On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule to improve access to hearing aids which may in turn lower costs for millions of Americans. This action establishes a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, enabling consumers with perceived mild to moderate hearing impairment to purchase hearing aids directly from stores or...
Read MoreA popular Arizona destination for travelers from around the world may soon be impacted by a short-term rental change. A lack of available housing for residents has prompted the City Sedona to start a program that incentivizes homeowners to lease out their homes to local workers and to stop leasing out their homes as...
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson recently announced plans to pull baby powder containing talc worldwide next year amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it had caused cancer. As part of a worldwide portfolio assessment, Johnson & Johnson has made the decision to transition to an all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio. As a result of this transition, talc-based JOHNSON’S...
Read MoreThieves have wreaked havoc across the state over a widespread target on cars for catalytic converter. With catalytic converter thefts on the rise, authorities are taking action and trying to help protect the highly coveted precious metals inside your car. This Sunday, in a joint effort, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) and Tempe...
Read MoreAs work continues on improvements to State Route 89A through Oak Creek Canyon, the Arizona Department of Transportation will have a series of overnight closures of the highway beginning Monday, Aug. 15. Overnight full closures of SR 89A will happen nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Mondays through Fridays during the week of...
Read MorePfizer Inc. and Valneva SE today announced the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical study, Vaccine Against Lyme for Outdoor Recreationists to investigate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of their investigational Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15. “With increasing global rates of Lyme disease, providing a new option for people to help protect themselves from the disease is...
Read MoreTwo days after the Arizona Primary where Pinal County allegedly experienced several issues related to ballot availability, Pinal County’s elections department has announced that director David Frisk, is no longer employed. On election day, voters reported that more than 20 Pinal County voting centers either ran out or were very short on in-person ballots...
Read MoreU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced yesterday that he will declare the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States a Public Health Emergency (PHE). This action will further strengthen and accelerate the Biden-Harris Administration’s response in recognition of the continued rapid transmission of monkeypox in the U.S. and...
Read MoreA Massachusetts man was arrested today in Falmouth, Massachusetts for allegedly sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official in the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office. James W. Clark, 38, of Falmouth, is charged with one count of making a bomb threat, one count of perpetrating a bomb hoax, and one...
Read MoreEdgewell Personal Care Company today issued a voluntary nationwide recall of three batches of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 to the consumer level as outlined in the table below. An internal review found that some samples of the product contained trace levels of benzene. While benzene is not an ingredient...
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