Shabbat dinners amid the pandemic: An ancient Jewish tradition goes virtual
For decades, Teme Ring was cut off from her Jewish faith. The former lawyer was forced to give up her career in 2000, after an onslaught of…
Continue ReadingFor decades, Teme Ring was cut off from her Jewish faith. The former lawyer was forced to give up her career in 2000, after an onslaught of…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 24 additional coronavirus-related deaths Friday — the highest single-day…
Continue ReadingAs the top college sports conferences in the US weigh whether to play or suspend fall sports, the NCAA’s top doctor issued a warning over the…
Continue ReadingWhile some Americans wait several days or longer for Covid-19 test results, the American Medical Association and other groups want new federal…
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday night, Aaron Fortner, a high school English teacher in Missoula, Montana, sat at his computer for nearly four hours watching a virtual…
Continue ReadingIn a letter, public health advisers to the US government said they are “extremely concerned” and “troubled” by the Trump…
Continue ReadingA new study finds that deaths in New York City in the early part of the Covid-19 pandemic were comparable to deaths in the city at the peak of…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott visited the Borderland Thursday to meet with local leaders to discuss the coronavirus situation after Texas…
Continue ReadingThe United States needs to get control of Covid-19 and carefully reopen the country, or the consequences could be devastating, Dr. Anthony Fauci said…
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her cabinet on Thursday unveiled new criteria to be met before more re-openings of the…
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police and New Mexico health officials are warning residents about fraudulent face mask exemption cards. The…
Continue ReadingPencils, pens, highlighters, paper, folders: Normally around this time of year, parents and kids would be stocking up on school supplies and…
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson’s latest strategy to fight coronavirus aims to make Britain healthier — but campaigners are worried about the impact the…
Continue ReadingThe Covid-19 crisis has brought with it a mental health crisis in the United States, and new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr.…
Continue ReadingWhile anti-vaxxers flood social media with lies about the upcoming coronavirus vaccine — that it contains monkey brains, that it’s a CIA…
Continue ReadingHealth experts say there’s no evidence the coronavirus can be transmitted through food. You might have seen reports this week that Chinese…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thousands of students in the Borderland have now returned to classes for the new school year online. Right now, many parents…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas – Public health officials reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths in El Paso Thursday morning. They announced the virus had killed…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association report that 338,000 children nationwide have tested…
Continue ReadingChildhood obesity has become increasingly common in the United States over the past three decades, despite public health initiatives. That means that…
Continue ReadingMany people may be experiencing increased anxiety during the pandemic, which experts say can be compounded by the sense of isolation that can come…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Grocery shopping. Working out at the gym. Shopping at a mall; These are things most people are still doing during this pandemic,…
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Wednesday reported an additional 180 coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to 22,816 since the…
Continue ReadingTwo well-known physicians from Florida, a father and son, have died from Covid-19 complications, according to a family member. Dr. Carlos Vallejo,…
Continue ReadingIn an attempt to get every American behind the idea of wearing a face mask — and behind an actual face mask — to slow the spread of…
Continue ReadingOne of the questions I am getting more than any other: Am I going to send my children back to school? As a father of three teen and preteen girls,…
Continue ReadingCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The mayor of Juárez issued a stern warning about face masks on Wednesday, saying police would enforce a new state mandate…
Continue ReadingOf the nearly 165,000 Americans who’ve died from the coronavirus, at least 900 reportedly were health care workers. Now, the life stories of…
Continue ReadingFirst it was onions and now, it’s lemons, limes, oranges and red potatoes. The FDA has announced a voluntary recall by Freshouse II LLC due to…
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