New York adult diagnosed with polio, first US case in nearly a decade
By Brenda Goodman, CNN A person from Rockland County, New York, has been diagnosed with polio, the first case identified in the United States in…
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Las Cruces schools welcome students back with free lunch for a year
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces students will eat breakfast and lunch for free this school year. According to Kelly Jameson LCPS spokesperson…
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House votes to pass bill guaranteeing access to contraception
(CNN) — The House voted Thursday to pass a bill that would guarantee access to contraception by protecting the right to buy and use…
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WATCH: Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious…
Continue Reading The newest superfood is good for humans and the planet
By Casey Barber, CNN When most of us read the words “plant-based diet,” we tend to think of foods such as kale salads and grain bowls or…
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More monkey pox vaccines available
ATLANTA, Georgia — Americans will have access to more monkey pox vaccines however, experts warn that it is still not enough for everyone who is…
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More Americans who want abortions are turning to Mexico for help
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Verónica Cruz says she’s been getting frantic calls from women in the United States. Abortion clinics have…
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Monkeypox spreading in ‘cluster events,’ but vaccines can help stop it, local health officials say
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The monkeypox virus has spread quickly in clusters across the United States — at certain music festivals, pool…
Continue Reading BA.5 is causing more Covid-19 reinfections, data suggests, but they don’t appear to be more frequent
By Brenda Goodman, CNN It’s not your imagination: As the rapidly spreading BA.5 coronavirus subvariant causes a surge in infections across the…
Continue Reading Should you get your booster now or wait until the fall? An expert weighs in
By Deblina Chakraborty, CNN Covid-19 cases are increasing across the United States once again, driven by the most contagious strain of the…
Continue Reading Think more quickly as you age by boosting exercise and mental activities, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Keeping your body and brain fit has long been a prescription for better mental health as you age. A new study has now revealed…
Continue Reading 6 inexpensive ways to eat healthy at home
By Marika Gerken, CNN The Monday evening dinner dilemma: You’re adding up all the money you spent on food over the weekend and thinking,…
Continue Reading FDA commissioner announces review of food and tobacco programs amid criticism
By Katherine Dillinger and Virginia Langmaid, CNN US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf announced Tuesday that he has…
Continue Reading Women with chronic conditions struggle to find medications after abortion laws limit access
By Jen Christensen, CNN Not 24 hours after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, ending the right to an abortion in the United…
Continue Reading In some states, doctors weigh ‘ruinous’ litigation against proper care for women who have miscarriages
By Elizabeth Cohen, Danielle Herman and John Bonifield, CNN When Marlena Stell had a miscarriage, she says she begged her doctor for help but instead…
Continue Reading How is monkeypox being treated?
By Neeraj G. Patel, CNN As the monkeypox outbreak continues to grow around the world, many people who have gotten sick with the virus have had mild…
Continue Reading These are the signs that you’re in a toxic work environment
By Sarah Molano, CNN With labor unionization efforts underway at Amazon and Starbucks, people quitting in record numbers and continued delays in…
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Anti-abortion rally held outside of New Mexico’s newest abortion clinic in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The anti-abortion community in Las Cruces held a rally Tuesday night outside the Las Cruces Women’s Health Organization…
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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar arrested during abortion rights protest
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Multiple members of Congress, including El Paso’s Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, were arrested by Capitol Police for blocking…
Continue Reading CDC signs off on Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for adults
By Jacqueline Howard and Katherine Dillinger, CNN Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday…
Continue Reading Abortion pills are becoming more commonly used but won’t be a post-Roe ‘panacea’
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN In light of last month’s Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and revoked the constitutional right to…
Continue Reading NYC monkeypox numbers are ‘definitively’ not the full picture, health official says
By Naomi Thomas, CNN New York City’s monkeypox case numbers don’t show the full picture of how bad the outbreak is, and demand for…
Continue Reading Heatstroke: How to recognize the progressive symptoms and stop it
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Heat-related sickness is top of mind today for many people around the world not used to coping with extreme heat. When the…
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El Pasoans prepare for near record temps and heat danger
EL PASO, Texas — The heat will be felt around the Borderland today. It could reach a high of 106, just one digit shy of the record high so far this…
Continue Reading Why women do or don’t change their name when they get married
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Decades ago, newly married women overwhelmingly would adopt their husband’s last name, satisfying a social custom and…
Continue Reading How to keep your dog and other pets cool in the heat
By Katie Hunt, CNN Keeping cool in hot weather is challenging for humans. What about our pets? In the United Kingdom, where temperatures hit a record…
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Tips to keep in mind to prevent damage to your skin this summer
EL PASO, Texas — Getting a good amount of sun exposure is great for you health, but too much can be dangerous. “Because we’re higher up, we get more…
Continue Reading 8 myths about diet, exercise and sleep
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Beliefs developed when young about what is or isn’t healthy can follow us for a lifetime, experts say. But what if those…
Continue Reading Monkeypox is on the rise in the LGBTQ community. Here’s what to know
By Jen Christensen and John Bonifield, CNN Anyone can get monkeypox, but in the latest outbreak, the virus is predominantly spreading among gay and…
Continue Reading Monkeypox spreading in ‘cluster events,’ but vaccines can help stop it, local health officials say
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The monkeypox virus has spread quickly in clusters across the United States — at certain music festivals, pool…
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