The FDA can’t prove its opioid strategy actually worked, study says
The US Food and Drug Administration can’t show a key program meant to address opioid misuse and abuse actually paid off, according to a new…
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Volunteering and other good deeds reduce physical pain, a study finds
We’ve long been taught that helping others helps ourselves. As Charles Dickens wrote, “No one is useless in this world who lightens the…
Continue Reading Top 10 health questions America asked Dr. Google in 2019
Google users in the United States had a lot of questions about blood pressure, the keto diet and hiccups in 2019. Those topics were among the 10…
Continue Reading Automotive plant closures may be linked with a rise in opioid overdose deaths, new study says
An automotive assembly plant closing in a US county has been associated with 85% higher opioid overdose death rates among working-age adults in that…
Continue Reading The good, the bad and the ugly in global health in 2019
Looking back over more than 30 years working in public health globally and in the United States, I can’t recall a year with as pronounced a…
Continue Reading The US officially raises the tobacco buying age to 21
A new law in the United States that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 is now in effect, according to the US Food…
Continue Reading A mother was sentenced to 7 years in prison for injecting feces into her son’s IV during cancer treatment
An Indiana mother accused of injecting fecal matter into her 15-year-old son’s IV bag has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Tiffany…
Continue Reading Just 1 dose of the HPV vaccine may protect against infection, new study suggests
A single dose of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine may be just as effective as two or three doses at preventing cancer-causing HPV infection,…
Continue Reading ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff was diagnosed with pneumonia and HLH before he died. What is HLH?
When ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff died, he had been diagnosed with multifocal pneumonia and a rare disease known as HLH, his fiancée tweeted.…
Continue Reading Year-long resolutions don’t work. Here’s how to make 12 ‘micro-resolutions’ instead
If you’ve ever tried to make a New Year’s resolution, chances are you didn’t stick with it past February, much less the whole year.…
Continue Reading Teenage boys who witness their peers abusing girls are more likely to bully and fight with others, study says
Teaching young boys to respect their female peers goes a long way — it may even help prevent violent behaviors, one study reports. The study,…
Continue Reading Getting the recommended amount of physical activity is tied to lower risk of cancer, study says
A new study sheds light on one potential health benefit of exercise: a lower risk of certain cancers. The study, published Thursday in the Journal of…
Continue Reading People using illicit opioids face higher risk of death from these causes, study finds
People using illicit opioids are not only at an increased risk of a drug-related death, but a new study finds they have an elevated risk of dying…
Continue Reading A hard-boiled egg recall expands to products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s following a deadly listeria outbreak
A hard-boiled egg recall has expanded to products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s following a deadly listeria outbreak. Almark Foods broadened…
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Navigating healthy eating during the holiday season
EL PASO, Texas — The holidays can be filled with cheer and joy, but they can also be difficult for those trying to stay healthy. While festive…
Continue Reading Austin, Texas, says a person with measles may have exposed others to the disease
A person diagnosed with measles traveled to several locations around Austin, Texas, and may have exposed others to the contagious disease, health…
Continue Reading The vaping black market is hiding in plain sight
From the outside, the store is clearly marked. Inside, rows of colorful products are on display. As far as any average shopper on this street in…
Continue Reading FDA approves new drug for migraine sufferers
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced the approval of a drug called ubrogepant for the acute treatment of migraine, which could be…
Continue Reading When schools say, ‘the flu shot is not required,’ parents hear, ‘it’s not necessary.’ Nothing is further from the truth
The concerning scenario has played out in my office over and over again this season. “Your child is due for the flu vaccine today” is…
Continue Reading Kung Fu Nuns in Nepal boost their health in the fight for women’s rights
Swords swirl around their bodies, coming perilously close to piercing flesh. Blades flashing in the morning sun, the young women twirl, cartwheel and…
Continue Reading US raises legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes to 21
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a sweeping spending bill into law, including a measure that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone…
Continue Reading Ebola Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976. Facts Ebola…
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Sign ups for 2020 Obamacare coverage slide slightly
Lower premiums and more plan choices did not attract more Americans to sign up for Obamacare plans for 2020. Some 8.3 million people selected…
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University Medical Center to open 2 stand-alone emergency departments in January
EL PASO, Texas – University Medical Center, for the first time in its 115-year history, will have two new satellite emergency departments located…
Continue Reading Antibiotics in infancy tied to allergies in childhood, new research suggests
Antibiotics commonly prescribed to babies may lead to an increased risk of allergies later in childhood, possibly because the medications can affect…
Continue Reading This officer donated her organ to a young stranger and then helped pay the medical bill
It took every bit of Clyde Hoffman’s willpower to not touch every button, switch, and lever in Colorado’s Wings Over The Rockies Air…
Continue Reading Packaged hard-boiled eggs have been linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak, the CDC warns
A deadly, multistate outbreak of Listeria infections has been linked to packaged hard-boiled eggs, and retailers and consumers are warned not to…
Continue Reading FDA approves first-ever vaccine for prevention of Ebola virus
The US Food and Drug administration has approved for the first time in the United States a vaccine for the prevention of the deadly Ebola virus, the…
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El Paso Strong campaign unveiled to encourage those impacted by mass shooting to seek emotional support
(Editor’s note: If you find yourself struggling with mental health issues this holiday season, you can call the Behavioral Health Crisis Hotline at…
Continue Reading CDC confirms 138 cases of E. coli in 25 states linked to romaine lettuce
Remember the E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce last month? Turns out, it’s not over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced…
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