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State health officials have confirmed the first pediatric death from influenza in Arizona this flu season. Cases are up 80% for this point in the season.

They're encouraging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make vaping less appealing to young people by banning all “non-tobacco flavors” of e-cigarettes, implementing limits on nicotine concentration and imposing stricter regulations on how the products are marketed toward youth.

Pharmacists will be able to dispense birth control pills, hormonal contraceptive vaginal rings and hormonal contraceptive patches to patients even without a prescription starting this July.

A recent research analysis found Arizona had the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths. Residents were also less likely to be vaccinated, wear masks and maintain social distance.

Hobbs said she made the decision because Cullen didn’t want to proceed as the nominee.

A new study shows grocery and convenience stores on the Navajo Nation were able to adapt to changing policies and consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, many stores even began to provide fresh produce that wasn’t available before.

The nonprofit declared a nationwide blood shortage emergency.

The 10 most popular names for girls, and nine of the 10 most popular for boys, are the same ones parents chose in 2021.

Experts say the death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic.

More than $5 million in federal grants has been awarded to the state of Arizona to fund rural community health care programs and investment projects. The U.S. Department of Agriculture made the announcement Monday.