Health Archives

The new ethics of Covid: Holding each other accountable for risky behavior saves lives

September 19, 2020 1:52 am CNN

While I was hiking recently with my family, a woman came toward us from the other direction, wearing a standard face mask. As we neared, she jumped…

Some college students face stay-at-home orders as local leaders try to control Covid-19 spread

September 19, 2020 1:00 am CNN

Hoping to slow an outbreak of Covid-19 cases among their students, a small college in Rhode Island announced a stay-at-home order this week.…

EPCC trustee who lost both parents, was hospitalized for Covid-19, calls for plasma donors

September 18, 2020 10:25 pm Jerry Najera

EL PASO, Texas — The Covid-19 virus has affected thousands of El Pasoans. ABC-7 has been closely following the emotional journey of El Paso…

As many as 51% of all school employees are at increased risk of Covid-19, study finds

September 18, 2020 9:52 pm CNN

School districts across the country are navigating how to reopen safely amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, and the results of a new study could…

Coronavirus can spread on airline flights, two studies show

September 18, 2020 9:46 pm CNN

The young woman and her sister had traveled across Europe just as the coronavirus pandemic was taking off there, visiting Milan and Paris before…

Texas sees 3,978 new virus cases, 123 more deaths as restrictions are set to be loosened

September 18, 2020 8:11 pm Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — More than 3,978 new cases were reported Friday of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, as well as 123 new Covid-19 deaths,…

US coronavirus case rates are ticking up after weeks of decline

September 18, 2020 7:52 pm CNN

Daily US coronavirus cases have been ticking up recently, a trend medical experts have said they won’t want to see as a potentially complicated…

Dona Ana County has 17 of state’s 154 new virus cases as some restrictions are eased

September 18, 2020 5:10 pm KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials have reported an additional 154 Covid-19 cases, bringing the total since the pandemic began to…

Trump says every American can get a coronavirus vaccine by April, but health experts say that’s not likely

September 18, 2020 5:01 pm CNN

President Donald Trump claimed Friday there will be enough coronavirus vaccines for every American by April — a claim that doesn’t match…

After 1st week of school, Canutillo ISD says 2 test positive for virus

September 18, 2020 4:39 pm David Burge

CANUTILLO, Texas – Two people in the Canutillo Independent School District have tested positive for Covid-19, the district announced Friday…

Pregnant women with Covid-19 may be at increased risk of preterm delivery, CDC study suggests

September 18, 2020 2:26 pm CNN

Pregnant women with Covid-19 who are hospitalized may be at an increased risk of giving birth prematurely, a new study from the US Centers for…

Covid-19 study suggests to screen recovering athletes for heart inflammation before they return to play

September 18, 2020 2:23 pm CNN

As athletes recover from Covid-19, taking images of their hearts to screen for inflammation may help doctors determine when it could be safe to get…

CDC reverses controversial virus guidelines that said people without symptoms may not need a test

September 18, 2020 12:33 pm CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website has updated, yet again, guidelines for testing people who…

Controversial coronavirus testing guidance came from HHS and didn’t go through CDC scientific review, sources say

September 18, 2020 12:05 pm CNN

A controversial update to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s coronavirus testing guidance last month was not written by CDC…

Study hints Covid-19 may have been in the US as early as December

September 18, 2020 11:15 am CNN

Researchers believe they have found evidence that the novel coronavirus may have been circulating in the US as early as late December, about a month…

5 new virus deaths, 96 new cases reported in El Paso

September 18, 2020 6:43 am Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Friday. The death toll in El Paso County now…

Is in-person voting safe from Covid-19? It can be if you follow these guidelines

September 18, 2020 4:30 am CNN

And we’re off! In-person voting has officially started in some parts of the United States for the November 2020 election, with at least 10…

2 HBCU presidents joined Covid-19 vaccine trials to encourage participation, but past racist experiments haunt such efforts

September 18, 2020 2:52 am CNN

When the presidents of two historically Black colleges announced they were participating in a Covid-19 vaccine trial, they hoped to encourage other…

2 HBCU presidents joined Covid-19 vaccine trials to encourage participation, but past racist experiments haunt such efforts

September 18, 2020 2:52 am CNN

When the presidents of two historically Black colleges announced they were participating in a Covid-19 vaccine trial, they hoped to encourage other…

In a year filled with pandemic and election madness, the Jewish New Year allows for a time to reflect and renew

September 18, 2020 2:01 am CNN

Can this year just stop already? It’s a thought ricocheting around the world as we cope with Covid-19, quarantine, wildfires and hurricanes.…