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Driven in large part by COVID-19, life expectancy in the U.S. fell by 1.8 years in 2020, down from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77 years, the sharpest decline since World War II. Arizona’s drop was even steeper, falling from 78.8 to 76.3 years, one of the biggest declines in the nation.

Arizona life expectancy fell an ‘extraordinary’ 2.5 years in 2020

Aug 27, 2022 It was one of the steepest drops in the nation.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

COVID transmission falls slightly in Arizona

Aug 21, 2022 Two counties transmission rates improve while one gets worse.

Too often, extra screen time before sleeping is incompatible with quality rest. "See Me Serene" is designed to be used as a relaxation tool.

"The Quest for Sleep": How UA science is leading the way to more healthful slumber.

Aug 18, 2022 On Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson returns with an essay about the hardest step she has taken in her journey of motherhood.

Judge Kellie Johnson listens to arguments over Arizona's abortion laws in Pima County Superior Court.

The future of Arizona's abortion ban is back in a Tucson court

Aug 18, 2022 Hearing held Friday as AG calls for putting old ban back into force.

DNA profiles lead to IDs of 2 men who died in Tucson in 2019

Aug 18, 2022 The DNA Doe Project worked with the Pima County Medical Examiner's office.

A view of the mall at the University of Arizona taken from the Student Union.

UA prepares for COVID and monkeypox

Aug 15, 2022 Robbins urges community not to stigmatize people with monkeypox.

More Arizona counties have low COVID transmission

Aug 12, 2022 The CDC says a third of Arizona counties now are in the low transmission category.

County Mental Health Support Team is Greenlit by Cochise County Supervisors

Aug 11, 2022 The team is funded by a $1.2 million grant.

Fishing is one of the most popular activities at Patagonia Lake State Park.

State issues mercury warning for some fish caught in Patagonia Lake

Aug 10, 2022 The warning only applies to eating Flathead Catfish.

This electron microscopic image depicted monkeypox virus particles, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from of a human skin sample.

Monkeypox: Six cases in Pima County

Aug 9, 2022 County health department director says vaccine supply is "inadequate."

COVID transmission rates dropping in Arizona

Aug 8, 2022 The latest numbers from the CDC show improvement in most counties.

Report says Arizonans who receive ACA benefits have mostly positive association

Aug 3, 2022 But they still say healthcare costs are too high

COVID testing site near the University of Arizona student union on Dec. 14, 2022.

CDC leaves COVID transmission rates the same in Arizona

Jul 29, 2022 Two-thirds of Arizona counties have high transmission rates.

COVID numbers stay steady

Jul 27, 2022 The number of the cases has leveled off during the summer.

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

New studies firmly fix source of COVID-19 outbreak

Jul 26, 2022 University of Arizona co-authored research puts the spotlight on wild animal traders in a Chinese market.

A container holds several vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

Two-thirds of Arizona has high COVID transmission rates

Jul 21, 2022 Only counties in southern Arizona do not have high rates.

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