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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Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion ban
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S. following a lawsuit by women who had…
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Donate blood for a chance to win a car
Donate blood for your chance to win a brand-new…
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Arizona doctors allowed to perform abortions in California
Governor Gavin Newsom (D-California) signed a bill into law to temporarily allow Arizona abortion providers to perform abortions in…
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Local assisted living facility hosts its ‘Truth About Dementia’ seminar
A local assisted living facility hosted a special seminar titled ‘Truth About…
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly to visit Planned Parenthood clinic
In a press release, Kelly will meet with staff and providers as well as hear about the challenges they’re facing and the programs offered at the…
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Melinda Gates to donate $1 billion in women’s rights
In a New York Times op-ed published Tuesday, French Gates said her donation will also go to protecting reproductive rights in the post-Dobbs…
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Local coffee shop hosts its annual Caffeinate-a-Nurse Drive
A local coffee shop is gifting nurses with free drinks in honor of National Nurses…
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Study shows having tattoos could increase a person’s risk of developing lymphoma
Nearly 3,000 of those individuals had lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, between the ages of 20 and…
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CDC reports a rise in children diagnosed with ADHD
Researchers examined data from more than 45,000 parent responses to the 2022 National Survey of Children’s Health…
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Goldwater Institute tax lawsuit with Yuma County in court
The Goldwater Institute tax lawsuit with Yuma County was being heard at the Maricopa County Superior Court…
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Arizona doctors can come to California to perform abortions under new law signed by Gov. Newsom
Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin…
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YRMC celebrates 10th anniversary of its lifesaving TAVR procedure
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is celebrating 10 years of its life saving TAVR heart…
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Louisiana state representatives passes abortion pill bill
The controversial move is due to an amendment that added to a bill originally meant to create the crime of coerced abortion by…
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