EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — If you’re seeking a break from alcohol or a detox, Dry January might be the right path for you. Even though we’re four days into January, it’s not too late to make the decision to kick off the year on a sober note. Health experts emphasize that just one month
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Originally Published: 03 JAN 24 20:29 ET Updated: 04 JAN 24 06:17 ET By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is evaluating reports of side effects such as hair loss and suicidal thoughts in people taking medications like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy. These drugs, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, are approved to
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Stacker identified the areas in Texas with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, using data released by the Alzheimer’s Association.
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Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to examine data published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that found pediatric cancer is on the rise.
Continue Reading CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Owen Monroe was 18 days old when he made history, becoming the first person in the world to receive a partial heart transplant. His groundbreaking surgery, performed in 2022, even captured the attention of Hollywood scriptwriters, who wove his story into a recent episode of the long-running medical
Continue Reading Originally Published: 01 JAN 24 14:28 ET By Deidre McPhillips, Amanda Musa and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — As seasonal virus activity surges across the United States, experts stress the importance of preventive measures – such as masking and vaccination – and the value of treatment for those who do get sick. Tens of thousands of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As part of their New Year’s resolutions, many El Pasoans want to take control of their health and fitness needs this 2024. While many have tried every single year, only some can successfully stay on track throughout the year. Experts are providing tips on how El Pasoans can stay focused
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso’s Capital Improvement Department is ending the year reminding the community of road safety with their new informational videos. These videos highlight tips for pedestrians on crosswalks, and bicyclists riding on El Paso streets. It shows how to properly navigate traffic lanes and roundabouts as a
Continue Reading CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Mowing the yard outside his home in Windham, Ohio, William D. Hickman discovered what he thought would make a delicious addition to his dinner. A beautiful handful of mushrooms had popped out of the shaggy green lawn. “As I’m mowing the ditch, I go by them three or four
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 DEC 23 11:00 ET By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. (CNN) — If you want your low-carb diet to help you lose weight and keep it off, consider the quality of the food
Continue Reading CNN By Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Delayza Diaz didn’t use her voice for the first time until she was 9 years old. For most of her life, she has communicated by vibrating the inner lining of her cheeks to form words, a process called buccal speech. Her mom, Lucero Diaz, called
Continue Reading Originally Published: 05 NOV 23 08:03 ET By Nadia Kounang and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Eighty national public health groups, including the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Preventative Medicine, placed a full-page ad in Sunday’s edition of the Washington Post in support of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Whether you’re traveling or holding a big holiday gathering, keep in mind that respiratory viruses like the flu, RSV and COVID-19 are on the rise. Our medical contributor Doctor Neha Sharma, medical director of The Hospitals of Providence Northeast and Horizon City, appeared on ABC-7 to talk about the symptoms, the
Continue Reading CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — For Christy Nguyen, menopause hit just as the Covid-19 pandemic did. With both, she said, came unwanted weight gain. “I had gained 30 pounds in about two years, and so I was sort of desperate to find something” to help with weight loss, the 56-year-old mother of two
Continue Reading CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The virus that causes Covid-19 has more letters to describe its many derivatives than a bowl of alphabet soup. Omicron and Delta were names for the coronavirus that people quickly learned and used in the height of the pandemic. But at this point, most non-scientists probably could not
Continue Reading Originally Published: 16 DEC 23 14:30 ET Updated: 17 DEC 23 21:48 ET By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Quaker Oats on Friday recalled more than 40 granola bar and cereal products because they could be contaminated with salmonella. The affected foods include the classic Chewy granola bar variety pack, the chocolate-covered Chewy
Continue Reading CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The quest for new antibiotics is going back to the Stone Age. The urgency to identify possible candidates has never been greater as the global population faces nearly 5 million deaths every year that are associated with microbial resistance, according to the World Health Organization. A research team
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SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — Two New Mexicans have recovered from a Salmonella infection after eating cantaloupes, a spokesperson with the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) announced Thursday. One of the patients live in Dona Ana County. The FDA urges all consumers to avoid eating Malichita and Rudy brand whole cantaloupes with the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Daniel Acosta, Director of Immunize El Paso, informed KVIA that there were over 500 cases of the Flu reported in El Paso during the month of November. There were 47 reported cases in September and 250 reported cases October, according to Acosta. Acosta explained that these numbers represent just the
Continue Reading CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide, an injected medication used for diabetes and weight loss, with some people reporting symptoms related to accidental overdoses. Some have even needed to be hospitalized for severe nausea, vomiting and
Continue Reading CNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An investigational mRNA vaccine used along with immunotherapy continues to show benefit for people with high-risk forms of the skin cancer melanoma, the drugmakers said Thursday. At a three-year follow-up with trial participants who had had a stage III or IV melanoma fully removed but were at high
Continue Reading Originally Published: 12 DEC 23 19:42 ET By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has been asked to review MDMA, or midomafetamine, the active ingredient in street drugs like ecstasy and molly, along with therapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. MDMA is a psychedelic drug known as an
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Incredible Health outlined the educational requirements for fast-growing occupations in health care. The takeaway? Many don’t require a doctorate.
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the attorney general for the state where abortion laws are among the most liberal in the country. The high court heard oral
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregnancy in the U.S., and one of the two drugs used — mifepristone — will now go in front of the U.S. Supreme Court next year. Demand for the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol has grown as states have imposed bans
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Repeated recalls of eyedrops are drawing new attention to the limited powers U.S. regulators have to oversee medical products made overseas. Unlike prescription drugs, eyedrops and other over-the-counter products don’t get preliminary review by the Food and Drug Administration. In the case of two eyedrop recalls
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, its first abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade last year. The justices will hear appeals from the Biden administration
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A large Swedish study has uncovered a paradox about people diagnosed with an excessive fear of serious illness: They tend to die earlier than people who aren’t hypervigilant about health concerns. Hypochondriasis, now called illness anxiety disorder, is a rare condition with symptoms that go beyond average health
Continue Reading By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A new survey shows 1 in 5 Americans used CBD in the past year. This is despite a lack of research on the benefits and risks of CBD and other compounds that come from hemp. The survey was done by NORC at the University of Chicago and was published
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