Governor OK's ban on school COVID-19 vaccines
The bills Ducey signed Friday permanently block disease mitigation measures that many health professionals say are critical to reining in the pandemic if case counts again surge.
COVID numbers rising in Pima County
The county government announced Wednesday it is changing the vaccination rules for employees.
Abortion rights group files longshot Arizona initiative bid
The group needs to collect more than 356,000 signatures from registered voters in a little over seven weeks.
Two more bills targeting COVID rules head to Ducey's desk
The GOP-led Senate voted to block the state from ever adding a COVID-19 vaccine to the list of inoculations schoolchildren must receive to attend public school.
Arizona health agency: State's pandemic toll passes 30,000
According to the federal Centers Disease Control and Prevention, Arizona’s death toll ranks 11th highest among states.
Biomedical engineers sneak medicines past immune system
University of Arizona researchers are developing ways to target medication more efficiently to fight disease.
Universities partnering to end addiction
The University of Arizona and Oklahoma State University are working together to combat pain and addiction.
Childhood vaccination rate continues to decline in Arizona
The share of kindergarten students with personal belief exemptions rose to 6.6% this school year, up from 5.4% in the 2019-2020 school year.
Rabbits at risk from deadly virus
PACC lost 15 animals to the RHDV2 virus.
Arizona House votes to ban abortion after 15 weeks
Senate Bill 1164 heads to Gov. Ducey's desk for his signature or veto.
University of Arizona drops mask requirement for most people
But Robbins urges campus community to show compassion to vulnerable people.
Indian Health Service head nominated amid tough challenges
Roselyn Tso most recently served as director of the health service's Navajo region.
First Lady Jill Biden promotes cancer moonshot in visit to Southern Arizona
Biden administration aiming to cut the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years.
COVID transmission rates drop in southern Arizona
The CDC has lowered the transmission level in most of the state.
Arizona health agency reduces frequency of pandemic updates
The state announced it would switch to weekly updates because the outbreak is slowing and to be consistent with other infectious disease that are reported.
