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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 hospitals grapple with skyrocketing cost of …

11/23/2021
In a normal year, hospitals have no problem staffing their halls with travel nurses to fill in gaps or prepare for the busy winter months. But 2021, much like the year before, has not been a normal year for the health care industry.

Phoenix hospitals concerned as COVID cases rise

11/18/2021
Phoenix-area hospital leaders are concerned by a sudden increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Arizona as the holiday season approaches. The Arizona Department of Health Services …

West Nile virus tapering off after reaching record …

11/12/2021
As COVID-19 cases continue to be reported at a steady plateau in Arizona, the state’s record West Nile virus cases are beginning to taper off during the cooler winter months.

Afghan resettlement process slow but steady in Phoenix

10/25/2021
Dr. Baharak Tabarsi, a physician at Valleywise Health in Phoenix, is uniquely prepared to care for Afghan refugees being resettled in the Valley: she was once one of them.

Valley Pfizer vaccine recipients get 3rd shot at …

9/30/2021
On Sept. 24, officials finally recommended the use of COVID-19 booster shots to expand immunity against the virus for a few key groups.

High rainfall brings West Nile virus cases to Phoenix

9/28/2021
COVID-19 isn’t the only virus making its way through Maricopa County at the moment. The West Nile virus, a disease carried by some mosquitoes, is on the rise in the Valley, thanks to record high rainfall.

Hospitals seeing COVID-19 plateau, expect it to worsen

9/23/2021
Severe hospitalizations for COVID-19 complications have plateaued in recent weeks, but local health experts say that’s likely a short-lived phenomenon.

Arizona has one of highest COVID-19 death rates in US

9/20/2021
Over the course of the past 18 months, Arizona has amassed one of the highest COVID-19 fatality rates in the country.

Arizona offers funding help to understaffed …

9/16/2021
The state of Arizona is stepping in to help hospitals suffering with severe staffing shortages amid a third wave of COVID-19.

Peoria buys 4 acres of land for $1.4M in Old Town

9/8/2021
The Peoria City Council approved the purchase of 3.93 acres of land located near 83rd Avenue and Cotton Crossing for $1.4 million.

Valley hospitals not seeing massive supply shortages …

9/1/2021
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, hospitals across the U.S. and in Arizona reported a shortage of protective equipment, such as masks, gloves and basic necessities such as bleach and sanitizer that hospitals need even when they aren’t embroiled in a global health crisis.