Posted Oct 25, 2021, 12:53 pm
Catalina Jaramillo
/FactCheck
Studies show COVID-19 vaccines boost antibody levels and improve the immune response of those who previously had COVID-19; the vaccines do not “wipe out” antibodies developed by people who recovered from the disease, as social media posts have falsely claimed.... Read more»
Posted Aug 17, 2021, 12:06 pm
JoNel Aleccia
/Kaiser Health News
The nation’s tensions over COVID-19 vaccinations have spilled into an unexpected arena: lifesaving blood transfusions - with some patients who are skeptical of the shots demanding transfusions only from the unvaccinated, an option blood centers insist is not feasible.... Read more»
Posted Mar 24, 2020, 1:40 pm
Kate Elizabeth Queram
/Route Fifty
Dozens of businesses across the country switched production from booze to sanitizer after two federal agencies relaxed manufacturing guidelines amid the Covid-19 outbreak.... Read more»
Posted Feb 15, 2018, 5:27 pm
Leah Goldberg
/Cronkite News
Members of No More Deaths have faced 36 misdemeanor cases in the past 15 years brought by federal authorities. They have not lost a single one. But a recent round of arrests has put nine volunteers in limbo at a time when the relationship between the humanitarian group and Border Patrol is perhaps more tense than ever. ... Read more»
Posted Jul 21, 2014, 8:01 am
Jay Root
/Texas Tribune
Gov. Rick Perry will announce Monday that he is sending up to 1,000 National Guard troops to help beef up security along the Texas-Mexico border, two people with knowledge of the decision have confirmed.
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Posted Dec 17, 2013, 3:43 pm
Buckmaster Show
An interview iwth Dr. Victoria Maizes, executive director of the Center for Integrative Medicine. Then, financial planner Shelly Fishman, an update from Richard White of the American Red Cross in Tucson, and the every-other Tuesday Arts Report.... Read more»
Posted Dec 4, 2013, 5:44 pm
John C. Scott Show
Beth Rosenberg of the Children's Action Alliance, state Sen. David Bradle, KVOI talk show host Joe Dreyfuss, Richard White of the Red Cross, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Washington commentator Jimmy Zuma.... Read more»
Posted Aug 12, 2013, 7:03 pm
Nela Lichtscheidl
/Cronkite News Service
Residents of Yarnell said Monday that they were never really depending on help from the federal government, and vowed to continue rebuilding their community after a request for disaster aid was rejected Friday.... Read more»
Posted Jul 22, 2013, 5:43 pm
John C. Scott Show
Vail School Superintendent Calvin Baker, Director of the Supportive Services to Veteran Families Program at the American Red Cross Southern Arizona Chapter Mary Laughbaum, President and CEO Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Glenn Hamer, TUSD Boardmmber Mark Stegeman, petition organizer John Kromko, developer Richard Studwell... Read more»
Posted Jul 20, 2013, 2:47 pm
Ryan Revock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Three local organizations have been awarded almost $3.3 million to help fight homelessness among military veterans in Southern Arizona. Seven-year Army vet Bobby Diaz and his family are among those who've been helped by the Red Cross. "It was fast, a lot faster than I thought it would be," he said. "They have services and I got a home within a week."... Read more»
Posted Dec 27, 2012, 6:20 pm
Buckmaster Show
An interview with Karin Uhlich, city councilwoman from Tucson's Ward 3. Also, certified financial advisor Shelly Fishman has the Tuesday Money Maker Report. Plus, Richard White, of the American Red Cross and Tom Collier, Buckmaster consumer affairs contributor.... Read more»
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Posted Aug 8, 2012, 4:15 pm
Buckmaster Show
Tucson City Councilwoman Shirley Scott, plus, Richard White of the Red Cross talks about the nationwide blood supply shortage, along with a technology report from Dan Ranieri, CEO of La Frontera, and Elaine Richardson, Democratic candidate for Pima County treasurer.... Read more»
Posted Feb 2, 2012, 9:39 am
Lena Groeger
/ProPublica
The FDA has hit the American Red Cross with a nearly $10 million fine for safety violations, lax oversight and faulty testing of its blood services. The fine is just the latest of more than a dozen the Red Cross has racked up in the last decade. ... Read more»
Posted Jan 17, 2012, 5:55 pm
Talia Ralph
/Global Post
Aid is being rushed to the Tarahumara indigenous tribes in northern Mexico, after serious food shortages in the region prompted one official to falsely report that men and women had committed suicide out of desperation. ... Read more»
Posted Dec 7, 2011, 2:40 pm
Buckmaster Show
Historian and writer John Martin Meek talks about his new book "The Other Pearl Harbor." Plus, state Sen. Linda Lopez, and Richard White from the Red Cross.... Read more»