Christ: Slight bump in COVID-19 numbers cause for concern, not alarm
PHOENIX - The state health director said Friday that a "very, very small" increase in COVID-19 numbers is cause for concern but not alarm, and should serve as a reminder that people still need to observe health protocols.
Wear your mask despite governor’s order, COVID researchers advise
PHOENIX – Dr. Joshua LaBaer of ASU’s Biodesign Institute discussed recent COVID-19 and vaccination metrics at a press conference on Wednesday.
‘Therapy is for white people’: Black mental health experts work to overcome stigmas
PHOENIX – The pandemic exacerbated health disparities among Black people, but getting culturally appropriate services remains a challenge.
New restrictions on sex education advance to House
PHOENIX - Arizona lawmakers are considering a bill that would require written consent to discuss gender, sexuality and HIV/AIDS in the classroom.
Indoor drive-thru vaccination site opens at warehouse in Mesa
PHOENIX – New indoor drive-thru vaccination site opens at Dexcom’s regional distribution center in Mesa, and the State Farm Stadium site in Glendale has made changes to its hours of operation
How Arizona’s Havasupai Tribe has kept COVID-19 out of its community
One Arizona community near the Grand Canyon has utilized its isolated location as a defense, sacrificing tourism business.
Praise God, but take precautions: Faiths juggle holy seasons, pandemic
WASHINGTON - As major religions observe a second holy season under the specter of COVID-19, faith leaders in Arizona find themselves juggling the spiritual needs of worshipers with the physical realities of protecting them in a pandemic.
Lower income, Hispanic neighborhoods lag on vaccinations
PHOENIX – Although vaccinations are now open to most Arizonans, some neighborhoods are lagging behind – notably those that are lower income and predominantly Hispanic.
Arizona adds its own variant to the growing list of COVID-19 mutations
WASHINGTON - The more than 840,000 COVID-19 cases in Arizona include coronavirus variants from the United Kingdom, Brazil, South Africa, California - and, as of last month, a new homegrown version that has since been detected in Texas and New Mexico.
‘Fourth wave’: As mask mandates are lifted, Arizona health researchers urge COVID-19 caution
Researchers at ASU call for social distancing and mask wearing to continue in the face of a possible fourth wave and local mutating strains of COVID-19.
TGen is testing cats and dogs in Arizona for COVID-19
PHOENIX – The Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix has launched a new project with the Arizona Department of Health Services to better understand how COVID-19 affects pets.
Dementia patients at greater risk for COVID-19, study shows
PHOENIX – There are times when the residents in Marian Gutierrez’s group home are blissfully unaware: unaware of the pandemic gripping the globe, of the political turmoil it has caused and the lives it has stolen. Yet they aren’t exempt from the pain it has inflicted.
