Loneliness can help grow parts of brain tied to imagination, study finds
As many people face the prospect of being alone for the holidays, new science is showing how loneliness might actually help build structures in the…
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Direct deposits expected to start by next week from new stimulus bill
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Monday that Americans who qualify for $600 direct payments in the new pandemic relief…
Continue Reading Throw the Christmas menu out the window and have a snackapalooza
Crown roast of pork? Pass. Beef Wellington? Boring. Clam dip? Well … maybe we’ll keep the clam dip on the menu. In a year that’s…
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What we know — and what we don’t — about the UK coronavirus variant
The United Kingdom has identified a new, potentially more contagious coronavirus variant linked to a recent surge in cases in England. The new…
Continue Reading The Moderna vaccine could go to the public today as travelers risk exposure to a new coronavirus variant
First, the good news: The Moderna vaccine will likely be going into people’s arms Monday, boosting the number of Americans who will start…
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European Union agency OKs Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, 1st shots expected in days
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The European Union drug regulator has recommended the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for use. The move Monday raises…
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El Paso surpasses 1,300 confirmed coronavirus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 16 new confirmed coronavirus-related deaths Monday. The latest fatalities…
Continue Reading Distribution of Moderna vaccine set to begin today as coronavirus cases continue to surge
With two Covid-19 vaccines given the greenlight from health agencies, officials are accelerating the distribution of doses to patients over the…
Continue Reading Differences in blood pressure between your arms may be sign of heart trouble, study says
The next time you get your blood pressure taken at the doctor, you might consider asking the nurse to take it in both arms. A significant difference…
Continue Reading Coronavirus infections and deaths skyrocket heading into Christmas week, and ‘it will get worse’
Great news emerged Sunday on the vaccine front, as a second Covid-19 vaccine will soon be available to some Americans. But for much of the US, the…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine distribution ramps up for 20 million to be immunized by the start of the new year
With two Covid-19 vaccines given the greenlight from health agencies, officials are accelerating the distribution of doses to patients over the…
Continue Reading 5 exercises to offset too much sitting
It’s another day of self-isolating, which means it’s potentially another day of sitting indoors restlessly taking yet another Zoom…
Continue Reading ‘More help is on the way’: Congress has deal on virus relief bill including $600 checks for people
WASHINGTON, DC — After months of failed negotiations and contentious partisan gridlock, congressional lawmakers announced a roughly $900 billion…
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New Mexico virus deaths trend upward; southern NM has 3 of state’s 16 new deaths
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 1,077 new Covid-19 cases and 16 related deaths. Three of…
Continue Reading US army scientists examine new UK coronavirus variant to see if it might be resistant to vaccine
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research expect to know in the next few days if there’s a concern that the coronavirus vaccines…
Continue Reading US army scientists examine new UK coronavirus variant to see if it might be resistant to vaccine
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research expect to know in the next few days if there’s a concern that the coronavirus vaccines…
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Who gets Covid-19 vaccine next? Older adults and ‘frontline essential workers,’ CDC advisers recommend
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 13-1 on Sunday to recommend that both older adults, ages 75 and older,…
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Who gets Covid-19 vaccine next? Older adults and ‘frontline essential workers,’ CDC advisers recommend
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 13-1 on Sunday to recommend that both older adults, ages 75 and older,…
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CDC votes to prioritize older adults and essential workers for next phase of Covid-19 vaccines
ATLANTA, Georgia — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted 13-1 to…
Continue Reading Coronavirus infections and deaths skyrocket heading into Christmas week, and ‘it will get worse’
Great news emerged Sunday on the vaccine front, as a second Covid-19 vaccine will soon be available to some Americans. But for much of the US, the…
Continue Reading What we know about Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine and how it differs from Pfizer’s
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is similar to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that was the first Covid-19 vaccine authorized and shipped out to the…
Continue Reading What we know about Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine and how it differs from Pfizer’s
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is similar to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that was the first Covid-19 vaccine authorized and shipped out to the…
Continue Reading Doctor who tested Covid-19 vaccines on a thousand volunteers finally gets his shot
Every time Dr. Paul Bradley goes into an exam room, he wonders: Will today be the day he gets Covid-19? “I work every day in a petri…
Continue Reading Doctor who tested Covid-19 vaccines on a thousand volunteers finally gets his shot
Every time Dr. Paul Bradley goes into an exam room, he wonders: Will today be the day he gets Covid-19? “I work every day in a petri…
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El Paso’s virus death toll continues to rise even as active cases, hospitalizations drop
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s death toll from Covid-19 officially grew by four more on Sunday morning, as the county reached 1,288 deaths -…
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Aaron Jones & the Green Bay Packers hosted 250 front line workers for their game against the Panthers
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — The Green Bay Packers may not be hosting fans this year, but 250 front line workers were able to watch El Paso’s…
Continue Reading CDC’s vaccine advisers meet to plan next step of Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Dr. José Romero says he’s received a few letters. As chairman of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Romero may be the single…
Continue Reading CDC’s vaccine advisers meet to plan next step of Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Dr. José Romero says he’s received a few letters. As chairman of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Romero may be the single…
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Experts know more about the coronavirus vaccines than any other in history, surgeon general says
The US Surgeon General is touting the coronavirus vaccine as “almost 100% certain” to prevent severe disease, part of his effort to…
Continue Reading How to cope with grief during the holidays and a pandemic
The overwhelming amount of loss we’ve experienced during this pandemic is in stark contrast to what is supposedly the happiest time of the…
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