El Paso dentists take extra precautions for patient visits during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — As dental offices begin reopening in many states during the coronavirus pandemic many might…
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Huge virus outbreak doubles at Otero County Prison; it accounts for more than half of state’s new cases
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — A massive coronavirus outbreak at the Otero County Prison Facility exploded Tuesday as state health officials reported 116…
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Virus claims 16 more lives in Juarez, as the fatality rate reaches 22%
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state health officials on Tuesday reported 16 new coronavirus deaths in the city of Juarez, as the fatality rate…
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‘It Broke Me’: A Conversation with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s podcast for June 2
In the wake of nationwide protests in response to the death of George Floyd, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta and Atlanta Mayor Keisha…
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How to talk to your children about protests and racism
As cities and social media explode with anger over the killing of yet another black man at the hands of police, worried parents struggle with how to…
Continue Reading More evidence remdesivir helps some coronavirus patients
A five-day course of the antiviral drug remdesivir sped recovery in moderately ill patients with pneumonia from Covid-19, drugmaker Gilead Sciences…
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Virus death toll up to 83 in El Paso, ICU patients also up; top doctor warns curve has not flattened
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported three new coronavirus deaths and 39 new cases on Tuesday as the county’s…
Continue Reading ICUs become a ‘delirium factory’ for Covid-19 patients
Doctors are fighting not only to save lives from Covid-19, but also to protect patients’ brains. Although Covid-19 is best known for damaging…
Continue Reading Five dead in newest Ebola outbreak in Congo, UNICEF says
Five people, including a 15-year-old girl, have died of Ebola in a fresh outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United…
Continue Reading 5 natural ways to boost your mental health during stressful times
Life today is razor’s-edge tense. If your regular coping methods aren’t measuring up, there are science-backed actions we can add on our…
Continue Reading First human trial of potential antibody treatment for Covid-19 begins
Eli Lilly and Company said Monday it has started the first human trial of an antibody therapy designed to treat Covid-19. The first phase of the…
Continue Reading The protests are raising fears of a spike in coronavirus cases
Government leaders and health officials have expressed their concern that coronavirus could rapidly spread during protests over the death of George…
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Otero County Prison inmate among half-dozen additional virus deaths across New Mexico
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — An Otero County Prison inmate is among six new coronavirus deaths reported across New Mexico by health officials on Monday.…
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Las Cruces police officer tests positive for virus, chief calls it ‘of great concern’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The first case of a Las Cruces Police Department officer testing positive for Covid-19 has occurred, the police chief said…
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‘We can get into a bigger problem’: Juarez virus deaths at 266, cases over 1,200
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — It was a deadly month of May from coronavirus in the city of Juarez, Chihuahua state health officials noted Monday. As it…
Continue Reading Like Riding a Roller Coaster in the Dark: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for June 1
When a family member is hospitalized with Covid-19, often a single relative is chosen to be the primary line of communication between doctors and the…
Continue Reading ‘Somber day’: El Paso reaches 80 virus deaths; 30 additional cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus deaths, and 30 new cases Monday morning. The death toll…
Continue Reading Racism is a public health issue and ‘police brutality must stop,’ medical groups say
As protests over George Floyd’s death continue nationwide, several doctors’ groups — the American Academy of Pediatrics, American…
Continue Reading Parents and child care providers are falling apart. It could get much worse
Child care is so scarce in Kate Littlefield’s Vermont community that she joined a wait-list when she was six weeks pregnant. It wasn’t…
Continue Reading Preschoolers are using apps meant for adults, study finds
Relaxing the rules on screen time for kids has become more acceptable during the pandemic as parents struggle to balance working from home with the…
Continue Reading Mothers are still doing most of the parenting during a pandemic
I sat down to write this story at 10 a.m. 10:05: Younger daughter asks for a snack. 10:10: She gets logged out of her online learning program and…
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Texas sees nearly 2,000 more virus cases; also 24 new deaths, but none in El Paso
AUSTIN, Texas — The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Texas rose by nearly 2,000 Sunday and there were another 24 deaths tied to the disease…
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New virus case rate seems to continue decline in Dona Ana County, but some data delayed
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Health reported just 69 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, but five more deaths. That pushed…
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El Paso nursing home hit with virus outbreak offers signing bonuses to try and hire nurses
EL PASO, Texas — Officials at a west-central El Paso nursing home with a confirmed Covid-19 outbreak are offering sign-on bonuses of $2,500 for…
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County judge has differing views from governor, mayor as El Paso continues to reopen
EL PASO, Texas — Is El Paso really ready to continue reopening? State and local officials seem to disagree on that answer. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott…
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No new El Paso virus deaths, cases continue double-digit increases
EL PASO, Texas — No new coronavirus deaths were reported Sunday in El Paso, following a week that saw 20 deaths in the county. But double-digit case…
Continue Reading Vicarious racism: You don’t have to be the target to be harmed
Watching the unsettling video of George Floyd crying out for his mother while gasping for air made Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner,…
Continue Reading New Mexico tops 7,600 virus cases: Doña Ana County trends downward, Otero prison outbreak grows
SANTE FE, New Mexico — New Mexico had over 7,600 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Saturday, but the number of new cases trended downward for…
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Juárez finishes week with 52 virus deaths and record-setting levels of new cases
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The city of Juárez recorded six additional coronavirus deaths on Saturday — for a total of 52 this week and 260 since the…
Continue Reading Virus deaths reach 20 for the week in El Paso, which now has more deaths & cases than San Antonio
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported one new coronavirus death on Saturday as the county reached 20 fatalities for the week, the…
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