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Valley hospitals more stretched than ever

12/15/2021
Almost a year to the day since the first COVID-19 vaccines were handed out to Arizona frontline workers on Dec. 16, 2020, hospitals in the state and across the Valley say they’re no better off now than when the pandemic began.

Banner Health chief: Several facilities beyond …

12/14/2021
PHOENIX — The state’s largest hospital network is operating over capacity at several of its facilities and is turning away surgery that is not medically necessary. And Dr. Marjorie …

Glendale COVID cases rise as Maricopa County reports …

12/13/2021
In the midst of the holiday season, active COVID cases within Glendale’s nine most populous ZIP codes are up 11.3% over the past five and a half weeks.

Arizona’s flu season off to a sluggish start

12/8/2021
In a year when many Arizonans are back to some normalcy, with travel on the rise and holiday gatherings returning, flu season is off to a slow start. But Valley health experts say we have yet to see the worst of it.

Mesa lawmaker: ‘Off-label’ drugs should be …

12/7/2021
PHOENIX — The way Kelly Townsend sees it, if a doctor is willing to write you a prescription for ivermectin or any other drug, a pharmacist has no right to refuse to fill it — even if …

Arizona kids slow to be vaccinated against COVID-19

12/7/2021
As a new COVID-19 variant stirs up concerns around the country, Arizona is struggling to get its youngest residents vaccinated against the infectious disease.

Valley groups combat Alzheimer's Disease in Blacks, …

12/6/2021
Banner Health is joining forces with partner organizations to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s Disease in communities of color.

Adding members to health commission topic for Apache …

12/3/2021
Adding two board seats to the Apache Junction Health and Human Services Commission will be discussed Monday by the city council and voted on Tuesday. A work session begins at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 in the …

Arizonans with health insurance on the rise

12/2/2021
When COVID-19 first hit Arizona in early 2020, the job market was turned upside down and thousands of residents were left unemployed. That meant many Arizonans were left without affordable …

Arizona governor: Roe v. Wade a ‘mistake’

12/1/2021
PHOENIX — The 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion was a “mistake” that the justices need to correct, Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday. But he won’t say where …

New COVID-19 variant ‘concerning’ for Arizona …

11/30/2021
A new COVID-19 variant has the world buzzing, but Arizona officials say it’s too soon to worry about it just yet.

Arizona health officials warn of consequences of …

11/29/2021
At Copper Queen Community Hospital in Bisbee, the operating room in the 13-room health care center closed its doors temporarily, canceling 17 routine colonoscopies as a result, and the hospital …