Is the Northern Arizona measles outbreak finally petering out?
Arizona reported only three new cases this week in the country’s second-largest measles outbreak. Is the end near?
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More Arizona children are dying from preventable diseases
A state health department report offers hints that Arizona’s lagging vaccination rates are becoming more deadly.
If you saw Tate McCrae’s show last week, you were exposed to measles
Maricopa County sent out the health alert Wednesday afternoon. Thousands may have been exposed.
Northern Arizona measles outbreak now 2nd-biggest in U.S.
The area of Short Creek, which bridges the Arizona-Utah border, has seen more than 180 measles cases and counting.
Arizona ranked worst state in U.S. for starting a family. Here’s why
According to multiple metrics, Arizona doesn’t do right by its kids.
Arizona was ranked most dangerous state for seniors. Here’s why
Retirement paradise? Not so much, according to a new study.
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The Northern Arizona measles outbreak is approaching 100 cases
The outbreak, centered in the former polygamist Mormon area of Short Creek, is the state’s biggest in decades.
Uncontained: Short Creek, measles and the long shadow of Warren Jeffs
Arizona’s biggest measles outbreak in decades is in a small Arizona town trying to move past its infamous polygamist prophet.
Arizona now facing biggest measles outbreak in two decades
Positive measles cases in tiny Colorado City, located on the Arizona-Utah border, continue to grow.
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Arizona is now fighting its worst measles outbreak in nearly a decade
Measles cases in Colorado City have ballooned from one to 24. Most positive cases – including a 2-year-old – are children.
The measles outbreak in Northern Arizona is getting worse
What began as one measles case in Mohave County two weeks ago is now up to 12.
An Arizona town is at the center of a budding measles outbreak
Measles cases in Mohave County, which has a low vaccination rate, have grown eightfold in one week.
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Protesting in the Arizona summer? What to bring so you don’t die
The Arizona heat won’t relent for several months. If you’re going to protest, here’s how to do it safely.
Arizona has measles: What to know about the Navajo County outbreak
After initially dodging the country’s huge measles outbreak, Arizona has caught one of the world’s most infectious diseases.
FDA changes COVID-19 vaccine approval: Can you still get one?
If you’re after a COVID-19 booster this year, it might be hard to obtain. Here’s what you should know.
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Health vs. Wealth: Arizona groups coordinate to save Medicaid from GOP
A GOP budget proposal cuts Medicaid, which serves 2 million Arizonans, by $880 billion. These groups hope to stop it.
A measles outbreak is ‘inevitable’ in Arizona. Are we ready?
Arizona hasn’t had a measles case – yet. But with a low vaccination rate and funding cutbacks, an outbreak is inevitable.
GOP official loses it, publicly blames bereaved man for mom’s heat death
Heat killed a woman after APS cut her power last May. State utility regulator Nick Myers told her son, “I’m more blaming you.”
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Parents rejoice as lawmakers avert disabilities program funding crisis
Hostages in a long political fight, parents of disabled kids can finally breathe. “I totally broke down,” said one advocate.
Lawmakers finally vote to fund program for parents of disabled kids
Republicans and Gov. Katie Hobbs ended a standoff over the program, which helps parents care for their disabled children.
Trump’s health funding cuts may mean ‘a lot of needless deaths’ in Arizona
“It’s setting back public health 20-30 years,” said one health expert. Welcome back, measles?
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Hobbs to veto all bills until GOP funds program for parents of disabled kids
Gov. Katie Hobbs is at war with Republicans over how much to fund the program, which is about to run out of money.