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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.

Arizona will stop daily COVID updates

Feb 18, 2022 State health officials will soon go from releasing new COVID-19 statistics every day to every week.
Sparse shelves at the University of Arizona's Arizona Market Nov. 17, 2021.

University of Arizona-backed research is finding the source for feelings of hunger

Feb 17, 2022 The part of the inner brain that produces sensations of hunger and fullness is familiar to neuroscientists.
A sign outside of a hospital in Douglas in 2011.

Arizona hospitals still crowded despite fewer COVID patients

Feb 17, 2022 COVID-19 patients still account for about 70% of emergency room usage.
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.

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic

Feb 11, 2022 This week, The Buzz examines what researchers and others in Arizona have learned in the years since the first cases emerged.
File image of a health care worker adjusting an IV bag.

Medical team going to Sierra Vista to battle COVID-19 surge

Feb 1, 2022 Arizona authorities requested the federal help to respond to a rise of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Sierra Vista area.
The University of Arizona has banned smoking on campus.

Arizona gets mixed grades on tobacco policy

Jan 26, 2022 American Lung Association gives state an F for tobacco taxes, regulating flavored products and funding prevention programs.
A sign directing visitors to the emergency room at Banner University Medical Center

COVID infections closing some urgent care centers

Jan 24, 2022 Banner urges telehealth options as an alternative.
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.

CDC data puts Arizona near the top of COVID-19 death rates

Jan 24, 2022 Only Mississippi has a higher rate.
Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Pima County adds testing site to meet surge

Jan 18, 2022 Board of supervisors also okays 5-year test supply.
St. Joseph's Hospital in Tucson.

Tucson nurses call for hospitals to do more to fix staffing shortages

Jan 13, 2022 A nurses' union held a rally Thursday to call for more competitive salaries and bonuses.
A sign outside of the University of Arizona bookstore reminds visitors that masks are required to enter.

University of Arizona updates mask policy, requiring surgical or higher-quality masks

Jan 7, 2022 The policy allows cloth masks, if paired with a surgical mask, but cloth masks alone will not meet the requirement.
A health care worker prepares doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2021.

Booster shots now being offered in Pima County to 12-15 year-olds

Jan 7, 2022 Only the Pfizer booster is available to the new age group
Pima County Attorney Laura Conover speaks at a news conference. August 3, 2021

County attorney reassigns unvaccinated workers

Jan 6, 2022 Department fulfills mandate without firings.
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.

Virus-related ER visits in Arizona up as more seek tests

Jan 6, 2022 Arizona on Thursday reported 10,679 additional confirmed cases and 16 more deaths.
Abrams Public Health Center.

Pima County out of take-home COVID tests

Jan 5, 2022 In-clinic tests still available, county health director says.
Tohono O’odham Chairman Ned Norris Jr. during congressional testimony in February 2020.

Tohono O'odham chairman tests positive for COVID-19

Jan 5, 2022 Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris Jr. plans to continue work as the chairman remotely while isolating.

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