Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including condiments, cereals, french fries and potato chips.

There have been 479 deaths from the virus since January, 2020. In contrast, the second leading cause has been gunfire which has killed 92 officers.

In her new book “You’d Be Home Now,” New York Times bestseller and Tucson resident, Kathleen Glasgow raises awareness and understanding for addiction.

The National Weather Service Tucson said a cold front blew dust into the area, leading to a high pollution advisory.

The data strongly suggests that the delta variant wreaked havoc on the job market in August. As COVID-19 cases surged, quits jumped in restaurants and hotels and rose in other public-facing jobs, such as retail and education.

On Thursday and Friday, the Food and Drug Administration convenes its independent advisers for the first stage in the process of deciding whether extra doses of the two vaccines should be dispensed and, if so, who should get them and when. The final go-ahead is not expected for at least another week.

The Pima County Health Department says it goes the extra mile these days to prevent the spread of COVID.

Merck just asked the FDA for Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 treatment pill. Find out how the pill works.

On the last day of Tucson Meet Yourself, several people took the opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration — a decision that could come in a matter of weeks — it would be the first pill shown to treat the illness. All other FDA-backed treatments against COVID-19 require an IV or injection.

According to the FDA, samples from Parent’s Choice Rice Baby Cereal tested above the guidance for naturally occurring inorganic arsenic.

Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops have not yet complied with the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to a new report.