Underrepresented Arizonans taking part in medical studies to improve medical care for all communities

A nationwide research program reached a new milestone as 50,000 Arizonans signed up to take part in helping to find new ways to medically treat people, not only based on their conditions, but also on their genetic backgrounds and communities.

Allergy sufferers, you might be cleaning your house all wrong

Experts say cleaning once a week allows you to get rid of many allergy triggers and help relieve any symptoms.

Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot

Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults.

St. Vincent de Paul, Creighton University celebrate medical care partnership
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The two organizations have partnered up to provide free medical care for people in need, and they are now celebrating the one-year anniversary of that partnership. FOX 10's Desiree Fluellen reports.

Pfizer COVID antiviral: Dozens of companies to start making pill

Nearly three dozen companies in Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Eastern Europe will soon start making either generic versions of Pfizer's coronavirus pill or the raw ingredients. This deal will make the antiviral nirmatrelvir, or Paxlovoid, available to more than half of the world's population.

3 pediatric influenza-associated deaths in Wisconsin: DHS

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services confirmed the deaths of three children under the age of 18 due to complications from influenza.

Possible obesity treatment for women identified by researchers based on how bodies store fat

Researchers have identified a potential way to battle the health effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes in women after zeroing in on a gene that determines how their bodies use and store fat.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge won't say if he's vaccinated

Yankees star Aaron Judge refused to directly answer a question about his vaccine status Tuesday amid a requirement in New York City that every private sector employee be inoculated against the coronavirus.

Arizona to resume disenrolling people from Medicaid program

The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System generally hasn’t disenrolled beneficiaries since the pandemic began in March 2020 with some exceptions.

COVID-19 masks will be optional on UArizona campus starting March 21

School officials say masks would be recommended but not required Monday for indoor spaces at the Tucson campus and other Pima County locations.

FEMA's funeral assistance aid for COVID-19 tops $2B, more eligible

The federal government has provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for more than 300,000 families of people who died from COVID-19.