As Covid-19 hospitalizations spike, some overwhelmed hospitals are rationing care
By Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN Once again, Americans who don’t even have coronavirus are suffering consequences of Covid-19 patients…
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Texans who need insulin will pay less under new law
EDINBURG, Texas – A new measure signed into law Wednesday by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will bring some financial relief to those with diabetes…
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Former NMSU hoops star, now LCHS coach battling back from Covid hospitalization
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — He was a star basketball player at New Mexico State University and is now the head coach of a powerhouse basketball…
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El Paso has 1st 2021 case of West Nile virus; man hospitalized
EL PASO, Texas — Health officials are warning residents to take precautions against mosquito bites after confirming the first case of West Nile…
Continue Reading Every day, hundreds of kids are getting hospitalized with Covid-19. That’s not the only reason to protect kids from Delta, doctors say
By Holly Yan, CNN Just as doctors feared, more children are getting hit hard by Covid-19 as the Delta variant tramples across the country. And the…
Continue Reading Risk of severe breakthrough Covid-19 higher for seniors and people with underlying conditions
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN For fully vaccinated Americans, the risk of being hospitalized or dying from Covid-19 is low — much lower than the…
Continue Reading World Health Organization forecasts 25% fewer Covid vaccines for the world this year than earlier hoped
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN The World Health Organization’s vaccine-sharing program COVAX forecasts an additional 1.1 billion Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Florida judge allows school mask mandates to continue despite governor’s appeal
By Mallory Simon, CNN A Florida judge ruled against Gov. Ron Desantis on Wednesday and allowed schools in the state to mandate face-masks while the…
Continue Reading Mandates and testing among Biden’s plans to combat Delta surge
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, entering autumn with coronavirus still wreaking havoc on the nation’s health and economy, will push…
Continue Reading How to build a stronger brain, according to Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s book ‘Keep Sharp’
By Dana Santas, CNN Some forgetfulness — like occasionally forgetting to pay a bill or recall a word — can be expected at any age. But…
Continue Reading Schools superintendent talks about the ‘big tragedy’ happening across America
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Surging Covid-19 cases — and the increasing proportion reported in children — are causing many health experts…
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Horizon community to gather for parade in support of sick child
HORIZON CITY, Texas– Family of 4-year-old Mia Chehade has asked the community to help in joining them for a ‘Strong like Mia’ parade, just days…
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Southern New Mexico congresswoman still pushes Ivermectin for Covid despite FDA, CDC warnings
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – Against the strong recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Rep.…
Continue Reading Clinton Portis and two other former NFL players plead guilty in multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme
By Steve Almasy and Christina Carrega, CNN Two-time Pro Bowl running back Clinton Portis and two other former NFL players have pleaded guilty for…
Continue Reading What to know before you go to a football game or other sporting event, whether you’re vaccinated or not
By Kristen Rogers, CNN As more people get vaccinated against Covid-19 and the National Football League season starts September 9, you may be…
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All 5 El Pasoans to die of Covid in past week weren’t vaccinated
EL PASO, Texas — Five El Pasoans died in the county from Covid-19 over the past week – but for the first time in recent weeks, health officials said…
Continue Reading Schools opening after Labor Day could see fresh burst of coronavirus cases — if mitigation measures aren’t followed
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Back-to-school after the Labor Day weekend could mean fresh spread of coronavirus unless schools take strong action to keep…
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El Paso infectious disease doctor explains science behind booster shots
EL PASO, Texas — The Delta variant continues to grip the United States, with hospitalizations at the highest levels they’ve been since the beginning…
Continue Reading Young adult cannabis consumers nearly twice as likely to suffer from a heart attack, research shows
By Megan Marples, CNN Whether you smoke it, vape it or eat it as an edible, cannabis may be significantly increasing your risk of a heart attack.…
Continue Reading All parents should be ‘outraged’ in fight against pediatric brain cancer, say two CNN correspondents
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Like many new parents, René Marsh felt her life was “transformed” in March of 2019 when her newborn son Blake was…
Continue Reading The keys to staying connected to your kids this pandemic school year
By John Duffy, CNN Within the first several weeks of any school year, I receive dozens of calls from parents concerned about their increasingly…
Continue Reading Children make up more than a quarter of the weekly US Covid-19 cases, pediatricians’ group says
By Jacqueline Howard, Amir Vera and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children now represent more than a quarter — or 26.8% — of weekly Covid-19…
Continue Reading In year two of the pandemic, the Jewish New Year allows for a time to reflect and renew
By Ryan Prior and Kristen Rogers, CNN Can this year just stop already? It’s a thought ricocheting around the world as we cope with Covid-19,…
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Pandemic unemployment benefits end for jobless Americans
WASHINGTON, DC — Millions of jobless Americans who have depended on federal unemployment aid as a financial lifeline are losing those benefits just…
Continue Reading Twins joined at the head are separated after 12-hour surgery in Israel
By Rob Picheta and Amir Tal, CNN One-year-old Israeli twin girls, who were born joined back-to-back at the head, have been separated after a rare and…
Continue Reading America’s ongoing school nurses shortage turns dire: ‘I don’t know what the school year is going to bring’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As she held up her cell phone to take back-to-school selfies with the new school resource officers last week, the…
Continue Reading How to fix your job so that you love it, in three steps
By David G. Allan, CNN Our work-life balance has, to borrow a term we all learned in the 2020 Olympics, been feeling “the twisties”…
Continue Reading How to protect children under 12 from Covid-19, according to Fauci
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci says there’s an important step adults can take to protect children who are too young to be…
Continue Reading More than 230 journals warn 1.5°C of global warming could be ‘catastrophic’ for health
By Angela Dewan, CNN Human health is already being harmed by the climate crisis, and the impacts could become catastrophic and irreversible unless…
Continue Reading Moderna Covid-19 booster may come later than Pfizer and a 3-dose regimen may be best, Fauci says
By John Bonifield, CNN Booster doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine may be delayed from rolling out the week of September 20 as planned, Dr.…
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