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Winter storm updates: Red Cross opens shelter in Kingman, Prescott declares emergency

Heart attack risk increases during snow shoveling

Pay attention to your body while lifting heavy snow in cold temperatures.

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Tempe 1-year-old one of four kids in Arizona diagnosed with AFM in 2018

Cooper Hernandez went from a happy, healthy, crawling 10-month-old to not being able to breath on his own in a matter of hours.

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Babies born with syphilis in Maricopa County at much higher rate than US average, officials say

Congenital syphilis rates in Arizona's largest county have more than doubled in the last two years, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health says.

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What we learned spending 2 nights watching residents work in a Phoenix emergency room

Team 12's Mike Gonzalez got an inside look at how residents at Maricopa Medical Center's emergency department train under the most stressful life-and-death situations.

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Family fights to save son from polio-like disease

Baby Cooper suddenly became paralyzed back in September. His doctors diagnosed him with acute flaccid myletis (AFM), a rare, polio-like disease that has been seen popping up across the country.

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12 News spends 2 nights at a Phoenix ER

Team 12's Mike Gonzalez got an inside look at how residents at Maricopa Medical Center's emergency department train under the most stressful life-and-death situations.

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From graphic designer to body builder, mom of two motivates women to get buff

Jessie Hilgenberg says she knows what it is like going through postpartum and not wanting to go to the gym, but her dedication and patience have help her build her empire.

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An inside look at how Phoenix firefighters handle the risks of the job

They are often the first people at some of the most dangerous and traumatic situations. We go inside Station 44 of the Phoenix Fire Department to get an up-close look at what firefighters deal with every day.

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Arizona woman down to 96 lbs, says her breast implants are to blame

She says her implants have caused life-altering symptoms, but a removal procedure is not covered by insurance.

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Woman blames breast implants for her illnesses

A Valley woman is down to 96 lbs, suffering from a list of ailments she blames on her breast implants. Doctors are unable to diagnose her with a specific illness, but they do not believe she is ill because of her implants.

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Arizona ranked most vulnerable for measles outbreak

If you live in or around the Phoenix metro area, you’re living in the one place in the country most susceptible to a large, sustained measles outbreak.

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Arizona ranked most vulnerable for measles outbreak

If you have a measles case, 9 out of 10 people exposed are likely to get measles, if they are unvaccinated.

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Driven: Inside the life of female bodybuilder Jessie Hilgenberg

Team 12's Caribe Devine goes inside the life of Phoenix female bodybuilder Jessie Hilgenberg in recurring 12 News series, "Driven."

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‘Gripe Water’ sold for infants, adults at Dollar General recalled for choking hazard

The product was recalled due to the presence of an undissolved ingredient, citrus flavonoid.

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Save a life, become an organ donor

Thousands of people are on organ donor registry lists waiting for life-saving transplants. 12 News is holding a drive for people to sign up to become an organ donor. If you can't make it down to our plaza you can go to www.donatelifeaz.org to register.

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Researchers find clues that depression may speed brain aging

Depression has long been linked to certain cognitive problems, and depression late in life even may be a risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's.

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