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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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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