A mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has struck dozens of people and put China on edge is from the same family of viruses as the deadly severe acute…
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A preliminary study found the loss of one night’s sleep in healthy young men increased the levels of tau protein in their blood compared to…
Continue Reading Drinking tea at least three times a week could reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and is linked with a longer and healthier life,…
Continue Reading Seattle Public Schools sent home fewer than 100 students who arrived for class on Wednesday without complete immunization records. Washington state…
Continue Reading Lyme disease is the most common disease caused by ticks in the United States, and with the climate crisis it may become even more common. Symptoms…
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso City Department of Public Health recently reported that flu cases are up nearly 90 percent from last flu season. So the…
Continue Reading How would you like to add seven to 10 healthy, disease-free years to your life as you age? Try eliminating these five bad health habits: smoking, not…
Continue Reading It’s called Britain’s oldest brain, and 2,600 years ago it belonged to an Iron Age man who was likely bashed over the head and…
Continue Reading It’s a difficult birth for this new decade. The year 2020 kicks off under the shadow of divisive politics, international security threats, a…
Continue Reading As electric scooters become increasingly ubiquitous in cities, so are scooter-related injuries, one study reports. A study out of the University of…
Continue Reading The rate of people dying from cancer in the United States continued to decline for the 26th year in a row, according to a new American Cancer Society…
Continue Reading The number of Americans who have died from alcohol-related problems annually more than doubled between 1999 and 2017, a new study found, and…
Continue Reading Frontotemporal dementia strikes early, typically in the 50s, sometimes as young as age 45. Unlike Alzheimer’s, it doesn’t affect memory,…
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. While there are more than three…
Continue Reading Recent high-profile court cases have raised concerns that women who use talc-based powder around their genital area may be at a risk for ovarian…
Continue Reading As flu reaches high levels in New York and other parts of the Northeast, this season has set a tragic record for children. The US Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading Chinese health authorities have not been able to identify a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has infected dozens of people and put the rest of…
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s something a lot of people take for granted — blood. Here in the Borderland blood donations are always encouraged, but now…
Continue Reading This flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst in decades, according to the United States’ top infectious disease doctor. Dr. Anthony…
Continue Reading When astronauts encounter a medical risk on the International Space Station 250 miles up from the Earth’s surface, it’s not exactly easy…
Continue Reading Need another reason to sign up for that marathon in 2020? New research suggests training and running a marathon for the first time could reverse some…
Continue Reading More than 1,400 Seattle Public Schools students are still at risk of being excluded from school if they don’t provide verified vaccination…
Continue Reading America is in the midst of a keto craze. The trendy diet — which bans carbs to make your body burn fat for fuel — has kicked Weight…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Brannden Fernandez has a heart that’s too big for his body. His family always knew it would have to be replaced but that…
Continue Reading Who won the 2020 battle of the diets? For the third year in a row, the well-researched Mediterranean diet KO’d the competition to win gold in…
Continue Reading Abstaining from food for 16 to 18 hours a day could be key to treating a variety of health conditions — even if you’ve got to train…
Continue Reading The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday a plan to clear the market of most flavors for cartridge-based e-cigarettes in the United…
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s not atypical to see large crowds joining gyms in the first month of the new year. A ‘New Year, New Me’ mentality leads many to…
Continue Reading The Trump administration will soon announce a ban on most flavored e-cigarette cartridges, according to two officials familiar with the plans. The…
Continue Reading Do you want to eat better, exercise more, stop vaping or lose weight? Great. Now’s the time to set those New Year’s resolutions. As we…
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