World Kindness Day 2021: 25 ways to be kind today
By Katia Hetter, CNN It’s time to be kind. It’s World Kindness Day today, Saturday, November 13. After more than a year of pandemic…
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Appeals court extends block on Biden’s vaccine mandate for employers
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — A federal appeals court late Friday extended the block on a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for companies. The New Orleans-based…
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All New Mexico adults now eligible for Covid booster shots; mask mandate extended
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Friday expanding Covid-19 booster shot eligibility to all New Mexico…
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Canutillo superintendent, EP Health Authority say school Covid outbreak tied to rising infections county-wide
CANUTILLO, Texas – Canutillo Independent School District Superintendent Pedro Galaviz and El Paso City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector…
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El Paso mayor, county judge urge vaccinations to counter ‘very concerning’ rise in Covid cases, hospitalizations
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a noon-hour Friday briefing at City Hall to…
Continue Reading US announces big hike in Medicare premiums
By Maggie Fox, CNN The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called…
Continue Reading Meet the teens making the digital world a kinder and gentler place
By Elissa Strauss, CNN Deny your kids access to digital life, and you hamstring their social life — especially in a pandemic. You also limit their…
Continue Reading Source: FDA will likely make booster decision without outside advisory committee weighing in
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent The US Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to ask its outside vaccine advisers to weigh in…
Continue Reading The Covid-19 numbers seem stuck. That doesn’t bode well for winter, experts say
By Maggie Fox and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The coronavirus numbers don’t look so good this week. New Covid-19 diagnoses are up in about half of…
Continue Reading The Covid-19 numbers seem stuck. That doesn’t bode well for winter, experts say
By Maggie Fox and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The coronavirus numbers don’t look so good this week. New Covid-19 diagnoses are up in about half of…
Continue Reading 4 ways to support Black mental health amid images of racial violence
By Ashley Vaughan, CNN For many African Americans, the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s accused killers churns up a chronic trauma: replayed footage of…
Continue Reading From Covid to cancer: BioNTech CEO wants to get company back to its roots
By Maggie Fox, CNN He has conquered Covid for the time being, and now the CEO of BioNTech says he wants to turn his attention back to his first…
Continue Reading From Covid to cancer: BioNTech CEO wants to get company back to its roots
By Maggie Fox, CNN He has conquered Covid for the time being, and now the CEO of BioNTech says he wants to turn his attention back to his first…
Continue Reading 8 signs your snoring may be dangerous (and what to do about it)
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN At some point in our lives, we all snore. A cold or allergy can block nasal passages, a few drinks too close to bed will…
Continue Reading New Mexico indoor mask mandate expected to stay in place
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico indoor mask mandate isn’t going anywhere, according to Dr. David Scrase, New Mexico’s Health and Human…
Continue Reading More than 2 million Ellume Covid-19 home tests recalled due to false positives
By Naomi Thomas, CNN More than 2 million of Ellume’s at-home Covid-19 tests have been recalled by the company due to…
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El Paso veteran continues to serve by helping military moms during labor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There are many veterans working at Las Palmas Medical Center and that includes Erika Warren. After serving her country,…
Continue Reading Revitalizing your exhausted tweens and teens, post-quarantine
By John Duffy, CNN After three long pandemic semesters, most parents are so happy for their tweens, teens and young adults to finally be back in…
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See how the flu vaccination rate in Texas compares to other flu seasons
Stacker investigated flu vaccination rates in Texas using data from the CDC’s Influenza Seasons Vaccination Coverage Trend…
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2 Canutillo ISD schools returning to remote learning due to Covid outbreaks
CANUTILLO, Texas — The Canutillo Independent School District said it would be temporarily closing Canutillo Middle School and Jose Damian Elementary…
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Federal judge rules Texas schools can issue mask mandates
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask mandates in schools violates…
Continue Reading WATCH: El Paso Health Dept. forum on Covid vaccine safety for kids
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health was set to host two virtual community forums with Borderland doctors on Wednesday…
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An Alabama baby was born less than 1 pound and at 21 weeks. Now he holds a world record
By Sara Smart and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN An Alabama boy is just a little over 1 year old but already holds a Guinness World Record for his…
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LCPS to offer Covid-19 vaccination clinic for kids as young as 5
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Now that students as young as five-years old can get Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, Las Cruces Public Schools is planning the…
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California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two California couples gave birth to each others’ babies after a mix-up at a fertility…
Continue Reading Parents’ income might predict Covid-19 vaccination choices for their children
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Along with what state you live in and what political party you belong to, there’s another…
Continue Reading Parents’ income might predict Covid-19 vaccination choices for their children
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Along with what state you live in and what political party you belong to, there’s another…
Continue Reading Measles is a renewed global threat after 22 million babies missed their vaccines during the pandemic, CDC warns
By Maggie Fox, CNN The global threat of measles has become worse after 22 million babies missed their vaccinations because of the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Continue Reading Alabama boy named world’s most premature infant to survive
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama boy who weighed less than a pound at birth after his mother went into labor at only 21 weeks and one day of…
Continue Reading Nearly 1 million kids ages 5 to 11 expected to receive first Covid vaccine dose by end of Wednesday
By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN Approximately 900,000 children ages 5 through 11 are expected to have received a first dose of the Pfizer…
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