Screen time and kids: Parents need to worry less about hours logged
When it comes to screen time, parents should start worrying less about the amount of time their teenagers are online and instead focus on the quality…
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It denied membership to 2 Black doctors for years. Now the American Academy of Pediatrics is apologizing
Eighty years after repeatedly rejecting the membership of two Black doctors, the American Academy of Pediatrics is officially apologizing for its…
Continue Reading Try this 5-minute workout to crush burnout
You may have heard friends or colleagues complain of feeling burnt out from the pandemic. So many of us are working from home, cooped up in the house…
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‘I’ve got the f**king virus’: Video shows Las Cruces man spit on officers trying to remove him from Walmart for no face mask
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Newly obtained police body camera video from earlier this month shows a tense and disturbing scene unfolding at a Las…
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Target, Walmart hand sanitizers are latest on FDA’s potentially toxic list
NEW YORK, NY – A new warning about potentially dangerous hand sanitizers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded its…
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Pioneering brain surgery using equipment from space station saves El Paso boy’s life
EL PASO, Texas — The Modus-V is now in the hands of a pediatric neurosurgeon that has pioneered ways to safely operate on children from only…
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Texas AG says only school officials, not health authority, can order closures to prevent virus
AUSTIN, Texas — In an advisory opinion issued Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said only local school districts – and not the local health…
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Doña Ana County has 2 out of New Mexico’s 7 new virus deaths
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — One day after shattering the record for new coronavirus cases in a single-day, with Doña Ana County leading the state, the…
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Texas Tech dental school breaks ground on new clinic in south-central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The first new dental school in Texas in 50 years took a major step forward on Tuesday. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center…
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Juarez approaches 4,300 virus cases, 650 deaths as Mexican businesses struggle in pandemic
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — As of Tuesday, Ciudad Juarez accounts for 4,288 of Chihuahua state’s 7,707 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 648 of its 885…
Continue Reading The Trump administration was slow to recognize coronavirus threat from Europe, CDC director admits
The United States was slow in recognizing the coronavirus threat from Europe, Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control…
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Covid-19’s impact on the heart: Two new studies suggest ‘the plot thickening’
Since the coronavirus pandemic first began, evidence has emerged showing that Covid-19 can damage more than the lungs. The disease caused by the…
Continue Reading Coronavirus new case counts are falling nationwide, but some states still seeing record numbers
Even as the number of new coronavirus cases across the United States has dropped recently, several states are still setting distressing records. In…
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U.S. officials say Russia is using English-language websites to spread virus disinformation
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government has identified two suspected Russian military intelligence operatives who it believes are helping direct the…
Continue Reading 1,000-year-old medieval remedy could be potential antibiotic, scientists say
Antibiotic resistance is real. In the years to come, we may no longer be able to treat and cure many of the infections we once could as bacteria…
Continue Reading Pfizer and BioNTech begin large-scale trial of coronavirus vaccine in the United States
Drug giant Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have begun an advanced trial of one of their experimental coronavirus vaccines in volunteers in the United…
Continue Reading Georgia news anchor receives first shot in US Phase 3 trial of a Covid vaccine: ‘I never thought that I’d do something like this’
Dawn Baker was a “little bit nervous” but “really excited” on Monday when she made history. That morning, Baker, a news…
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El Paso reports 9 new virus deaths, 225 new cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced nine new coronavirus-related deaths and 225 new cases Tuesday morning. The…
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Anthony ISD implements unique meal service to ensure students receive food
ANTHONY, Texas (KVIA) — Nutrition is key to a successful start to the school year. With many school classes moving online during the pandemic, the…
Continue Reading ‘I don’t want to go to school and get Covid’: Some kids scared as adults debate the risks of reopening
Teachers and parents who are currently weighing their options when it comes to school reopenings in the middle of a deadly pandemic may have one…
Continue Reading The rich have one more thing you don’t: Better sleep
It’s well known that the wealthy have more than the average human, including exorbitant real estate, sports cars and fine jewelry. But they…
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State of Texas now naming nursing homes with Covid-19 cases, deaths after months of resisting
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) late Monday began providing self-reported Covid-19 data on cases and…
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El Paso commissioners told of link between Covid victims and diabetes, high blood pressure
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso County Commissioners Court got a clear and detailed picture Monday on the link between Covid-19 victims and two of the…
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Ventilators are the ‘life support’ for Covid patients, but El Pasoans using them face grim future
EL PASO, Texas — “It’s life and death,” said Dr. Asad Omar with Las Palmas Medical Center. “Ventilators work by us putting a tube down the mouth…
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El Paso leaders hold virus briefing, say park playgrounds are reopening & testing sites are extended
El Paso, Texas — El Paso city officials and health leaders held a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon to provide an update on the latest local…
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci says it’s ‘crunch time’ for vaccine development
Public skepticism toward vaccines is something officials will need to overcome once a coronavirus vaccine is ready for the public, Dr. Anthony Fauci…
Continue Reading FDA expands list of potentially deadly hand sanitizers
The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded its list of potentially deadly hand sanitizer products, warning a Mexican-based company about…
Continue Reading The first Phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trial in the US is expected to begin next week. Here’s how the vaccine works
Much of the world has pinned its hopes on a vaccine as a way out of the Covid-19 pandemic that has infected more than 15 million and killed more than…
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Texas reports nearly 700 more virus deaths with new data
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported an increase of nearly 700 additional deaths from the Covid-19 virus due to a change in how the state collects…
Continue Reading Vaccines are remarkably safe, review finds
Vaccine label changes have made vaccines even safer than they were before, and they remain “remarkably” safe, Israeli-based researchers…
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