People desperate for Covid tests are turning to resellers online
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was…
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Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
By LINDSEY TANNER and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 have soared to unprecedented levels, a…
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‘Mild’ Covid-19 doesn’t always feel that way
By Jen Christensen, CNN Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a “mild” Covid-19 infection amid a surge of the highly…
Continue Reading Why dancing may be the one New Year’s resolution you actually keep in 2022
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As a professionally trained dancer for nearly 20 years, I’ve found that a combination of pirouettes and leaps across…
Continue Reading What the US can expect next from the Covid surge, according to an expert
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The Omicron variant has sent cases of Covid-19 surging once again, and many businesses, workplaces and schools have…
Continue Reading With Omicron’s prevalence and testing in short supply, anyone with symptoms should assume they’re positive and isolate, doctor says
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With Covid-19 tests hard to find in many parts of the country and the Omicron variant spreading rapidly, health experts are…
Continue Reading Child hospitalization rates hit record highs as Omicron variant becomes prevalent
By Travis Caldwell and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Covid-19 hospitalization rates among children are soaring in the United States, with an average of 4.3…
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What is ‘Flurona’?- Should El Pasoans be worried?
EL PASO, Texas – Coronavirus, when combined with the flu, creates what’s called ‘Flurona’. According to health experts, ‘Flurona’ is not a new…
Continue Reading CDC updates Covid-19 prevention guidance for K-12 schools
By John Bonifield, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for Covid-19 prevention in K-12 schools on Thursday,…
Continue Reading If you caught Covid-19 over the holidays, here’s what you need to know
By Jen Christensen, CNN If you caught Covid-19 over the holidays — and with the highly contagious Omicron variant in circulation, record…
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Monsanto pleads guilty to pesticide-related crimes in Hawaii
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Monsanto company pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally using and storing agricultural chemicals…
Continue Reading Study links Covid-19 vaccination to small increase in menstrual cycle length, but experts say it’s no cause for concern
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN After getting a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, women had an average menstrual cycle length of about one day longer than usual,…
Continue Reading Former Biden health advisers say the US needs to change its Covid-19 strategy to face a ‘new normal’
By Naomi Thomas, Virginia Langmaid and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Former health advisers to President Joe Biden say the US strategy for the Covid-19…
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Covid cases, hospitalizations, rising in El Paso; testing lines get longer
While all this sounds familiar, El Paso County judge Ricardo Samaniego says conditions will not improve any time soon. Quite the contrary, the county…
Continue Reading Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Coming out of Covid-19 isolation doesn’t have to be complicated
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent With more than a half-million Americans being officially diagnosed with Covid-19 every day, the…
Continue Reading 6 creative ways to transform your workouts
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Most people know working out is good for your health, both physical and mental. But staying motivated —…
Continue Reading Dogs can recognize different languages and nonsense words, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Wearing headsets, 18 subjects lay quietly while a functional magnetic resonance imaging machine (fMRI) droned on around their…
Continue Reading Dogs can recognize different languages and nonsense words, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Wearing headsets, 18 subjects lay quietly while a functional magnetic resonance imaging machine (fMRI) droned on around their…
Continue Reading What’s safe for kids to do, with Omicron spreading quickly? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN Schools are shutting down and children’s hospitals are filling up with young patients sick from the latest, most highly…
Continue Reading Holiday lights are not just reserved for December in these communities
By Megan Marples, CNN Homes adorned with twinkling holiday lights are a common sight in December, but by January, many lights are gone. Not this…
Continue Reading Child hospitalization rates hit record highs as Omicron variant becomes prevalent
By Travis Caldwell and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Covid-19 hospitalization rates among children are soaring in the United States, with an average of 4.3…
Continue Reading An ‘awful’ month of Covid-19 lies ahead, doctor says, but preventative measures will still be key
By Travis Caldwell, CNN While the highly transmissible Omicron variant continues to drive up Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations — and the…
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Increased Covid-19 testing numbers are causing delays in results
EL PASO, Texas — Five days. That’s how long one El Paso family had to wait for their Covid-19 test results. Terry Speicher told ABC-7 his Mom…
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Covid outbreak forces Las Cruces High Basketball games to be rescheduled
LAS CRUCES, NM — Las Cruces Public Schools Health Services officials say approximately 30 percent of the Organ Mountain High School boys’ varsity,…
Continue Reading CDC recommends Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters for children as young as 12
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine…
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El Paso City Covid-19 operations are back to phase 1, at least partially
EL PASO, Texas – During the City Council of El Paso meeting on Tuesday, council members discussed the Covid-19 update. While El Paso has been a…
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COVID-19 testing sites in El Paso that don’t require a long wait
EL PASO, Texas — Borderland residents are driving to various city mega-covid-testing sites, waiting for hours just to get tested. There are options…
Continue Reading El Paso City Council weighs in on COVID testing lines, concerns
EL PASO, Texas– City leaders met Tuesday to get a COVID-19 response update. Officials said that new cases have increased by 80% daily over the last…
Continue Reading Worried about your drinking? Here’s how to check it
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN There are lots of great reasons to decide to go “dry” in January and give up alcohol. Perhaps you imbibed a bit…
Continue Reading More military medical personnel are assisting hospitals with Covid-19 treatment as staff shortages mount
By Travis Caldwell, CNN As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations now surpass those during the Delta variant surge over the summer and fall, more…
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