U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week: Help reduce antimicrobial resistance
Improving our understanding of when and how to use antibiotics promotes health, fights the challenge of antimicrobial resistance, and helps ensure tha…
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Valley Fever Awareness Week: Reduce your risk, get tested if you have symptoms
With cases of respiratory illness rising in Arizona, it's easy to overlook the possibility that Valley fever might be the reason for a cough, fever, o…
Crash Responder Safety Week: Move Over, slow down when you see flashing lights
You might associate Crash Responder Safety Week more with our colleagues at the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Arizona Department of Transpor…
Arizona cord blood used in life-saving treatments, research
Today, Nov. 15, is World Cord Blood Day, which calls attention to how stem cells that remain in the placenta and umbilical cord after a child is born …
Watch young children for signs of RSV
This time of the year, many adults and children catch the common cold. Sometimes, what looks like a cold can actually be RSV, or Respiratory Syncytial…
Guard against a potentially deadly amoeba in bodies of fresh water
As the swim season comes to a close, there is a tragic reminder about the dangers of a potentially deadly amoeba found in lakes, rivers, hot springs, …