Mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile Virus in Imperial County
Samples from the mosquito pools were collected June 25 and the results were in Friday, which marked the first positive mosquito of SLEV and second…
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Pools tested for deadly diseases in Mexicali
Public pools are being monitored in Mexicali to prevent deadly diseases, including a brain-eating amoeba that in previous years has claimed several…
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June 2024 proclaimed as Elder Abuse Awareness Month in Yuma County
The Chairman of the Yuma County Board of Supervisors proclaimed the month of June 2024 as Elder Abuse Awareness Month in Yuma…
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AZDHS issues warning regarding Diamond Shruumz-brand candy
In a press release, AZDHS says people were experiencing “serious adverse effects” after eating “certain microdose candy/chocolate bars from the…
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U.S. Surgeon General on mandating warning labels on social media
In an exclusive interview with Today’s Savannah Guthrie, Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media is associated with significant mental health harms for…
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Yuma Regional Medical Center unveils its new mobile health clinic
Yuma Regional Medical Center unveiled its new mobile health clinic that will be used to provide free medical services to underserved communities in…
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New York Attorney General and Mayor on protecting youth from vaping
New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Mayor Eric Adams Announced Wednesday that they have secured an historic multi-state…
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New study gives Alzheimer’s patients and families hope
A randomized controlled clinical trial used lifestyle interventions based around eating well, moving more, stressing less, and loving…
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FDA panel recommends Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug
The medication, called Donanemab, would be the second Alzheimer’s drug cleared in the U.S. along with Leqembi from Biogen and its Japanese partner…
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Vitalant Summer Blood Drive offers donors chance to win 2024 Volkswagen Jetta
Transform lives by donating blood with Vitalant and be automatically entered to win a 2024 VW…
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New film “Ezra” stars an actor who has autism
Director Tony Goldwyn cast 15-year-old William Fitzgerald after a nationwide search, determined to find a neurodivergent actor to bring this story to…
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FDA rescinds marketing ban on Juul vaping
On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced marketing denial orders for the company’s products are…
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Delaware senator on border security, reproductive rights, and more
Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about how different former President Donald Trump’s and President…
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Study shows drinking alcohol on flights poses health risk
German researchers found drinking alcohol while on a flight could decrease blood oxygen levels to worrisome levels during…
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AHA predicts Americans will have cardiovascular disease by 2050
The group released research on Tuesday, finding 45 million adults will have some form of cardiovascular disease or a stroke by 2050. That’s up from…
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YRMC celebrates its 2024 student volunteers in graduation ceremony
Yuma Regional Medical Center is hosting a graduation ceremony for its Student Volunteers…
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Sheila Jackson Lee announces pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Jackson Lee released a statement on social media saying that she is confident that her doctors “have developed the best plan to target her specific…
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Grant to bring overdose awareness in Yuma County
The Arizona Department of Health Services and the Yuma County Public Health District got into a contract for $80,000 relating to the CDC Overdose…
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Senator Kelly visits Arizona Planned Parenthood clinic to meet with health providers
Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) visited a Planned Parenthood clinic in Tempe and met with staff and providers to discuss the challenges they’re facing…
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Yuma County’s Survivor Gala to celebrate cancer survivors and caregivers
National Cancer Survivor Day is coming up on June 2nd and to commemorate the occasion, Relay for Life Yuma County is holding a Survivors Gala to…
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