Quitting smoking apps that help you acknowledge your triggers work better, study shows
If you’re trying to quit smoking, it could pay to acknowledge and accept your cravings rather than avoid them. And downloading a smartphone app…
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In nursing homes and assisted living communities, minorities suffer most from Covid-19, research says
Older racial and ethnic minority residents in nursing homes and assisted living communities in the United States and their caregivers have been hit…
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Despite progress since July, most states are going backward with Covid-19 as doctors worry about ‘a very apocalyptic fall’
It’s the last day of summer, but doctors are already saying this will be a grueling fall unless everyone takes Covid-19 seriously. “We…
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CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne coronavirus transmission, says update ‘was posted in error’
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday abruptly reverted to its previous guidance about how coronavirus is transmitted, removing…
Continue Reading CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne virus transmission, says it ‘was posted in error’
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday abruptly reverted to its previous guidance about how coronavirus…
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U.K. medical experts raise nation’s Covid-19 alert level, say cases are rising ‘rapidly and probably exponentially’
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s chief medical officers have raised the nation’s official COVID-19 alert level, meaning the virus is in general…
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2 new virus deaths occur in El Paso as active cases surpass 3,000 for 1st time in weeks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus deaths on Monday morning. It brings the death toll in…
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CDC now says Covid-19 can spread through the air, not only through close contact
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance on its website to say coronavirus can commonly spread…
Continue Reading Most of the US is headed in the wrong direction again with Covid-19 cases as deaths near 200,000
Despite making progress after a difficult summer, most of the US is heading in the wrong direction again as the nation closes in on 200,000 Covid-19…
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Dona Ana County sees a dozen of state’s 67 new virus cases
SANTE FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 67 new confirmed coronavirus cases with two additional…
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Pine-Sol cleaner has been approved to kill coronavirus on hard surfaces
Pine-Sol’s original cleaner has been approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a product that can kill the coronavirus on…
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El Paso VA to do in-person care up to 50 percent of its pre-pandemic patient load
EL PASO, Texas – Starting Monday, the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System will start seeing up to 50 percent of its pre-pandemic patient…
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El Paso inches toward 500 virus deaths; 2nd straight day of triple-digit new case increases
EL PASO, Texas — Two more coronavirus deaths reported on Sunday raised El Paso County’s death tally to 489, as it inches towards 500 – a mark which…
Continue Reading Some college students face stay-at-home orders as local leaders try to control Covid-19 spread
Hoping to slow an outbreak of Covid-19 cases among its students, a small college in Rhode Island announced a stay-at-home order this week after more…
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Las Cruces nursing home resident among state’s 6 new virus deaths; facility now has 7 fatalities
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces nursing home resident was among a half-dozen new coronavirus deaths in New Mexico reported on Saturday. State…
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How pancreatic cancer has been a deadly disease for American icons in 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg was diagnosed with pancreatic…
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‘It gives me hope’: NMSU sees low virus positivity rate a month into semester
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Four weeks after students’ return to campus, New Mexico State University has had a total of 16 people test positive for the…
Continue Reading 3 more El Paso virus deaths as new cases, hospitalizations are up
EL PASO, Texas — The deaths of three men, two in their 60s and one in his 80s, took El Paso County’s coronavirus fatality count to 487 on Saturday.…
Continue Reading The new ethics of Covid: Holding each other accountable for risky behavior saves lives
While I was hiking recently with my family, a woman came toward us from the other direction, wearing a standard face mask. As we neared, she jumped…
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EPCC trustee who lost both parents, was hospitalized for Covid-19, calls for plasma donors
EL PASO, Texas — The Covid-19 virus has affected thousands of El Pasoans. ABC-7 has been closely following the emotional journey of El Paso…
Continue Reading As many as 51% of all school employees are at increased risk of Covid-19, study finds
School districts across the country are navigating how to reopen safely amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, and the results of a new study could…
Continue Reading Coronavirus can spread on airline flights, two studies show
The young woman and her sister had traveled across Europe just as the coronavirus pandemic was taking off there, visiting Milan and Paris before…
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Texas sees 3,978 new virus cases, 123 more deaths as restrictions are set to be loosened
AUSTIN, Texas — More than 3,978 new cases were reported Friday of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, as well as 123 new Covid-19 deaths,…
Continue Reading US coronavirus case rates are ticking up after weeks of decline
Daily US coronavirus cases have been ticking up recently, a trend medical experts have said they won’t want to see as a potentially complicated…
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Dona Ana County has 17 of state’s 154 new virus cases as some restrictions are eased
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials have reported an additional 154 Covid-19 cases, bringing the total since the pandemic began to…
Continue Reading Trump says every American can get a coronavirus vaccine by April, but health experts say that’s not likely
President Donald Trump claimed Friday there will be enough coronavirus vaccines for every American by April — a claim that doesn’t match…
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After 1st week of school, Canutillo ISD says 2 test positive for virus
CANUTILLO, Texas – Two people in the Canutillo Independent School District have tested positive for Covid-19, the district announced Friday…
Continue Reading Pregnant women with Covid-19 may be at increased risk of preterm delivery, CDC study suggests
Pregnant women with Covid-19 who are hospitalized may be at an increased risk of giving birth prematurely, a new study from the US Centers for…
Continue Reading Covid-19 study suggests to screen recovering athletes for heart inflammation before they return to play
As athletes recover from Covid-19, taking images of their hearts to screen for inflammation may help doctors determine when it could be safe to get…
Continue Reading CDC reverses controversial virus guidelines that said people without symptoms may not need a test
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website has updated, yet again, guidelines for testing people who…
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