AstraZeneca: COVID-19 vaccine shown to be ‘highly effective’
AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90%…
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How Not To Get Sick From your Thanksgiving Dinner
Thawing a turkey takes hours, but it’s only part of the process to prepare your Thanksgiving feast. YUMA, Ariz. (KECY/KYMA) – From the turkey, to the…
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Pfizer-BioNTech to seek Covid-19 vaccine approval ‘within days’ as trial shows 95 percent efficacy
The U.S. pharma giant and its German partner said their Phase 3 trial was now complete and that it found the vaccine was 95 percent effective at…
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Arizona comes up short on report on lung cancer screening, treatment
The 2020 “State of Lung Cancer” report released Tuesday also said Arizona ranked 46th among states for the number of patients who get surgery as…
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Who will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines?
State officials are expected to follow the CDC’s guidance as they distribute the first…
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Jackson House provides different type of care during coronavirus outbreak
Local mental health facility treating Imperial valley residents despite COVID…
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2nd coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests
Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data from the company’s still ongoing…
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Baja California governor discusses possibility of medical marijuana
Gov. Jaime Bonilla Valdez says the benefits of medical marijuana would be justified with prescriptions only and not for recreational…
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FDA approves Apple Watch app NightWare to treat PTSD nightmares
(KYMA, KECY) – According to an FDA press release, today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of a new device intended for the…
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Study suggests people who eat chili peppers may live longer
(KYMA, KECY) – A report by the American Heart Association, says consumption of chili pepper may reduce the relative risk of cardiovascular disease…
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Supreme Court appears likely to spare Obamacare
After two hours of oral arguments conducted by telephone conference call, the court seemed headed for a ruling that would say that even if part of…
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ICPHD to host drive-thru flu shot clinic
The Imperial County Public Health Department will host a drive-thru flu shot…
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Severe COVID-19 infection rare in newborns
(KYMA, KECY) – Study finds severe coronavirus disease extremely rare in…
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YRMC announces new Health Campus for Foothills residents
YRMC says the new project, which is conveniently located on South Frontage Road right next to YRMC Primary Care Foothills, will be a two-story…
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New cancer drugs saved over 1.2 million people in the US over 16 years, new study shows
(KYMA, KECY) – More than 1.2 million people in the US prevented facing death following a cancer diagnosis, between the year 2000 and 2016, thanks to…
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month; it doesn’t always impact smokers
Know the symptoms to look out for.…
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YRMC expands its services to Foothills, East County
YRMC expects to break ground in the spring of…
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Women with paying jobs see slower memory loss later in life, study says
(CNN) – Having a paying job might shield women from memory loss decades later, according to a new study. That’s because paid work may offer mental…
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California resident gets co-infection with flu and coronavirus. Is this rare?
(KYMA, KECY/NBC) – A person has tested positive for both the flu and the coronavirus in Solano County, California, the county health department said.…
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More mask wearing could save 130K U.S. lives by February
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – More than 130,000 US lives could be saved by March if most Americans wore masks, said Dr. Francis Collins, director of the…
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