Phoenix Police officer dies from COVID-19 complications – KTAR.com
Mathew Hefter (Twitter Photo/@PhoenixPolice) PHOENIX — A Phoenix police officer nearing 25 years of service has died due to COVID-19 complications, multiple sources told KTAR News on Monday. The Phoenix Police Department announced Mathew Hefter died Saturday as a result of a medical issue. The department in an email to KTAR News could not confirm […]
Vocal anti-vaccine broadcaster, Dr. Fauci critic dies from COVID-19 complications
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPTV) Former Florida talk show host Dick Farrel, known and beloved by fans for his over-the-top right-wing opinions, died from complications from COVID-19. On Facebook, Farrel advocated against getting the coronavirus vaccine and was skeptical of Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, and […]
Health professionals reconsider importance of routine physicals after numbers drop during COVID
During the pandemic, certain types of routine and preventative care–like mammograms, pap smears, and physicals–decreased by as much as 80%, according to the Health Care Cost Institute. Contributing to that decline was the cancellation of several high school sports, which often require its athlete to undergo routine physicals to make sure they are healthy and […]
Arizona reports 2,191 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths Monday – KTAR.com
FILE – In this Dec. 15, 2020, file photo, a droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Providence, R.I. An untold number of Americans have managed to get COVID-19 booster shots even though the U.S. government hasn’t approved them. They’re doing […]
Fauci hopeful COVID vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks
Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Cases of COVID-19 have tripled over the past three weeks, and hospitalizations and deaths are rising among unvaccinated people. […]
Arizona reports 2,639 new COVID-19 cases, 12 additional deaths Sunday
(Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Sunday reported 2,639 new cases and 12 additional deaths from the disease. The latest documented totals are 946,054 infections and 18,388 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 dashboard. Hospitalizations in the state related to COVID-19 have more than doubled […]
Arizona reports 2,653 new COVID-19 cases, 34 additional deaths Saturday – KTAR.com
FILE – A registered nurse gives James Mullen the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination site at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in New York. After months of coaxing people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 with incentives like museum tickets and transit passes, New York City is […]
Tempe wastewater data program expanding due to $1M partnership – KTAR.com
(Facebook Photo/City of Tempe) PHOENIX — The city of Tempe is expanding its wastewater data program following a $1 million partnership with the state. The program will grow due to Arizona’s Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the source of the funding. Tempe’s program has […]
UArizona Health Sciences Researchers to Test Treatments for Headaches Resulting from Concussions
Millions of Americans suffer from headaches due to mild traumatic brain injuries, commonly known as concussions. Using a $1.84 million Department of Defense grant, University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are hoping to find the most effective ways to provide relief from post-traumatic headaches. “Headaches are the most common symptom associated with concussion,” said study […]
Flu shot linked to less severe COVID-19, study shows
People who got a flu shot earlier this year may be less likely to suffer a severe COVID-19 infection down the road, according to new research. The study, published in the journal Plos One on Wednesday, analyzed the electronic medical records of more than 74,700 people from the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, […]