What to pack in a ‘go bag’ for when disaster strikes
When wildfires rage, hurricanes bear down, flood waters rise and that big earthquake finally strikes, it’s critical that you and your family…
Continue ReadingHealth
5 new El Paso virus deaths; active cases below 3,000 for 1st time since early July
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. That elevated the…
Continue Reading ‘Reassuring’ study finds children have small risk of death and severe illness from coronavirus
Severe illness and death remain rare in children with Covid-19, a new study suggests, while disparities do appear in kids who may require critical…
Continue Reading
Louisiana hospital staff stayed behind to care for 19 babies as Hurricane Laura hit
Even as Hurricane Laura bore down on a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, someone had to watch the babies. Winds howled, water leaked through…
Continue Reading It’s time to give up perfectionist parenting — forever. Here’s how
Before the pandemic, many of us found ourselves doing a little more parenting than we knew we ought to be doing. Maybe we weren’t full-on…
Continue Reading
New Mexico’s governor eases virus orders as Las Cruces nursing home has 1 of state’s 9 new deaths
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico will ease restrictions on some mass gatherings and business activities in response to a gradual decline in…
Continue Reading Vaping ad tactics ‘exploited’ the pandemic, study says
A free roll of toilet paper with your vape? How about hand sanitizer? Vaping companies — long criticized for marketing that appealed to kids…
Continue Reading
As the economy re-opened and virus cases exploded, El Paso stopped enforcing public health orders
EL PASO, Texas — On May 29, the managers of two Central El Paso bars were each given a pair of citations for violating El Paso’s pandemic health…
Continue Reading CDC issues health advisory over carbon monoxide poisoning risks in aftermath of Hurricane Laura
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Alert Network advisory Thursday warning of the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning…
Continue Reading Peach recall expanding over possible salmonella contamination after 78 sickened in 12 states
A peach recall has expanded to include loose peaches and peach products after 78 people were sickened in 12 states by salmonella poisoning linked to…
Continue Reading US and UK are bottom of the pile in rankings of governments’ handling of coronavirus pandemic
Americans rank dead last — by a long way — among citizens of more than a dozen countries who were asked whether their nation is more…
Continue Reading
‘People are understanding’: Weekly check-in with UMC’s Dr. Jose Burgos
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr.…
Continue Reading New coronavirus cases are down nationwide. But the US is still averaging more than 900 deaths a day
New coronavirus cases are down across the US about 12% on average over the last seven days compared to the previous week, but the nation is still…
Continue Reading FDA warns about hand sanitizer packaged to look like food or drinks
The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about alcohol-based hand sanitizers being packaged in containers that look like food or…
Continue Reading El Paso tops 400 virus deaths as 11 new fatalities are announced
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 11 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday morning. That brought the…
Continue Reading Searching for more zzzs? There is a sleep app for that
As the global pandemic drags on, many of us are more stressed out than usual. And that often means scoring a lot less sleep at night. “Trying…
Continue Reading Artificial pancreas helps children as young as 6 with type 1 diabetes better control blood sugar levels, study finds
An artificial pancreas system is safe and helped children as young as six with type 1 diabetes better control blood sugar levels, according to a new…
Continue Reading Four camps in Maine prevented Covid-19 outbreaks with testing
Four overnight camps in Maine successfully identified and isolated three Covid-19 positive people with no symptoms, preventing transmission to more…
Continue Reading
New Mexico’s governor to allow some indoor dining as court hears challenge to her Covid-19 orders
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has scheduled a news conference for Thursday afternoon to discuss a loosening of…
Continue Reading Covid-19 child cases in the US have increased by 21% since early August, new data shows
More than 70,000 new Covid-19 cases in children have been reported across the US since early August, new data shows. Child cases increased by 21%…
Continue Reading
Woman may have caught coronavirus in airplane toilet, researchers say
Researchers say they have evidence that a woman caught coronavirus on a flight — perhaps in the jet’s restroom. The 28-year-old woman was…
Continue Reading Obesity increases risk of complications from Covid-19, damages vaccine efficacy, study finds
Obesity increases the risk of contracting the coronavirus, of landing in the hospital and intensive care unit, and the risk of death from Covid-19,…
Continue Reading
Dona Ana County posts 10% of state’s new virus cases as overall trend shows decline
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 205 additional Covid-19 cases, which represented a jump from the 69…
Continue Reading
Dr. Fauci says he did not sign off on new CDC testing virus guidelines
WASHINGTON, DC — White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was undergoing surgery and not part of the…
Continue Reading Teacher donates a kidney to her student’s mother. Now both women are hoping to find a kidney for a neighbor
When Missouri art teacher Misty Byrd learned that the mother of one of her students needed a new kidney, she said she didn’t even think about…
Continue Reading Blood thinners reduce deaths among coronavirus patients, study finds
Blood thinners appear to reduce the risk of death by up to 50% among seriously ill, hospitalized coronavirus patients, researchers reported…
Continue Reading Postpartum depression: A family hopes their loss will help others
Nima Bhakta was that college friend who everyone knew would be a great mother. We met in 2006, and I could see that she was always at ease when she…
Continue Reading Plenty of coronavirus tests are available, but they’re not being used
While commercial labs across the country have pushed hard this year to scale up their coronavirus testing capacity, the number of tests they conduct…
Continue Reading
CDC abruptly changes position on when to get virus tested after pressure from Trump administration
UPDATE: Fauci says he was not part of task force meeting on new CDC testing guidelines WASHINGTON, DC — In a shift that perplexed some doctors,…
Continue Reading Eradication of polio in Africa is ‘great day,’ WHO director general says
Polio has been declared eradicated from Africa, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. “Today we come together to rejoice over a historic…
Continue Reading