Join the jump rope craze and burn more calories than jogging
As the pandemic locked people out of gyms and kept many in their homes, Lauren Flymen picked up a jump rope for the first time as an adult. Flymen,…
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Can indoor concerts ever be safe again?
Employees are headed back into the office, children are going to summer camp. The post-pandemic daily routine may soon look like 2019. But what about…
Continue Reading A link between Covid-19 vaccination and a cardiac illness may be getting clearer
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there has been a higher-than-expected number of cases of a heart ailment…
Continue Reading Work can wait. Your mental health can’t. How to make the most of a break
Deciding to take time off of work isn’t easy. Taking a leave of absence for mental health reasons is even harder. Making the choice to step…
Continue Reading New Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab: cost, side effects, timeline and other questions answered
Patients and their families are starting to inquire about the new Alzheimer’s drug approved this week by the US Food and Drug Administration.…
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FDA adviser resigns over approval of new Alzheimer’s drug
A member of a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee said Wednesday he had resigned over the agency’s approval of a new…
Continue Reading Modified mosquitoes reduce dengue cases by 77% in Indonesia experiment
An experiment to infect mosquitoes with bacteria that stop them from transmitting viruses appears to have helped reduced the spread of deadly dengue…
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El Paso sees 1 new virus death as active cases dwindle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced one coronavirus-related death and 31 new cases Thursday morning. El Paso…
Continue Reading How do you navigate risk in the pandemic? This poker expert tells all
Will it be a royal house or full house or maybe four of a kind? Maria Konnikova is used to thinking about risk tolerance. The…
Continue Reading Use of neck restraints by law enforcement should be prohibited, American Academy of Neurology says
Law enforcement’s use of neck restraints such as chokeholds and strangleholds should be prohibited, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN)…
Continue Reading States begin scaling back daily Covid-19 data reporting as federal officials try to vaccinate more Americans
About two dozen states have decided to scale back their daily tracking of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths as President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading US surgeon general warns unvaccinated people are ‘increasingly at risk’ as more Covid-19 variants develop
As a renewed sense of optimism sweeps the US this summer with lower reported Covid-19 cases, the US Surgeon General has issued a warning for those…
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El Paso named ‘All-America City’ for Covid vaccination efforts
EL PASO, Texas — For the fourth time since 2010, El Paso has been named an All-America City. The Sun City received this latest prestigious…
Continue Reading J&J says it’s working to extend the shelf-life of its Covid-19 vaccine so doses don’t expire
As some states report they have Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses that are expiring before they get used, the company and federal…
Continue Reading From ‘geriatric pregnancy’ to ’35+ pregnancy:’ There’s a better way to talk to pregnant people
Ours is not a culture that makes life easy for pregnant people. There’s the side-eye from busybody strangers, in disapproval of a coffee order…
Continue Reading Just over 50% of eligible Americans are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. But pace needs to pick up before a dangerous variant can take hold, Fauci says
The US is making significant strides in curbing the coronavirus pandemic as summer approaches, with average daily cases near a 14-month low and just…
Continue Reading The coming flu season may be severe. Here’s why
The coming flu season may be a doozy. Even as coronavirus was devastating populations around the world, killing 3.7 million people globally, doctors…
Continue Reading Beech-Nut to stop selling baby rice cereal after finding high arsenic levels
Beech-Nut Nutrition voluntarily recalled an infant rice cereal Tuesday because the product exceeds a US Food and Drug Administration limit of 100…
Continue Reading Ebola Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976. Facts Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a…
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‘Little feet can definitely slip’: El Paso doctor offers safety tips for water parks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of many people’s favorite ways to beat the heat is to visit a local pool or spray park. But as children get excited…
Continue Reading FDA’s vaccine advisers to discuss rules for authorizing Covid-19 shots for kids
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Thursday to discuss what information the agency should ask for in considering the…
Continue Reading El Paso reports 1 virus death, 8 new cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced one coronavirus-related death and eight new cases Wednesday morning. El…
Continue Reading What should vaccinated parents with unvaccinated kids do?
More and more adults are getting vaccinated, but their children under 12 are not yet eligible. What does this mean for parents who are now returning…
Continue Reading 5 signs your workouts are working that have nothing to do with a scale
What happens when you’re feeling physically good, happy with the progress you’re making in your workouts and healthy diet, but step on…
Continue Reading CDC issues new travel advice for more than 120 countries
As more people get vaccinated and the spread of Covid-19 becomes more controlled, public health officials are issuing new travel advice for more than…
Continue Reading US reports lowest average of daily Covid-19 infections and deaths since March 2020. But experts warn millions are still vulnerable
The US is making significant strides in curbing the coronavirus pandemic just in time for the summer, with reported infections reaching a new low…
Continue Reading Employees protest against Houston hospital’s policy that all staff must be vaccinated against Covid-19
A group of Houston Methodist Hospital workers protested on Monday the health care system’s requirement that staffers be vaccinated against…
Continue Reading 7 hopeful signs the US is moving past the worst of the pandemic
First, the good news: Covid-19 cases are down in the US. Hospitalizations are dropping. And new deaths have decreased drastically as more Americans…
Continue Reading The coming flu season may be a doozy. Here’s why
The coming flu season may be a doozy. Even as coronavirus was devastating populations around the world, killing 3.7 million people globally, doctors…
Continue Reading Dr. Gupta: How to assess risk when going mask-free
For more than a year now, many of us have followed the standard drill: wash our hands, stay 6 feet apart, choose outdoor activities over indoors, and…
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