El Paso experts advise getting mental health ‘check-ups’ as pandemic wears on
EL PASO, Texas — The outbreak of Covid-19 has change most aspects of life seemingly overnight. Adjusting to the new normal may be going easier for…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — The outbreak of Covid-19 has change most aspects of life seemingly overnight. Adjusting to the new normal may be going easier for…
Continue ReadingAmber and Zack Davies know too well how easily children can get coronavirus. Their 14-year-old son contracted Covid-19 at summer camp, even though…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — In-person learning is tentatively scheduled to begin for early September for many Borderland schools. But what about back-to-school…
Continue ReadingThe immune systems of some people who have not been exposed to the novel coronavirus could have some familiarity with the pathogen — possibly…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — While the Texas Attorney General has stated statistics about the deadly Covid-19 pandemic in taxpayer facilities are public…
Continue ReadingIndividuals with a cervix are now recommended to start cervical cancers screening at 25 and continue through age 65, with the primary human…
Continue ReadingChildren younger than 5 have between 10 and 100 times more genetic material from the novel coronavirus in their noses compared to older children and…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — Coronavirus cases in Texas have risen to more than 418,00, putting the state at a higher case count than New York. Once the…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has died at the age of 74, according to a post on his personal website, nearly…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The coronavirus death toll stands at 259, after the El Paso Department of Public Health announced seven new deaths Thursday…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Getting kids ready to go back to school can be emotional, but this year it might feel harder than normal. Several parents…
Continue ReadingBotox injections may do more than erase the signs of age, or prevent you from feeling painful migraines — they may alleviate depression as well, a…
Continue ReadingPerforming onstage in front of other campers. Bonding with cabinmates. Careening down a zip line. For 16-year-old Brady Thompson, summer has been…
Continue ReadingThe rocky start to the baseball season is leaving some fans disappointed, with a number of games on hold because of a coronavirus outbreak on the…
Continue ReadingOne of the more puzzling aspects of the novel coronavirus is just how many organ systems are impacted through the course of the disease. We’ve…
Continue ReadingEducation and lifestyle behaviors in our teens and 20s appear to impact our risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life, according to three…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — From Burges High School to UTEP to the top of the NFL, Aaron Jones has carried El Paso with him everywhere he’s gone. He’ll be the…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — Texas passed a grim milestone of more than 6,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus, with 313 newly-reported fatalities Wednesday. It…
Continue ReadingRolando and Yolanda Garcia were doing everything they could to protect themselves from the coronavirus. They rarely ventured out of their home in the…
Continue ReadingThe United States on Wednesday surpassed 150,000 recorded Covid-19 deaths — a milestone that comes as the country’s number of daily…
Continue ReadingAfter a yearslong advocacy campaign waged by activists, the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has become the first…
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 352 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing the state’s pandemic total…
Continue ReadingBill Gates slammed coronavirus testing in the US in an interview with CNBC, saying that most tests are a “complete waste” because it…
Continue ReadingConsider it the Challenge of 2020: It’s likely easier to put lipstick on a ferret than it is to get some kids to wear face coverings. The…
Continue ReadingSchool closures that swept several US states from March to May might have led to a million fewer Covid-19 cases and saved more than 40,000 lives, a…
Continue ReadingIf two large planes crashed every day in the US, killing everyone on board, the nation would be despondent. If the US suffered a loss of life on the…
Continue ReadingAnyone who has had gum disease is probably familiar with the discomfort and embarrassment of poor oral health, such as bad breath, bleeding,…
Continue ReadingA simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease — on the wish list of many doctors, researchers and patients — may be closer to…
Continue ReadingTop infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick are being honored as 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights…
Continue ReadingSmoking weed has become a popular pastime, boosted by a more permissive social attitude and a relaxation of laws and regulations. However, not…
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