There’s some good news and bad news in the world of vaccines. Most nursing home residents in Arizona still haven’t gotten their COVID-19 booster. And for the first time, vaccines are available to protect against four respiratory illnesses.

It may be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but a new survey by the American Heart Association shows it’s also the “stress, stressful-est season of all.” The organization has tips on how to handle the hectic holidays.

The researchers say the tech could be helpful in numerous scenarios, including tracking diseases in communities.

Banner Health’s Poison and Drug Information Center has seen a significant increase in calls related to the weight-loss drug semaglutide, which you may know by brand names such as Ozempic or Wegovy.

Some rural Arizona middle schools will soon be able to access free mental health services thanks to a Utah-based non profit and a grant from U.S. Department of Education.

At the end of last year, a look at the numbers of Arizonans who died showed that COVID-19 was still claiming many lives. This year, it’s way down on the list, which is topped, once again, by heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory illness and stroke. But, the area where we saw the biggest jump in deaths — was due to heat.

The COVID pandemic saw many abuses of the legally binding International Health Regulations. Now, with a vote on IHR amendments looming this March, some fear that world leaders aren’t doing enough to guard against future pandemics.

“Mom and Dad’s Nipple Factory” is about one couple’s journey after a breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent mastectomy, when they figured out how to create ultra realistic — and difficult to produce — prosthetic nipples.

Michael Brein calls himself the first travel psychologist — it’s a term he says he coined while he was in grad school. He says the desire to travel is an important one, and spoke about it more with The Show.