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They’re your furry best friend and a fixture of your home — but could your beloved cat or dog give you coronavirus? Last Friday, Hong…
Continue ReadingThey’re your furry best friend and a fixture of your home — but could your beloved cat or dog give you coronavirus? Last Friday, Hong…
Continue ReadingElectrical shock devices meant to interrupt self-injurious or aggressive behavior have been banned by federal officials in a rare move. The only…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it is requiring a boxed warning — the agency’s most prominent warning — for…
Continue ReadingAs officials around the country urged local communities to think about ways to stop the novel coronavirus from spreading, California authorities said…
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, California — California’s governor declared a statewide emergency on Wednesday due to the threat of coronavirus, becoming the…
Continue ReadingIt’s health’s longest ping pong game: Eggs are bad — then good — then bad for your heart. According to a new study, the…
Continue ReadingTaking fish oil as a dietary supplement has a history dating back centuries, but whether it really has a positive effect on our health has been a…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Health Department and the New Mexico Department of Health now have the capacity to test for COVID-19 with tests kits…
Continue ReadingYou can tell the dude sitting next to you in the movie theater is a smoker or vaper; you can smell it on his clothes. But since he’s not…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s developing a system to track the total number of people in the United States tested…
Continue ReadingOf the more than 120 cases of novel coronavirus in the United States, at least 21 of them are in the Seattle area, according to King County health…
Continue ReadingIt has been more than a month since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern.…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE, Washington — Tensions over how to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus intensified Tuesday in the United States as the death toll…
Continue ReadingAs anxiety surrounding the novel coronavirus swirls in the US, some stores are struggling to keep up with the demand for hand sanitizer. With the…
Continue ReadingIn the black hole of bad news for diet soda lovers, there’s a tiny glimmer of light. The gloom set in when science showed drinking diet soda…
Continue ReadingIf you’re constantly seeking relief for bothersome back and neck pain, you’re likely not alone, according to a study published Tuesday in…
Continue Reading“I’m gonna wash that man right outta my hair,” sings Nellie, the female lead in the 1958 film version of the classic musical…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — El Paso has a desperate need for organ donors, especially when it comes to kidneys. Joe Vidales, the Las Palmas kidney center…
Continue ReadingA major part of the Affordable Care Act — the expansion of Medicaid — may be linked to lower rates of women dying in pregnancy,…
Continue ReadingA nursing care and rehabilitation facility in the Seattle suburbs is now the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States, with…
Continue ReadingSix people have died in Washington state as the United States grapples with more than 100 cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Four…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Here’s an example of why paying attention to your body and consulting with a doctor — especially while expecting a baby — are…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Due to rising concerns over the coronavirus, decision-makers at UTEP have officially suspended three faculty-led trips overseas…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Heart disease is the number one cause of death for women in the U.S. and local cardiologist Dr. Daisy Nieto with The Hospitals of…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE, Washington — Health officials in Washington state said Monday that four more people had died from the coronavirus, bringing the total to…
Continue ReadingBonnie Holstad stood outside a long-term nursing facility in Washington state Sunday holding a sign in hopes of getting information on her…
Continue ReadingAn outbreak of the coronavirus in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America’s elder care…
Continue ReadingThere’s little scientific evidence behind recommendations by US health organizations that kids should stop eating full-fat dairy after the age…
Continue ReadingThe novel coronavirus is now a “public health emergency of international concern,” killing more than 3,000 people and infecting more than…
Continue ReadingThe US Preventive Services Task Force now recommends screening for hepatitis C infection in all adults ages 18 to 79 without known liver disease,…
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