The predicted winter wave of COVID-19 appears to have arrived in Arizona. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 10,775 cases in its weekly update Wednesday — more than twice as many as the state reported two weeks ago. But most residents are not up-to-date with vaccines.

The Maricopa County health department is checking neighborhoods for cases of dengue after one case of the mosquito-borne virus was diagnosed in the Valley.

Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. were already higher than other wealthy countries before COVID-19 made things even worse. New data from the Government Accountability Office shows how much worse American mothers fared during the pandemic — especially those of color.

Arizona’s health department is reminding residents to take precautions around fresh water after a boy who swam in Lake Mead died from exposure to a rare brain-eating amoeba.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new monkeypox vaccine pilot program in September. Its aim was to get monkeypox vaccines to communities most vulnerable to the virus’ spread. How have local groups used the program?

Last month, President Joe Biden asked federal officials to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. If marijuana is reclassified, it could impact the long-term care industry.

The coronavirus pandemic disrupted personal, professional and social life in ways that still reverberate. It also set back health progress in the U.S., including reversing a feat the CDC once called “one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the last century.”

The virus known as RSV is surging nationwide and children’s hospitals are bracing for what could be a difficult winter.

According to one viral infection physician, flu season has not hit Arizona residents as hard as those living in other parts of the country. But Dr. Devin Minior with Banner Health still recommends getting vaccinations soon.