Arizona reports big two-day COVID case surge, 174 deaths
Arizona reported 6,043 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 174 virus deaths Saturday as the pandemic’s latest surge maintained its grip on the…
Continue ReadingLocal Health
Kids vs books
A new study in pediatrics compares the interactions of parents and children when reading traditional books and tablet…
Continue Reading
Omicron coronavirus variant found in multiple US states
The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, had been discovered in at least five states by…
Continue Reading
Significant improvement in early detection of autism in children
New CDC studies show early detection of autism in children has…
Continue Reading
Health Minute: Lung transplants to COVID-19 patients
One in ten lung transplants have gone to COVID-19 patients in…
Continue Reading
Biden to extend transportation mask mandate
In a bid to address concerns over the Omicron variant today, President Biden is expected to extend his transportation mask mandate through…
Continue Reading
10% of lung transplants go to COVID patients
So far in 2021, one in every 10 lung transplants in the united states has gone to a patient with lung damage related to…
Continue Reading FDA advisers vote to recommend authorization of a pill to treat Covid-19
CNN, MERCK, FDA By Maggie Fox and Jen Christensen, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 13-10 Tuesday to recommend emergency use…
Continue Reading
Some vaccine mandate firings to be delayed to new year
The Biden Administration is allowing some federal agencies to delay firing unvaccinated…
Continue Reading
Leaders meeting Tuesday to discuss how Omicron could affect U.S. economy
The head of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, will testify on Capitol Hill this morning, laying out three major threats that Omicron could pose to…
Continue Reading All vaccinated adults should get a Covid-19 booster shot because of the Omicron variant, CDC says
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strengthened recommendations for booster doses of coronavirus vaccine Monday,…
Continue Reading
The perfect hug
Researchers in London crack the code of a perfect…
Continue Reading
Virus surge overwhelms hospitals in Cochise County
A surge of COVID-19 cases is overwhelming hospitals in southeastern…
Continue Reading British man given 3D printed eye in world first, hospital says
A British man has become the first patient in the world to be fitted with a 3D printed eye, according to Moorfields Eye Hospital in…
Continue Reading
CDC anticipates more prevalent flu season
The new flu season could be upon…
Continue Reading
Juul to pay $14.5 million to settle Arizona vaping lawsuit
E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will pay Arizona $14.5 million and vowed not to market to young people in the state to settle a consumer fraud…
Continue Reading Arizona hospitals pleading for a safe Thanksgiving during the pandemic
Hospital executives and public health authorities across Arizona have issued pleas for people to do everything possible to avoid spreading the…
Continue Reading Health Minute: Bracing for a severe flu season
Flu outbreaks are already happening across the…
Continue Reading
The FDA will soon decide on Merck’s Covid-19 antiviral pill
In the fall of 2015, Dr. Mark Denison was preparing for a long drive home from Alabama after making a presentation at a scientific meeting when a…
Continue Reading
Arizona officials plan COVID briefing on hospital capacity
Arizona on Tuesday reported over 3,000 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 120 more deaths amid growing concern about the pandemic’s current…
Continue Reading