How to enjoy working out if you hate exercise
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN When my junior year of high school ended, I rejoiced. That meant the end of mandatory gym class. Not gifted…
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What you should know about using body weight or weights for strength training
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Strength training, which helps boost your muscle power, certainly benefits those who enjoy participating in sports,…
Continue Reading Parents pull kids from schools as district bucks CDC guidance and board member spreads misinformation
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with what they perceive to be…
Continue Reading England dropped most of its Covid restrictions in July. One month on, here’s how it’s going
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN It’s been a month since England dropped most of its coronavirus restrictions, a move that was welcomed by much of the…
Continue Reading Parents worried about Covid in schools have an easy weapon at hand, experts say — fresh air
By Maggie Fox, CNN Jennifer Nuzzo is both a mom and a health expert. Worried about sending her young son to in-person school last year, she settled…
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Texas health officials warn of full ICUs as state grapples with worsening Covid-19 surge
By Travis Caldwell, CNN The latest surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations this summer is having a deepening effect in Texas, a state that has seen its…
Continue Reading Rates of Covid-19 hospitalizations for children and adults under 50 reach their highest levels yet, CDC data shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The pace of Covid-19 hospitalizations is surging across the US, with the rates for children and adults under 50 hitting…
Continue Reading How El Paso plans to enforce mask rule that carries up to $500 fine
EL PASO, Texas — On the first day of the Health Authority’s new indoor mask mandate to battle Covid-19, the city of El Paso discovered not everyone…
Continue Reading Appeals court upholds Texas law to ban abortion procedure
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has upheld a Texas law outlawing a commonly used…
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Health experts: Another contagious virus besides Covid is making children sick
EL PASO, Texas — As children return to schools, there has been a dramatic increase across the country of pediatric cases of COVID-19. But health…
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UTEP & TTUHSC won’t require masks, but EPCC mandates it
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP President Heather Wilson, in an email to students and staff on Wednesday, said the university will not require students or…
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Biden takes aim at states blocking mask mandates, sets up Abbott for showdown
WASHINGTON, DC — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott may soon be fighting a war on two fronts — with local officials and the federal government — to stave…
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EP Catholic Diocese requires masks for all parishioners at church
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Catholic Diocese announced Wednesday evening that it would institute a face mask requirement for all indoor church…
Continue Reading Covid-19 antibody treatments work, but they’re ‘not the path out of this pandemic’
By Jen Christensen, CNN When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that had tested postiive for Covid-19, his office shared that he was treated…
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Monsoon migraines in the Borderland are real and can be a pain
EL PASO, Texas — The monsoon season, which lasts from June 15 to Sept. 30, has more effects than just the storm damage we typically see each year.…
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EPISD, SISD get ready to implement school mask rules
EL PASO, Texas — School districts were preparing staff Wednesday to start implementing face-covering requirements for students after the El Paso and…
Continue Reading Here’s why fully vaccinated people might need boosters — five takeaways from the White House booster announcement
By Maggie Fox, CNN It sounds confusing — federal health officials say the Covid-19 vaccines are working well, providing more than 90%…
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Texas school district finds dress code loophole around Abbott’s no mask mandate order
PARIS, Texas — A Texas school district is amending its dress code to require masks in hopes of sidestepping Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order…
Continue Reading WATCH: Biden talks on booster shots, nursing home mandate
WASHINGTON , DC — President Biden was delivering remarks Wednesday afternoon in a White House address on the federal government’s Covid-19…
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WATCH: City of El Paso briefing on mask rule, court order vs. Abbott
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health and the City Attorney’s Office held a media briefing Wednesday afternoon on the local…
Continue Reading Biden to require nursing homes get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy explains why the decision was made to roll out vaccine boosters for…
Continue Reading WATCH: TTUHSC holds town hall about vaccines & science
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) El Paso hosted a virtual town hall on Wednesday to address vaccine safety,…
Continue Reading Health officials say booster shots will be offered to all in U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s top health officials are recommending all Americans get Covid-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to be offered to Americans beginning September 20, health officials say
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN US health officials and medical experts announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Are you Teflon or Velcro around stress? It matters
By Matt Villano, CNN As we struggle through month after month of the pandemic, it can be difficult to keep a positive attitude about the present and…
Continue Reading As Covid-19 cases rise among teens, so do vaccinations, CNN analysis finds
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN More adolescents have received Covid-19 vaccinations in the past two weeks — representing about a fifth of all new…
Continue Reading If you live in a state with a low vaccination rate, you’re 4 times more likely to be hospitalized and more than 5 times more likely to die
By Jason Hanna, Steve Almasy and Madeline Holcombe, CNN A vast majority of US residents live in an area with high Covid-19 transmission, but…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Gov. Abbott’s order, so El Paso mask mandate is in effect Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas — A judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order forbidding mask mandates late Tuesday night, clearing the way for a new…
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EPISD board votes for mask rule, will sue Abbott over ban
UPDATE: EPISD’s board, with only one nay, voted 6-1 Tuesday night to impose a mask mandate for all teachers, staff and students in school facilities,…
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SISD board unanimously approves mask rule for schools
UPDATE: SISD’s board voted unanimously Tuesday night to follow the El Paso Health Authority’s mask mandate for schools, which was set to take effect…
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