EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- Plaza Properties implements smoke free policy to promote a healthy living environment for all guests. According to Christine Galvis, Manager of Plaza Properties, the policy was implemented last year with the help of the American Heart Association, and has received positive feedback from its residents. “Like I said, we implemented this
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By Rachel Ramirez and Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Across the United States and Canada, millions of people are navigating potentially harmful air as smoke from more than 430 active Canadian wildfires saturates populated areas such as New York City. With parts of the East Coast expected to experience poor air quality through at least
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rio Vista Behavioral Health has expanded access to mental health support on their campus. The upgrades to the campus include an additional 40 beds — as well as a new outpatient building. While Rio Vista covers the whole breath of mental heath challenges, they provide tailored treatment for certain groups
Continue Reading 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: people whose hearts have stopped beating, resulting in so-called circulatory death. Traditionally, the only people considered to be suitable organ donors were those who have been declared brain-dead but
Continue Reading 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: people whose hearts have stopped beating, resulting in so-called circulatory death. Traditionally, the only people considered to be suitable organ donors were those who have been declared brain-dead but
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps through the Midwest and East Coast. The smoke is can cause health problems such as trouble breathing, burning eyes, dizziness, headache or nausea. Doctors say people whose symptoms are getting worse should
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Non-profit organization “Call Me ABLE” and world ranked one handed golfer Gianna Rojas, hosted a special event for media members to learn about golfing with disabilities. The event was meant to showcase how people with different disabilities adapt to the golf course. Members of the media worked on hitting a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Adult Protective Services is hosting its 14th annual Crimes Against the Elderly Conference Wednesday. It’s focused on protecting seniors from neglect and crimes focused on their age. It comes in the first week of Elder Abuse Awareness Month. The conference is open to walk-ins, and is being held at the
Continue Reading 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 the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. Both gun-related homicides and suicides reached record levels in 2021, leading to nearly 49,000 total firearm deaths. Firearm-related deaths soared during
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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 area on campus allows students to get their hands dirty planting, shoveling, and watering the plants. Students listen to a gardener with the La Semilla Food Center Experts
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(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 has found. The overall use among the US adult population is still “relatively low,” but the study does “document a significant many-fold increase in melatonin use in the past
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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 adults is associated with early death. The study, published in JAMA Network Open on Monday, looked at 16,703 adults who were 70 years old or older in Australia and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — City Council voted to uphold the existing buffer zone around cannabis businesses in city limits. That zone requires dispensaries and other cannabis-related companies to operate 300 feet away from residential areas and other cannabis companies. Las Cruces representatives voted 4 to 3 in favor of the buffer zone. The
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(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 hysterectomy resulted in similar outcomes in terms of keeping them cancer-free, a finding that some doctors say could be “practice-changing.” The results of the trial, presented Friday at the American
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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 call “trauma season.” The activities we enjoy during the spring and summer time is good for our physical and mental health. However, they may also send you to the
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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 Perry Blvd. It will offer free pet vaccinations and microchips to hundreds of pets via drive-thru. The free event is first-come, first-served and limited to the first
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Children’s Hospital hosted the grand opening of their urgent care geared specifically towards children in Far East El Paso Saturday. The clinic will help families get advanced medical care all year round. El Paso Children’s Hospital administrators say this supplement children’s care when pediatricians are not available
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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 struggles they face. Mental health is ageless. Elder abuse can stem from a stream of mental concerns. The abuse itself can show up in many forms — physical, financial
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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 herself on social media. Crosby has over 20,000 followers on the app, with nearly 300,000 views. In her videos, Crosby says an herbal supplement called Berberine has
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(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 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most adults between the ages of 18 and 64 took at least one prescription medication in 2021. But more than 8% of
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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 the grand opening on Saturday, June 3, at 3260 North Zaragoza Avenue. A representative from the Children’s Hospital said the Children’s Urgent Care Center will provide advanced medical
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(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 new data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite the short-term plunge — and comeback — during the early years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the rates
Continue Reading 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 weeks on the highest dose in a midstage trial, rivaling what’s seen with currently approved injectable therapies like Wegovy over longer durations. The drug, orforglipron, had similar side effects
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan, Paula Newton and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — “Tobacco smoke harms children.” “Cigarettes cause leukemia.” “Poison in every puff.” Those are among the messages that will soon appear – in English and French – on cigarettes in Canada. The country announced Wednesday it will require health warnings to be printed directly on
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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 stroke. Quick access to medical treatment makes a difference in full recovery and permanent disability. Strokes can affect people of all ages and backgrounds and cause lasting brain damage in
Continue Reading By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Tuesday about compounded versions of the drug semaglutide, which is approved for treatment of diabetes and excess weight. Compounding “is the process of combining, mixing, or altering ingredients to create a medication tailored to the needs of an individual patient,”
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Washington (CNN) — Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady of the United States and wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has dementia, the Carter Center announced on Tuesday. “The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia. She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and
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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 with local farmers for the Passion for Pints blood drive. It is a month-long initiative during which local dairy farmers will meet with members of the community and
Continue Reading 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 is considered appropriate for the aging mind, according to a new study. Everyone’s brain ages as the years pass, some more than others. What’s considered normal is typically quite
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(CNN) — Growing evidence shows that building muscle strength can have benefits for your heart, even leading to better outcomes after a heart attack. Having a higher level of leg muscle strength appears to be “strongly associated” with a lower risk of developing heart failure after a heart attack, according to new research presented this
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