Phoenix Children’s breaks ground on campus in Avondale – KTAR.com
(Phoenix Children’s Rendering) PHOENIX — Phoenix Children’s broke ground Wednesday on its freestanding emergency department and multi-specialty clinic in Avondale. The hospital is constructing a 71,250-square-foot, three-story medical office building and will retrofit the existing 35,000-square-foot building to provide emergency services. Robert Meyer, president and CEO, told KTAR News 92.3 FM that the two buildings will […]
Arizona reports 769 new COVID-19 cases, 6 additional deaths Wednesday – KTAR.com
A local resident receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot at a center Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in the Sumida ward of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Wednesday reported 769 new COVID-19 cases, the most in about a month, and six additional deaths from the virus. On June 2, 915 […]
Scottsdale hospital one of the first to use X-ray vision for hip replacement – KTAR.com
PHOENIX – The Abrazo Scottsdale Campus became one of the first hospitals in the country to use new augmented reality guidance technology for a total hip replacement. Surgeons in Scottsdale used holographic ‘x-ray vision’ technology to perform the procedure on a 65-year-old in the Valley last week. The new technology projects 3D holograms onto special […]
Arizona is fourth-least safe state during COVID-19, per WalletHub – KTAR.com
(File photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) PHOENIX — Arizona was recently ranked one of the least safe states in the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to one personal finance website. WalletHub compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia on vaccination rate, positive testing rate, hospitalization rate, death rate and transmission rate, giving […]
UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Accelerated Pathway to Medical Education Welcomes First Class
Six high school graduates will make up the first class of students in the new Accelerated Pathway to Medical Education (APME) program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. Acceptance to the APME program guarantees students entry to the UArizona Honors College as undergraduates and, after three years, early admission to the […]
Health Insider: Valley doctor weighs in on concerns over Delta variant, new mask guidance
PHOENIX — Officials with the World Health Organization on Friday encouraged those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to continue to wear masks in certain situations, citing the dangers the Delta variant poses to those who are still unvaccinated. During a press conference on Friday, officials with the WHO noted that to help reduce the community spread […]
Arizona reports 546 new COVID-19 cases, 17 additional deaths Tuesday – KTAR.com
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Tuesday reported 546 new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths from the virus. There hadn’t been any new deaths reported the previous two days. The latest documented totals were 894,106 infections and 17,930 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 […]
UArizona doctor advises everyone wear face masks due to Delta variant – KTAR.com
(Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Getty Images) PHOENIX — A University of Arizona doctor on Monday recommended everyone, including those fully vaccinated, wear a mask amid a growing concern over the COVID-19 Delta variant. Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of the College of Medicine, told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Gaydos and Chad Show despite the protections provided […]
Final COVID-19 vaccine shots at state-run sites administered Monday – KTAR.com
(Twitter Photo/@AZDHS) PHOENIX — The final shots at a state-run COVID-19 mass vaccination site were administered Monday, marking the end of a more than five-month operation to combat the deadly virus in Arizona. The Glendale site at Gila River Arena gave was giving out its remaining second-dose shots until 5 p.m. before closing as the […]
Arizona reports 413 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths Monday – KTAR.com
(Twitter Photo/@AZDHS) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Monday reported 413 new COVID-19 cases and, for the second consecutive day, no additional deaths from the virus. The latest documented totals were 893,560 infections and 17,913 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard. The vaccination section did not update with the […]