Oklahoma judge miscalculated how much Johnson & Johnson would pay for the state’s opioid crisis
The Oklahoma judge who recently ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state’s opioid…
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Top 34 bestselling ‘fruit’ drinks for kids deemed unhealthy
Americans spent $1.4 billion on the most popular brands of children’s fruit drinks and flavored waters last year. Yet according to nutritional…
Continue Reading A third person has died after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in North Carolina
A third person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in North Carolina, state health officials said. None of the victims has been…
Continue Reading Ohio might become the latest state to end the tax on pads and tampons. Here are others that already have
Pink tax, tampon tax, period tax — the rule goes by different names, but all refer to the sales tax people pay to purchase pads and tampons.…
Continue Reading The germiest place in your home and the best way to combat those microbes
Do you compulsively scrub your toilet for fear of germs? Good for you, but how often do you change your bath and hand towels? You’re…
Continue Reading Climate crisis raises risk of more Ebola outbreaks
The climate crisis is going to raise the risk that Ebola will spread farther and reach areas previously unaffected by the virus, according to a study…
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16th West Nile case confirmed in El Paso this season
The City of El Paso’s Department of Public Health announced a man in his early 60s is the 16th person to be infected with the West Nile Virus…
Continue Reading These high school sports have the highest concussion rates
When it comes to concussions in high school sports, there is good news and bad news, a new study suggests. The rates of football practice concussions…
Continue Reading Taco Bell seasoned beef is being recalled over concerns of metal contamination
About 2 million pounds of seasoned beef used in Taco Bell burritos and tacos have been removed from restaurant locations across the country. Kenosha…
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‘He deserves a chance at life’: Las Cruces teen desperately needs new heart
For almost all of his young life, 16-year-old Brannden Fernandez has known he would need a heart transplant. “You look at the outside of…
Continue Reading California pushes back school start times for middle and high school students
Students in California, rejoice. You’ll soon be able to sleep in a little more. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday that pushes…
Continue Reading When trying to lose weight, morning meals are better than evening ones
When I first studied nutritional science, all calories were considered “equal” when it came to weight loss. The time of day you ate…
Continue Reading Exposure to pollution linked to ‘silent miscarriages’
Pregnant women who have been exposed to high levels of pollution face an increased risk of “silent miscarriage” in the first trimester,…
Continue Reading Vaping is increasing among younger people — but not so for older adults, study says
Vaping, often described as an “epidemic” in middle and high schools, was not significantly different among adults in the United States in…
Continue Reading Suicide attempts by black teens are increasing, study says
From 1991 to 2017, the rate of reported suicide attempts by African-American teens rose, especially the rate among black boys, according to a study…
Continue Reading Health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Philadelphia International Airport
If you visited the Philadelphia International Airport earlier this month, you may have been exposed to measles. The Pennsylvania Department of Health…
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‘Now you can kiss him, touch him’: Texas baby born without skin heads home
After a skin transplant at Texas Children’s Hospital, 10-month-old Ja’bari Gray’s mom is grateful she can finally kiss her baby…
Continue Reading Answers in vaping-related lung injury investigation could take months, CDC official says
The federal investigation into what exactly is causing a peculiar outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries nationwide could continue for months. The…
Continue Reading Dr. Sanjay Gupta on medical marijuana: We are in an age of wisdom, but also an age of foolishness
When we released “Weed” in 2013, few people had ever heard of cannabidiol, or CBD. Now, two-thirds of Americans are familiar with the…
Continue Reading CEO of El Paso Children’s Hospital reflects on first two years on the job
Cindy Stout is an El Paso native who for almost two years has been the CEO of El Paso Children’s Hospital. She visited with ABC-7’s…
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American Cancer Society launches investigation into El Paso’s ‘Riding For Boobs’ charity
The American Cancer Society has banned an El Paso area charity, “Riding for Boobs,” from using its logo as there are questions about the…
Continue Reading Three STDs reach all-time highs in the US, new CDC report says
Health officials are raising alarm about a rise in STDs across the United States. For the fifth consecutive year, combined cases of gonorrhea,…
Continue Reading Vaping-related lung injuries in the United States surpass 1,000 cases
There are now more than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung injuries across the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Owning a dog tied to lowering your risk of dying early by 24%, says science
Need an excellent reason to add a dog to your life? How about living longer? “Our analysis found having a dog is actually protective against…
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Girl raises thousands of dollars for breast cancer research by selling pink lemonade
After her mother was diagnosed with cancer, 7-year-old- Brynne Rhodes started raising money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation by selling pink…
Continue Reading Most pregnant women aren’t getting flu and whooping cough shots, CDC warns
Most pregnant women in the United States don’t get flu and whooping cough vaccines even though the shots are safe and recommended as part of…
Continue Reading HIV-prevention drugs will soon be available without a prescription at California pharmacies
HIV prevention drugs will be available without a prescription starting next year in California under a bill signed Monday by the state’s…
Continue Reading This company just grew meat in space for the first time
You may one day be able to eat burgers grown in space. Aleph Farms, an Israeli food company that engineers beef steaks from cow cells, announced…
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El Paso Zoo elephant ‘Juno’ wages courageous battle against cancer
Animals suffer many of the diseases humans do. Breast cancer is one of them and like in humans, it can come back. As part of breast cancer awareness…
Continue Reading New bill aims to cap nicotine levels in e-cigarettes
US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi announced new legislation Monday that would put a cap the concentration of nicotine in e-cigarette products. The newly…
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