EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Open enrollment season for insurance and the Affordable Care Act marketplace is going on now, and ABC-7 is here to help answer your questions. Rapidly-approaching deadlines to secure coverage for next year are colliding with recent changes to federal subsidies. With millions across the country evaluating their healthcare options, many
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state has reported more than 3,500 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, so far this year. According to the El Paso Children’s Hospital’s Infection Control Director, José Luis Salas, El Paso has seen over 20 cases so far
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Warning labels on estrogen used in therapy for treating symptoms of menopause has discouraged many women from using it in the past. Today the Food and Drug Administration is asking companies to remove what is known as “black box warnings” on hormone therapy drugs containing estrogen. The black box warning
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Two El Paso natives, Aixarret Hernandez and Maximilian Esparza, are traveling to Uganda next week to co-host the African Rising Mushroom Festival, a global event training local farmers and students to grow gourmet mushrooms from agricultural byproducts, a sustainable method that creates both food security and economic opportunity. The festival (Nov 13–15 in Hoima City) is hosted in partnership with Eco Agric
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — Here in the borderland, there are many risk factors that can make El Pasoans suceptible to developing lung cancer. While smoking is the leading cause for lung cancer — pollution also increases the risk of it. Dr. Landy Luna Diaz is a Pulmonary Critical Care Attendee at UMC
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — ‘San Columbanos’ church and migrant advocacy group in Juárez recently opened a new medical clinic aimed at helping migrants settling south of the border. Dr. Leticia Chavarría, the clinic’s coordinator, explains they handle cases ranging from someone hit by a car to someone who was assaulted after leaving their home country.
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The world can be a stressful place, for grown ups and for children. Family therapist we spoke to says parents who don’t manage their own stress unintentionally pass it on to their kids. She says our children pick up on our energy, and our actions can have a profound effect
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For decades ovarian cancer has been hard to detect early – often going unnoticed until it reaches advanced stages. But new research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center could change that. Dr. Daniel Heller, Head of Cancer Nanomedicine Laboratory, and his team are using nanotechnology to create tiny sensors that detect cancer biomarkers long before
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Join ABC-7’s Marcel Clarke and her friends as she takes on the challenge of Half Dome — one of the most iconic and demanding hikes in Yosemite National Park. Towering nearly 9,000 feet above sea level, Half Dome is known for its dramatic granite face, steep switchbacks and the final adrenaline-pumping ascent up the cables
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Health officials are pushing back following yesterday’s announcement from the White House that they are advising against using Tylenol for pregnant women. The White House says that there’s an increased risk of autism in pregnant women who take acetaminophen, better known by it’s brand name Tylenol. Local officials here in
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September brings many asthma triggers that cause more asthma attacks, emergency room visits, and hospital stays than any other during the year. Asthma is a disease that narrows the airways and makes it harder to breathe, which is caused by swelling, small muscles squeezing around the airways, and extra mucus. It can get worse by
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September is Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month and a local expert shares the subtle signs from endometrial, ovarian and cervical cancers that are easy to ignore or pass off as other issues. Dr. Salvador Saldivar is an OBGYN Oncologist at Spero Women’s Oncology Center says more younger women are getting diagnosed with endometrial and ovarian cancer.
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EL PASO (KVIA) – September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month with programs set all throughout the next 30 days at a number of hospitals and medical facilities. On Tuesday at the El Paso Children’s Hospital, staff, volunteers, parents, patients, law enforcementer and many more all too part in a special dance session in order to
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PUERTO RICO (KVIA) — While many spent the holidays unwrapping gifts and gathering with family, a group of compassionate dental students from the Hunt School of Dental Medicine at Texas Tech Health El Paso chose to give back in a profound way: volunteering their services in Puerto Rico. It’s another feature story in the KVIA franchise of: People,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tara Fields’s book, Tracer Patient, examines what she says are systemic failures in military mental health care and advocates for reform. Her book talks about her own journey as a former military member and mental health provider, and the stories of other service members, to illustrate how policies and command
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As El Paso students head back to class, doctors say it’s common for coughs, colds, and fevers to make the rounds in the first weeks of school. Dr. Ittay Moreno, pediatric hospitalist at Las Palmas Medical Center, says parents should watch for symptoms of respiratory infections, strep throat, and hand-foot-and-mouth
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As students head back to school, parents need to know how to prevent their children from getting sick. ABC-7 spoke to Dr. Janel Lynch, a pediatrician at University Medical Center, and she says that influenza is the most common illness that begins to spread as students return to school. Strep throat, and viruses that cause
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The City of Juárez, through its Ecology Department, launched a campaign last year to prevent Rickettsiosis due to confirmed cases and even deaths in the border area. The department’s Ecology Director, César Díaz, says the tick emerges from the soil, especially in unclean areas and because of the hot temperatures on
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“How is mom doing right now?” ABC 7’s Marcel Clarke asked the new mom of five, Theresa Troia, nearly two months after giving a smooth and successful birth at Las Palmas Medical Center. Her quintuplets are the second set of quintuplets to ever be born in El Paso, Texas and the first at Las Palmas
Continue ReadingJUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2038 last month, allowing experienced doctors from around the world to practice in Texas without needing a U.S. residency. Under the new law, doctors coming from other countries will have to meet specific requirements to be eligible to practice in Texas. In Juárez, Dr.
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June is Men’s Health Month — And El Paso experts say it’s important that we discuss the importance men’s wellbeing as they aren’t as diligent as women when it comes to getting their physical and mental health checked. Physical health Dr. Taylor Infante, an internal medicine physician at University Medical Center, says the No. 1
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May is Healthy Vision Month and a local optometrist shares issues many El Pasoans face when it comes to eye health and treating it. Dr. Samuel Favela sees about 70 patients a day between two clinics — one of them is Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe. Favela says it’s a clinic that helps patients
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) are exploring a novel treatment for osteoarthritis-related knee pain by stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear. This research is a collaboration between UTEP, Harvard Medical School, and Boston University. In a pilot study, 30 participants were treated with transcutaneous
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso families attended the Spring Health Fair this Saturday at the YWCA’s Katharine White Harvey Branch. The free event started at 9 AM this morning and offered a variety of activities for all ages. Attendees gained access to Zumba, yoga, gymnastics, dance, and martial arts classes at no cost.
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The Department of Health and Senior Services on Wednesday introduced a pilot program to collect information about autism. The program would harvest data from Medicare and Medicaid, including insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data. It’s part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to find the causes of autism by September. The plan
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—It’s National Infant Immunization Week. Dr. Alozie explains what you need to know about vaccines
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – As of Tuesday, recreational marijuana sales are active in the city of Colorado Springs. While some may see recreational sales as a welcome addition to the area, recent research is showing that consuming marijuana does have risks. “The biggest risk would be smoking marijuana. You know, smoking anything is not
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