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The Arizona Department of Health Services has issued a warning about a syphilis outbreak. But other sexually transmitted diseases are also on the rise…
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Arizona deer and elk are fighting a deadly new insect-borne virus this monsoon season. KNAU’s Aaron Granillo reports.About 30 deer have died since the new…
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A new study says the City of Phoenix has the highest number of unvaccinated children in the nation, due to reasons of personal belief. KNAU’s Melissa…
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There are more than 4,200 abandoned uranium mines in the U.S., 500 of which are located on or near the Navajo Nation. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports, the…
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Wildfire seasons in the West are growing longer and more intense. So more prescribed burns are happening to protect forest towns in places like northern…
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The phrase ‘"Black Death" conjures horror for the sheer number of people who died from plague in medieval times. But, the same disease poses a modern…
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Five Arizona death-row inmates have died of "natural causes" since a federal judge put executions on hold four years ago.The Arizona Republic reports…
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People with Parkinson’s disease often develop trouble with their voices; they begin to whisper and mumble. Speech therapy can help, but so can singing.…
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A disease fatal to deer and elk has struck herds in some western states. But Chronic Wasting Disease hasn’t yet arrived in Arizona, according to the…
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An infection normally found in hospitals might also be spread to humans by their dogs. That’s the finding of a Northern Arizona University team that…