Health Archives

CDC delays release of additional documents on reopening schools

July 16, 2020 9:54 PM CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is delaying the release of new reference documents on safely reopening schools, a spokesperson…

Hundreds of El Pasoans wait hours for virus tests due to snafu

July 16, 2020 8:53 PM JC Navarrete

EL PASO, Texas — Hundreds were forced to wait in line for eight hours and hundreds others were turned away for Covid-19 testing at two test sites in…

Abbott says ‘no shutdown coming’ in Texas despite virus surge

July 16, 2020 7:19 PM Texas Tribune

HOUSTON, Texas — As the number of coronavirus cases in Texas continues to rise and hospitals grow more crowded, Gov. Greg Abbott said…

Las Cruces City Hall worker becomes 2nd city employee to contract virus

July 16, 2020 6:29 PM Brianna Chavez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — ABC-7 confirmed an employee working at Las Cruces city hall tested positive for Covid-19 and has been isolated for eight…

‘It’s in our hands’: Weekly check-in with UMC’s Dr. Jose Burgos

July 16, 2020 5:37 PM Mauricio Casillas

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.…

Drug overdose deaths jump in 2019 to nearly 71,000, a record high, CDC says

July 16, 2020 6:23 PM CNN

Drug overdose deaths in the United States jumped last year by a projected 4.8%, wiping out a slight decline in 2018 and setting a new record high,…

‘It can really hurt them’: NMSU student who has virus urges those in their 20s to take it seriously

July 16, 2020 9:38 PM Brianna Chavez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As of Thursday, 3,156 New Mexicans in their 20s have tested positive for Covid-19. Among them, 20-year-old New Mexico…

Arizona virus patients being sent to New Mexico as cases top 16,000, Doña Ana County exceeds 1,600

July 16, 2020 4:58 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 300 additional Covid-19 cases and five more confirmed deaths Thursday. That…

El Paso’s deadliest virus day: 14 new deaths, 340 more cases

July 16, 2020 7:30 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Health Department reported a record 14 new coronavirus deaths Thursday. The death toll now stands at 173. The…

Quick testing is needed for coronavirus contact tracing to be most effective, research finds

July 16, 2020 4:47 PM CNN

Quick testing and quick reporting of results are needed for contact tracing to be as effective as it can be, new research finds. Testing that takes…

Almost all Covid-19 patients with symptoms had at least one of these three, small CDC survey says

July 16, 2020 4:45 PM CNN

Covid-19 can cause a wide variety of symptoms, but a new analysis of records by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that most…

Why do we have different blood types — and do they make us more vulnerable to Covid-19?

July 16, 2020 4:36 PM CNN

Most humans fall into one of four blood groups — A, B, AB or O. Ordinarily, your blood type makes very little difference in your daily life except…

HHS directs CDC to put Covid-related hospital data back on its website

July 16, 2020 3:16 PM CNN

The US Department of Health and Human Services changed course on Thursday on a controversial decision about hospital data, directing the US Centers…

These are the states requiring people to wear masks when out in public

July 16, 2020 2:06 PM CNN

A growing number of US states have mandated the use of masks and face coverings while in public. After states lifted some coronavirus restrictions,…

Physical distancing measures could reduce new Covid-19 cases by 13%

July 16, 2020 1:51 PM CNN

Physical distancing measures can help slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a new analysis out of the United States and the…

Hydroxychloroquine also doesn’t help Covid-19 patients who aren’t hospitalized, new study finds

July 16, 2020 1:27 PM CNN

The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not benefit non-hospitalized patients with mild Covid-19 symptoms who were treated early in their…

Arizona and Texas bring in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill up due to virus

July 16, 2020 12:01 PM CNN

With skyrocketing coronavirus hospitalizations in several states, hard-hit counties in Arizona and Texas are preparing for the worst by bringing in…

Russia trying to steal virus vaccine research, say U.K., U.S. & Canada

July 16, 2020 7:01 AM Associated Press

LONDON, England — Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from Covid-19 vaccine researchers. The three…

He invented the N95 mask filter. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit and he was called to help once again

July 16, 2020 12:14 PM CNN

The man who made N95 masks so effective had been retired for over two years when the pandemic struck. But the inventor didn’t think twice about…

No added sugar for babies, US advisory panel recommends, as it launches early feeding advice

July 16, 2020 9:19 AM CNN

There’s a new motto for parents when it comes to feeding babies from birth until 2 years of age: “Every bite counts.” That’s…

Nobel laureates call for ‘challenge trials’ to speed up vaccine process

July 16, 2020 7:08 AM CNN

More than 100 top scientists including 15 Nobel laureates have written an open letter calling for volunteers to be exposed to the coronavirus to…

Fauci says he’s ‘walking a tightrope’ as people try to ‘pit’ him against the president

July 16, 2020 4:28 AM CNN

The nation’s leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, doesn’t like “conflict” and he doesn’t “like…

The muddled public message on coronavirus isn’t just confusing. It’s harmful

July 16, 2020 4:04 AM CNN

Don’t wear a mask unless you’re sick. If you really want a mask, use a non-medical one. Actually, it’s better to wear a mask all…

101-year-old El Paso man who narrowly escaped Spanish Flu, survived WWII, dies of Covid-19

July 15, 2020 8:40 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso family is mourning the loss of an adorned husband, father and grandfather. Daniel Fernandez Sr. died at the age of…

Las Cruces restaurants bristle at loss of indoor dining, some adding outdoor patios

July 15, 2020 6:11 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revamped public health order took effect this week, and some restaurant owners weren’t…

Some El Pasoans opt to go to New Mexico for easier virus testing

July 15, 2020 9:50 PM KVIA ABC-7, ABC News

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Data shows that coronavirus cases continue rising in southwest New Mexico, but could that be because El Pasoans have been…

Appointments no longer needed at El Paso virus testing sites, but expect wait lines

July 15, 2020 5:11 AM Madeline Ottilie, Michael Gordon

EL PASO, Texas — There are now more places for El Pasoans to get a coronavirus test without scheduling an appointment. But on the first day of this…

Officials seek options for when hospitals run out of ICU beds

July 15, 2020 7:23 PM CNN

The shortage of hospital beds for coronavirus patients in some areas of the US has officials looking at where they will put people when more come in.…

A coronavirus test could cost as little as $20 or as much as $850

July 15, 2020 7:09 PM CNN

The list price of a Covid-19 diagnostic test varies widely depending on the hospital, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis released…

Dona Ana County sees 12th virus death; 2 more southern New Mexico nursing homes infected

July 15, 2020 4:56 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man in his 70s from Doña Ana County was among a half-dozen new coronavirus deaths in New Mexico reported by state health…