Effects of blue light exposure to your eye health, best practices
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – As smart-phones, tablets, and computers continue to take up more of people’s time and attention, concerns about blue light…
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Heart Health: Plaza Properties implements smoke free policy for apartment residents
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Plaza Properties implements smoke free policy to promote a healthy living environment for all guests. According to Christine…
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Wildfire smoke is bad for pets, too. Here’s how to keep them safe
By Rachel Ramirez and Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Across the United States and Canada, millions of people are navigating potentially harmful…
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Be Mindful: Rio Vista expands in El Paso with new outpatient wing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rio Vista Behavioral Health has expanded access to mental health support on their campus. The upgrades to the campus include…
Continue Reading Reanimated hearts work as well for transplants and could make more organs available for patients in need, study finds
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers say they have been able to tap a new pool of organ donors to preserve and transplant their hearts:…
Continue Reading Reanimated hearts work as well for transplants and could make more organs available for patients in need, study finds
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers say they have been able to tap a new pool of organ donors to preserve and transplant their hearts:…
Continue Reading How to minimize the health risks of wildfire smoke
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps through the…
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El Pasoan helping make golf more accessible to people with disabilities
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Non-profit organization “Call Me ABLE” and world ranked one handed golfer Gianna Rojas, hosted a special event for media…
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Be Mindful: El Paso conference focused on senior well-being
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Adult Protective Services is hosting its 14th annual Crimes Against the Elderly Conference Wednesday. It’s…
Continue Reading Gun-related deaths reached record levels in the US in 2021, report says
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The gun violence epidemic in the United States was deadlier than ever in 2021, according to a new report from…
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Las Cruces children receive new school garden, learn to cook fresh produce
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — La Semilla Food Center built a brand new garden for the students at Monte Vista Elementary School in Las Cruces. The…
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Using melatonin for sleep is on the rise, study says, despite potential health harms
(CNN) — More and more adults are taking over-the-counter melatonin to get to sleep, and some may be using it at dangerously high levels, a study…
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The significant association between weight loss and premature death in older adults in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As much as people may celebrate their own weight loss, it is not always healthy. A new study shows weight loss in older…
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Las Cruces upholds city-mandated 300-foot buffer zone for cannabis businesses
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — City Council voted to uphold the existing buffer zone around cannabis businesses in city limits. That zone requires…
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Simpler hysterectomy may improve quality of life for some women with cervical cancer, study finds
(CNN) — A late-stage trial of women with cervical cancer at low risk of progression found that having a simple hysterectomy instead of a radical…
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Emergency rooms prepare for trauma season as summer arrives
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The weather is warming up, and while you may be planning your vacations, emergency room doctors are preparing for what they…
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City of El Paso Hosts Free Drive-Thru Pet Wellness Clinic Sunday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The City of El Paso hosts a free drive-thru pet wellness clinic Sunday. It’s happening from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 301 George…
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New pediatric urgent care unit open in Far East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Children’s Hospital hosted the grand opening of their urgent care geared specifically towards children in Far…
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Be Mindful: Personal connection can help seniors
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s Elder Abuse Prevention Month. It’s a chance for better understanding of the issues faced by older people — and the…
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El Paso native showing off her weight loss journey to thousands on social media
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Savannah Crosby or “@beingsavv” on TikTok is an El Paso native and Bel Air High School graduate who is making a name for…
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Drug costs lead millions in the U.S. to not take medications as prescribed, according to the CDC
(CNN) — Millions of adults in the United States are not taking their medications as prescribed because of costs, according to a new report from the…
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Children’s Hospital opening Urgent Care just for kids in Far East El Paso
EL PASO (Texas) – El Paso Children’s Hospital is opening a Children’s Urgent Care Center in the heart of East El Paso. A ribbon cutting will mark…
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Fertility rates dip, people are having babies late: The state of birth rates in the U.S.
(CNN) — Birth rates have declined in most states across the US in recent years, while women are having babies at an older age, according to…
Continue Reading Daily pill from Eli Lilly leads to 15% weight loss in midstage study, rivaling Wegovy results without the shot
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Eli Lilly’s experimental pill for weight loss helped people lose an average of 15% of their body weight after 36…
Continue Reading Canada will start putting health warnings on individual cigarettes. It will be the first country to do so
By Carma Hassan, Paula Newton and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — “Tobacco smoke harms children.” “Cigarettes cause leukemia.”…
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Know the sudden symptoms of a stroke
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Anyone can have a stroke and everyone should be ready. Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a…
Continue Reading FDA issues warning about some compounded versions of semaglutide for diabetes, weight loss
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Tuesday about compounded versions of the drug…
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, Carter Center says
Washington (CNN) — Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady of the United States and wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has dementia, the…
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El Paso dairy farmers giving away milk and ice cream to encourage blood donations
EL PASO, (Texas) — June is National Dairy Month, and what better way to showcase a spirit of nurturing than to donate blood. Dairy MAX is partnering…
Continue Reading Cognitive decline accelerates after heart attack, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Having a heart attack may put you at risk of accelerated cognitive decline in later years, above and beyond what…
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