasosopo

Yuma Regional Medical Center gave community leaders an inside look at its newly expanded state-of-the-art…

YRMC announces completion of testing lab expansion

September 25, 2024 9:10 AM Dillon Fuhrman

In a press release, the laboratory has doubled in size and is equipped with cutting-edge technology, which they say is a “a significant leap forward…

YRMC recognizes Sepsis Awareness Month

September 24, 2024 5:41 PM Manoah Tuiasosopo

Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is recognizing Sepsis Awareness…

Former NFL players believe they have CTE

September 24, 2024 11:45 AM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

Nearly 2,000 former NFL players participated in a Harvard University questionnaire on perceived CTE symptoms, and more than third self-reported that…

Brett Favre announces Parkinson’s diagnosis

September 24, 2024 11:17 AM CNN Newsource, Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

The famed quarterback revealed his diagnosis while he was testifying in front of the House Ways and Means Committee in Washington, D.C. on…

FDA approves self-administered flu vaccine nasal spray

September 24, 2024 6:18 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

The FDA has approved the at-home use of AstraZeneca’s FluMist nasal spray vaccine. A prescription will still be required. The vaccines will be…

Sunset Health recognized for top quality service

September 23, 2024 5:48 PM Manoah Tuiasosopo

Sunset Health in Yuma has been recognized as one of the top health centers in the…

Drop in vaccinations in U.S. leads to increase in pediatric flu deaths

September 23, 2024 1:43 PM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

The CDC reported nearly 200 children died from the flu last season. Most were eligible for the flu vaccine, but did *not* receive…

Lactaid Milk being recalled due to trace amounts of almonds in the milk

September 22, 2024 10:10 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Lactaid Milk is being recalled in 27 states because of trace amounts of almond in the…

Dramatic increase in pregnant women dying in Texas following abortion ban

September 21, 2024 9:44 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth drastically spiked after the state’s 2021 ban on abortion…