“I had no idea, anything about cancer. And they let me know I had leukemia.” Philadelphia Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia was the official diagnosis. A mouth-full, as Miller jokes.
According to an AZ Family article, the information on the maggots was released on Friday, at the same time state health officials announced they were considering revoking Hacienda's license.
An opioid manufacturer has agreed to pay $225 million to resolve federal investigations into allegations that it paid kickbacks and used other illegal marketing tactics to sell a powerful fentanyl spray, authorities said Wednesday.
The training events are part of the country's largest public health campaigns. National Stop the Bleed is supported by the Department of Defense, the American College of Surgeons, the Department of Homeland Security as well as several other organizations across the U.S.
As part of the County’s outreach to stop Hepatitis A spreading in the region, the health department is offering walk-in clinics at its service centers in the coming weeks.
A mountain lion that had posed an immediate threat to a Patagonia neighborhood has been lethally removed, according to Officials with Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Patagonia Marshal.
This summer Northwest Fire District is offering a 2-day class that is designed to familiarize students with the basic knowledge and skills to safely care for infants and children
Teachers, counselors and principals in public school districts and charter schools must receive suicide awareness and prevention training at least every three years under legislation signed by Gov. Doug Ducey
Community-wide hepatitis A outbreaks have been reported in multiple states since 2017, including a large ongoing outbreak in Pima County, disproportionately impacting individuals experiencing homelessness.
173 cases have been reported since November, when the virus started spreading rapidly. It was officially declared an outbreak in January 2019. So far this year there have been 263 cases of Hepatitis A in Arizona.
Earlier this year deputies with the Pima County Sheriff's Department were issued Narcan in their Individual First Aid Kits and are crediting the spray in saving the lives of three people who were showing signs of overdose.
“We’re so happy to be able to celebrate these people who have lived amazing lives and have done amazing things both here in Tucson and the other communities they’ve live in,” said W. Mark Clark with Pima Council on Aging.
The visitor, who was potentially contagious and was in Tucson from April 17 to April 29, may have exposed the public to the disease while at the airport on April 29 from 6 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., according to the news release
A controversial bill in the Arizona senate calling for the state to raise the legal age to buy tobacco to 21 but wipe out local regulations is facing some serious pushback from lawmakers.
Active Minds tours the country with its Send Silence Packing display. They use 1,100 backpacks to represent to number of college students who commit suicide each year.
A federal agency has ignored a 2006 federal law requiring the creation of a national child abuse registry, leaving an untold number of children in harm’s way when their families move to new states.
The deaths of hundreds of children because of abuse or neglect goes unnoticed every year by agencies that protect kids. Congress and a 45-year-old law are largely to blame.
Due to contact with the dogs and the possible human exposure, the fox was found and taken to the State lab for testing; results came back positive for rabies.
Ground-level ozone is pollution from things like cars and powerplants. The Environmental Protection Agency said these types of pollutants can be harmful to the lungs, cause shortness of breath and be harmful to some plants.
Healthy Arizona Worksites awarded its top honor to the County – Platinum status – for the impact it has made both within and beyond its walls and for addressing a local health challenge.
“At this time of year, we often see an uptick in the number of wildlife submitted for rabies testing as a result of contact with people or their pets,”said Anne Justice-Allen, AZGFD wildlife veterinarian.
The portable blue placard is designed as a convenience for disabled motorists who may use more than one vehicle or for family members, friends or caregivers who drive a disabled person in a vehicle without a disability plate.
For the second straight year, UnitedHealthcare is hosting its Step Up for Better Health sweepstakes and you can win one of more than a hundred walking-related prizes.
April is Move More Month, an annual celebration established by the American Heart Association to encourage people, schools, workplaces and communities to get out and walk for at least 30 minutes* and put themselves on the road to a healthier lifestyle.
During a press conference Wednesday, the health department announced the "Real Deal on Vaping" campaign, a new partnership to put an end to the rampant use of vapes and e-cigarettes.
He opened the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Hope on the Horizon National Conference in New York City with his “Forever Bonded by Teal” presentation. Following his speaking debut in New York City, he presented again at Tesaro headquarters in Massachusetts to open ovarian cancer awareness month in
