Outbreak of respiratory illness challenging Valley doctors and patients
PHOENIX — A combination of factors is leaving Valley patients suffering through longer than usual wait times to see doctors in their offices or in urgent care and hospital settings. The cause, one local physician says, is a perfect storm of bad air, upper respiratory infections, and COVID-19. “You have significantly ill children and the […]
Banner hospitals seeing more kids admitted with COVID-19, but not in ICU
(Banner Health Photo) PHOENIX — Arizona’s largest hospital system announced Tuesday there were 71 children admitted to its hospitals with COVID-19 in July, more than double the amount of June, but ICU admissions and ventilator usage are low. Dr. Marjorie Bessel, chief clinical officer with Banner Health, said in a press conference that children make […]
Doctor says delta variant symptoms differ from original COVID-19 strand
BALTIMORE — The delta variant symptoms are different from the original strand of COVID-19, a Johns Hopkins doctor said. Dr. Gabe Kelen, the director of emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins, said the initial symptoms from the original COVID-19 strand were similar to the flu. Still, he said symptoms from those infected with the delta variant […]
Arizona reports 2,582 new COVID-19 cases, 12 additional deaths Tuesday – KTAR.com
Andres Veloso, 12, gets the first dose of the Pzifer COVID-19 vaccine, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Miami. Florida is reporting a surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the highly contagious delta variant. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Tuesday reported 2,582 new COVID-19 cases and 12 additional deaths from the disease. […]
City of Phoenix sees surge in COVID-19 testing, mainly school-aged kids
(File photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) PHOENIX – It has been nearly a year since the city of Phoenix launched a first-of-its-kind mobile COVID-19 testing unit that offers free, convenient and fast COVID-19 testing. The testing unit is in collaboration with its health care partner Vincere Cancer Center and is part of the city’s effort […]
Glendale most recent Arizona city to join dementia-friendly community – KTAR.com
(Pexels Photo) PHOENIX — The city of Glendale on Friday joined a national dementia-friendly program in an effort to support people living with dementia and their caregivers, officials announced. As part of the Dementia Friendly America Program, Glendale will work to be a city that’s informed, safe and respectful of individuals living with the disease. […]
Phoenix Police officer dies from COVID-19 complications – KTAR.com
Mathew Hefter (Twitter Photo/@PhoenixPolice) PHOENIX — A Phoenix police officer nearing 25 years of service has died due to COVID-19 complications, multiple sources told KTAR News on Monday. The Phoenix Police Department announced Mathew Hefter died Saturday as a result of a medical issue. The department in an email to KTAR News could not confirm […]
Vocal anti-vaccine broadcaster, Dr. Fauci critic dies from COVID-19 complications
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPTV) Former Florida talk show host Dick Farrel, known and beloved by fans for his over-the-top right-wing opinions, died from complications from COVID-19. On Facebook, Farrel advocated against getting the coronavirus vaccine and was skeptical of Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, and […]
Health professionals reconsider importance of routine physicals after numbers drop during COVID
During the pandemic, certain types of routine and preventative care–like mammograms, pap smears, and physicals–decreased by as much as 80%, according to the Health Care Cost Institute. Contributing to that decline was the cancellation of several high school sports, which often require its athlete to undergo routine physicals to make sure they are healthy and […]
Arizona reports 2,191 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths Monday – KTAR.com
FILE – In this Dec. 15, 2020, file photo, a droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Providence, R.I. An untold number of Americans have managed to get COVID-19 booster shots even though the U.S. government hasn’t approved them. They’re doing […]