Arizona reports 1,846 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death Monday – KTAR.com
Caregivers tend to a patient in the improvised COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Monday reported 1,846 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death from the disease. The latest documented […]
Should you delay your trip due to the delta COVID-19 variant surge? Experts weigh in
On Monday, airlines reinstated a slew of flights between the U.S. and the U.K., as the U.K. announced its plans to reopen to vaccinated Americans. But the announcement came as fears mount about the highly contagious delta variant, the dominant strain of COVID-19 spreading across the U.S., leaving many to question their summer trips. Here’s […]
New behavioral health unit in Glendale to help kids facing mental health crisis – KTAR.com
PHOENIX – A new pediatric behavioral health unit in the northwest Valley aims to better address the rise in younger patients facing a crisis with mental health. Located near 59th Avenue and Thunderbird Road in Glendale, the facility will include 12 pediatric beds on the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center campus. Banner Health has reported a […]
Arizona reports 2,306 new COVID-19 cases, 5 additional deaths Sunday – KTAR.com
Blossom Koppelman, 86, receives a third Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from a Magen David Adom national emergency service volunteer, at a private nursing home, in Netanya, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. Israeli health authorities began administering coronavirus booster shots on Friday to people over 60 who’ve already received both doses of a vaccine, in a bid […]
Health Experts: Delta variant spreading as warned
August is projecting to be a difficult month in Arizona as COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging as summer closes and school begins. The delta variant has become the more dominant coronavirus variant and is responsible for more than 75% of positive cases in Arizona. According to The Gerald Report, an accumulation of data for […]
Ruling on medical malpractice case cites need for expert testimony – KTAR.com
(Facebook Photo/Arizona Supreme Court) PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Supreme Court decision says medical malpractice lawsuits involving unclear causes of death or other injury can’t proceed without sufficient expert witness testimony providing guidance for jurors. The court’s decision Friday stemmed from the 2012 death of a 4-year-old boy sent home from a surgery center after […]
Arizona reports 2,066 new COVID-19 cases, 22 additional deaths Saturday – KTAR.com
Anissa Barbato, left, discusses the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine with Jolanta Gawlik before her son Samuel, center, is vaccinated, Friday, July 30, 2021 in New York. Amid increasing concern over the spread of the Delta variant, New York City announced on Wednesday that anyone can receive $100 if they get the first dose of the COVID-19 […]
Phoenix Children’s, Sonora Quest to require COVID-19 vaccines for staff – KTAR.com
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Two more major Arizona health care providers — Phoenix Children’s and Sonora Quest Laboratories — said Friday they will require staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. All Phoenix Children’s employees will have to be vaccinated by Oct. 1. “Phoenix Children’s is proud that a majority of our staff […]
Phoenix Union High School District to violate executive order, require masks – KTAR.com
(Facebook Photo/Phoenix Union High School District) PHOENIX — The Phoenix Union High School District will violate an executive order and require masks indoors regardless of vaccination status when classes start next week. The district announced Friday it would enforce its board-adopted mask mandate for all staff, students and visitors when the fall semester begins Monday. […]
Arizona reports 1,965 new COVID-19 cases, 24 additional deaths Friday – KTAR.com
Zhaequan Brown, 19, gets the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Lehman High School, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in New York. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging everyone in K-12 schools to wear a mask when they return to class, regardless of vaccination status. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Friday […]