Tire Blowout in Texas Kills Jazmine Martinez of Phoenix

Colorado City, Texas—Jazmine Aiyana Martinez, age 9 of Phoenix, was killed in an accident just outside Colorado City, Texas on Saturday afternoon. According to accident investigators, Jazmine was a passenger in a 2006 Dodge Durango that was traveling westbound on...

Two Men Critically Injured in Rollover Accident

Littlefield, Arizona—Two men were critically injured Monday afternoon when they were ejected from their car as it rolled onto the median of Southbound Interstate 15 just inside the Nevada-Arizona border.  No other vehicles were involved.  The two men were...

FDA Hits Bayer’s Essure Implant with Black Box Warning

The FDA announced it will require a black box warning label for Essure, an implantable and permanent birth control device. The black box warning is the most serious available to the FDA, reserved for devices that may cause death or serious injury. More than 5,000...

Pima County Death Tied to Tainted Cucumbers

The Pima County Health Department reported today that a woman hospitalized for an illness caused by cucumbers contaminated with Salmonella has died. This marks the third death to the outbreak, which has sickened at least 418 people in 31 states. The Salmonella...