Health Archives

‘New heart is working perfect’: Las Cruces teen undergoes successful transplant surgery after long wait

January 20, 2020 9:45 PM Kate Bieri, Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After months on a waiting list and a lifetime of anticipation, a Las Cruces teenager finally received a new heart during a…

How healthy is your neighborhood for your child? Take a look

January 21, 2020 10:02 PM CNN

How does your neighborhood rank in terms of opportunity for your child to grow into a healthy, well-educated and employable adult? If you live in one…

El Paso’s Criminal Incident Response Team is 1st in Texas to provide free mental health services

January 21, 2020 6:54 PM Iris Lopez

EL PASO, Texas– It’s the first of it’s kind in the state of Texas and it’s here in El Paso. Since the Aug. 3 Walmart shooting in El Paso, Emergence…

China is trying to stop the spread of a deadly new virus at the worst possible time of year

January 21, 2020 3:13 PM CNN

Governments around the world have always struggled to stop the spread of disease, from the deadly swine flu which struck the globe in 2009, to…

First U.S. case of China’s Wuhan coronavirus confirmed by CDC

January 21, 2020 2:07 PM CNN

EVERETT, Washington, — The United States has its first confirmed case of a new virus that appeared in Wuhan, China, last month, the U.S.…

Weed may not ease sleep problems, especially for regular users, studies say

January 21, 2020 11:04 AM CNN

If the weed Twitterverse is to be believed, a lot of marijuana users rely on a nightly puff or two to drift off into la-la land. And surveys of…

Seven sunscreen chemicals enter bloodstream after one use, FDA says, but don’t abandon sun protection

January 21, 2020 10:03 AM CNN

After a single application, a total of seven chemicals commonly found in sunscreens can be absorbed into the bloodstream at levels that exceed safety…

Your waist size may be more important than weight for multiple heart attack risk

January 20, 2020 9:28 PM CNN

Heart attack survivors who carry extra weight around their belly are at greater risk of another heart attack, new research has found, another reason…

Vaccine for new Chinese coronavirus in the works

January 20, 2020 8:59 PM CNN

The National Institutes of Health is working on a vaccine against the new virus that has infected hundreds and killed four in Asia. “The NIH is…

Weed may not help cancer pain, study says

January 20, 2020 4:32 PM CNN

“Yup, life’s a tradeoff,” Susan Sarandon tells co-star Julia Roberts while smoking weed in the 1998 tearjerker “Step…

Patients at risk for heart problems should be cautious about using marijuana

January 20, 2020 1:34 PM CNN

About 2 million American adults with cardiovascular disease say they’ve used marijuana, despite the drug being a potential risk for heart…

Today’s ‘Blue Monday’ depression peak isn’t real, but seasonal blues are. Here’s what to do about them

January 20, 2020 6:05 AM CNN

As if we needed any more reason to ruminate over life’s daily plights, today (January 20) is Blue Monday — the third Monday of January,…

Did ’13 Reasons Why’ lead to a spike in adolescent suicides? Researchers are divided

January 18, 2020 3:01 AM CNN

When Netflix debuted “13 Reasons Why” in 2017, some mental health experts argued the show was “dangerous” for its depiction…

The battle between science and skepticism

January 18, 2020 2:05 AM CNN

At a time when almost everything is politicized, vaccination has planted itself squarely on the national stage. On one side of the debate are parents…

A teen’s final days with the flu

January 17, 2020 10:08 PM CNN

On Christmas Day, 16-year-old Kaylee Roberts opened presents at her aunt’s house in suburban Cleveland, joyfully celebrating the holiday and…

Flu has killed 39 children this season, but virus activity continues to decline

January 17, 2020 12:38 PM CNN

Flu activity in the United States declined in the week ending January 11, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and…

CDC to screen at three US airports for signs of new virus from China

January 17, 2020 12:24 PM CNN

More than 100 staffers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being deployed to three US airports to check passengers arriving…

CDC: Kids who eat healthy could do better in school, tips for you to set your kids up for success

January 17, 2020 6:56 AM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas — If your kids are having trouble focusing in school, their diets could be to blame. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says kids…

A second person has died from a new SARS-like virus in China

January 17, 2020 3:47 AM CNN

A second person has died in China from a new virus that has infected dozens of people and put the rest of Asia on alert, Chinese health officials…

170 people sickened at Yosemite National Park after likely norovirus outbreak

January 16, 2020 10:07 PM CNN

About 170 people who’ve gone to Yosemite National Park this month are suffering from gastrointestinal illness, including visitors and…

Utah governor asks state’s health department to take the sexual innuendos off of free condoms

January 16, 2020 9:38 PM CNN

The state of Utah is hoping to distribute condoms, just not the innuendos that were printed on them. Utah’s Department of Health planned to…

Your Fitbit could help health officials predict flu outbreaks in real-time

January 16, 2020 7:07 PM CNN

That Fitbit you’ve been wearing could be doing a lot more than tracking your trips to the store. It may help health officials stop the flu from…

US adults who binge drink are drinking even more, study says

January 16, 2020 2:54 PM CNN

Adults in the United States who binge drink are consuming even more alcohol per binging episode, according to a new study published Thursday by the…

1 in 5 deaths globally are due to sepsis, study says — many more than previously estimated

January 16, 2020 11:47 AM CNN

Worldwide sepsis infections and deaths are double what was previously estimated, a new study says. Sepsis also remains the most common cause of…

No one knew why the kids in 2 Amish families were dying suddenly. Now researchers have some answers

January 16, 2020 7:53 AM CNN

About 15 years ago, an Amish family in the eastern US was hit by an unexplainable tragedy — one of their children died suddenly while playing…

This is your child’s brain on books: Scans show benefit of reading vs. screen time

January 16, 2020 4:14 AM CNN

Taking away screens and reading to our children during the formative years of birth to age 5 boosts brain development. We all know that’s true,…

$2.8 million of El Pasoans medical bills paid off by local church

January 15, 2020 8:22 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — More than 900 needy families in El Paso and west Texas saw $2.8 million in medical bills wiped out, generously paid for by a local…

China’s new SARS-like virus has spread to Japan, but we still know very little about it

January 15, 2020 8:22 PM CNN

Fears are mounting across Asia over the cross-border spread of a new coronavirus identified in China that has killed one patient and sickened dozens,…

It’s OK to eat romaine lettuce again as officials declare E. coli outbreak over

January 15, 2020 5:11 PM CNN

Caesar salad lovers rejoice — your crispy romaine lettuce leaves are OK to eat now. The nationwide, monthslong E. coli outbreak linked to…

The best country in the world to raise a child? It’s not America, survey finds

January 15, 2020 1:25 PM CNN

What’s the best country in the world to raise a child? If a well developed public education system tops your list, you’d likely consider…