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Blog: Latest health news

Photos: Chuck and Joan, living with Alzheimer's Disease

Photos: Chuck and Joan, living with Alzheimer's Disease

    Joan Josephson, the face of Alzheimer's in a series written by her husband for the Arizona Daily Star, died May 9, 2018. She was 85.

    First cases of locally acquired Zika reported in Sonora

    First cases of locally acquired Zika reported in Sonora

    • By Julianne Stanford For The Arizona Daily Star

    Pregnant women are advised not to travel to the Mexican state.

    Photos: UA's Emergency Medical Service

    Photos: UA's Emergency Medical Service

      Student volunteers respond to emergencies on Tucson campus.

      El Rio health center opens breast milk donation bank

      El Rio health center opens breast milk donation bank

      • Caitlin Schmidt

      Joining a national nonprofit network to accept and give out milk to babies.

      Flu cases in Arizona are 'widespread'

      Flu cases in Arizona are 'widespread'

      • Carmen Duarte

      Pima County has 939 lab-confirmed flu cases, authorities say.

      Flu cases in Arizona are 'widespread'

      Flu cases in Arizona are 'widespread'

      • Carmen Duarte Arizona Daily Star

      Lab-confirmed flu cases in Pima County are 939, officials said. 

      Banner tightens visitor policies for flu season

      Banner tightens visitor policies for flu season

      • Curt Prendergast

      Visitors under 13 and those with a cough won't be allowed into patient rooms.

      Eye test in clinical trials could detect Alzheimer's risk

      Eye test in clinical trials could detect Alzheimer's risk

        Dr. Keith L. Black of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has developed an eye test that could help patients understand their risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

        Photos: A night in TMC Emergency Room

        Photos: A night in TMC Emergency Room

          The calm, controlled chaos of a typical night in the emergency room at Tucson Medical Center.

          Carondelet lays off 100 workers

          Carondelet lays off 100 workers

            The Southern Arizona Catholic hospital would not say what departments are affected.

            Study to address Tucson firefighters' exposure to carcinogens

            Study to address Tucson firefighters' exposure to carcinogens

              The $1.5 million study will follow up to 600 public-safety workers.

              More Americans have health insurance, but affordability is a problem

              More Americans have health insurance, but affordability is a problem

                Commonwealth Fund study says high deductibles are a barrier

                UA scientist led research on macular degeneration

                UA scientist led research on macular degeneration

                  Findings are likely to lead to a delay or prevention of the disease.

                  Music video features kids hospitalized at Diamond Children's in Tucson

                    A new music video features lots of local kids facing illness with hope, singing and smiles.

                    Local News

                    Photos: Tucson High School graduation 2026 ceremony

                    Photos: Tucson High School graduation 2026 ceremony

                    More than 600 Badgers got their diplomas during the Tucson High School graduation, May 21, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

                    Can Quitobaquito Springs survive a second border wall?

                    Can Quitobaquito Springs survive a second border wall?

                    Wildlife officials worry about three rare species at a borderlands oasis

                    Arizona Daily Star on this date: May 23

                    Arizona Daily Star on this date: May 23

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                    Tucson's Top Stories: May 23

                    Tucson's Top Stories: May 23

                    Get your morning recap of today's local news and read the full stories here: tucne.ws/morning

                    State & Regional

                    Hobbs vetoes bill to limit credit card tracking of gun sales

                    Hobbs vetoes bill to limit credit card tracking of gun sales

                    PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed legislation that supporters said would protect the Second Amendment rights of Arizonans by limiting the kind of information that credit card companies can collect, saying it would impair legitimate police work.

                    Feds, tribes spar over drilling at Chaco Canyon

                    Feds, tribes spar over drilling at Chaco Canyon

                    In April, the Interior Department moved to revoke protections surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park with a proposal to rescind an order that put areas of land around the park off limits to mining and drilling.

                    Surgeon general nominee was once a teen mom in Arizona

                    Surgeon general nominee was once a teen mom in Arizona

                    Dr. Nicole Saphier, now an East Coast radiologist, was born in Scottsdale, graduated from Arizona State University and completed her medical residency and a radiology fellowship in the Phoenix area.

                    Arizona ICE warehouse contractor hiring

                    Arizona ICE warehouse contractor hiring

                    GardaWorld Federal, a private security firm, has posted over a dozen full-time positions to staff the facility in Surprise. Pay spans from about $23 to $68 an hour.

                    Nation & World

                    US, Iran report progress on talks to end war, look to next few days

                    US, Iran report progress on talks to end war, look to next few days

                    Trump said he would discuss the latest Iran draft agreement with advisers and might decide Sunday whether to resume attacks, Axios reported.

                    How Trump's revenge tour against Republicans could cost the party in November

                    How Trump's revenge tour against Republicans could cost the party in November

                    Trump may be as unpopular as he's ever been among the American electorate — but his grip on his core base of MAGA voters remains unshaken.

                    US Supreme Court's uneven approach to election-map rulings boosts Republicans

                    US Supreme Court's uneven approach to election-map rulings boosts Republicans

                    The court's seemingly inconsistent approach to the Purcell principle has resulted in decisions favorable to Republicans, as Trump's party fights to retain control of Congress in November's midterm elections.

                    Iran Hormuz Tolls Could Explode American Gas Prices Now

                    Iran Hormuz Tolls Could Explode American Gas Prices Now

                    Stalled negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz are threatening to send American gas prices soaring. Iran has proposed a tolling system on the world's most critical oil choke point, a move U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called unacceptable on May 22. Iran is also demanding the U.S. end i…

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                    23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                    Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

                    Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                    Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                    A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

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                    Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                    Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

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                    Man, 22, arrested in Pima County homicide

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                    Inmate in Tucson prison killings could face death penalty

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                    Tucson, Phoenix create water-sharing plan as Colorado River shrinks

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                    Beale drilling two wells at Project Blue data center site

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                    South Tucson seeks probe of ICE pepper-spray incident

                    South Tucson seeks probe from other agencies of ICE pepper-spraying incident during traffic stop.

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