Arizona reports 546 new COVID-19 cases, 17 additional deaths Tuesday – KTAR.com
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Tuesday reported 546 new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths from the virus. There hadn’t been any new deaths reported the previous two days. The latest documented totals were 894,106 infections and 17,930 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 […]
UArizona doctor advises everyone wear face masks due to Delta variant – KTAR.com
(Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Getty Images) PHOENIX — A University of Arizona doctor on Monday recommended everyone, including those fully vaccinated, wear a mask amid a growing concern over the COVID-19 Delta variant. Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of the College of Medicine, told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Gaydos and Chad Show despite the protections provided […]
Final COVID-19 vaccine shots at state-run sites administered Monday – KTAR.com
(Twitter Photo/@AZDHS) PHOENIX — The final shots at a state-run COVID-19 mass vaccination site were administered Monday, marking the end of a more than five-month operation to combat the deadly virus in Arizona. The Glendale site at Gila River Arena gave was giving out its remaining second-dose shots until 5 p.m. before closing as the […]
Arizona reports 413 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths Monday – KTAR.com
(Twitter Photo/@AZDHS) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Monday reported 413 new COVID-19 cases and, for the second consecutive day, no additional deaths from the virus. The latest documented totals were 893,560 infections and 17,913 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard. The vaccination section did not update with the […]
Valley nonprofit offers peer group support for LGBTQ youth – KTAR.com
(Pexels photo) PHOENIX – Being a teenager is hard, there is no question about it. But there are added complications for LGBTQ youth. According to a 2021 national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health conducted by The Trevor Project, 48% wanted counseling from a mental health professional but did not receive it. A nonprofit in […]
Doctor warns fall months will be ‘most dangerous’ for unvaccinated – KTAR.com
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) PHOENIX — About half of Arizona’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and a Mayo Clinic doctor encourages the rest who are eligible to do the same. “As we move toward the fall, I believe that we will be entering the most dangerous period for […]
Sleeper cells: Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumors to sleep: Engineering researchers discover and explore new neural stem cell state that gives insight into cancer
Christopher Plaisier, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, and Samantha O’Connor, a biomedical engineering doctoral student in the Plaisier Lab, are leading research into a new stage of the stem cell life cycle that could be the key to unlocking new methods of […]
Assessment Tool Helps Future Pharmacists Prepare for Work in the Community
A recent University of Arizona College of Pharmacy study suggests that Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) may be a valuable means of assesing clinical skills while providing learning experiences for pharmacy students in community pharmacy settings. While the OSCEs were designed to assess health care professionals in a clinical setting, there was limited data on […]
Previously vetoed sex ed bill heads back to Arizona Gov. Ducey – KTAR.com
Arizona Capitol. (Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday sent a contentious sex education bill that was previously vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey back to his desk after it was stripped of language he objected to that would have prevented young children […]
Arizona reports 587 new COVID-19 cases, 28 additional deaths Friday – KTAR.com
A medical worker prepares a shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Indonesian state-owned pharmaceutical company Biofarma, during a mass vaccination in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, June 25, 2021. The world’s fourth most populous country, has seen COVID-19 infections surge in recent weeks, putting pressure on hospitals, including in […]