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Here’s how the US health care system makes it harder to stop coronavirus

March 11, 2020 9:55 AM CNN

Everyone has gripes about the American health care system. But now that the US is facing a coronavirus pandemic, the flaws have far greater —…

Prison consultants: Helping Harvey Weinstein and other criminals manage their jail experience

March 11, 2020 9:22 AM CNN

You’re going to prison. Four words that can strike fear into even the most hardened felon. But imagine how a jail sentence could affect…

70 of 92 coronavirus cases in Massachusetts linked to Biogen employees after biotech firm’s Boston meeting

March 11, 2020 9:15 AM CNN

Massachusetts’ coronavirus cases have more than doubled and the state’s governor declared a state of emergency after employees who…

Second person cured of HIV is still free of active virus two years on

March 11, 2020 8:13 AM CNN

The second person ever to be cured of HIV is still free of active virus more than two years on, a study published by medical journal The Lancet HIV…

Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears

March 11, 2020 7:12 AM Associated Press

Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and…

Washington governor orders nursing homes to limit visitors as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across 11 facilities

March 11, 2020 5:35 AM CNN

Nursing homes in Washingto state have been instructed to limit visitors as coronavirus cases spread across 11 facilities — with Life Care…

Alcoholics Anonymous may be the most effective path to abstinence, study says

March 11, 2020 5:35 AM CNN

Alcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide support fellowship with a goal to achieve sobriety, may be the most effective path to abstinence for people…

8 of your latest coronavirus questions, answered

March 11, 2020 5:10 AM CNN

CNN readers are asking sharp questions about coronavirus every day. So each weekday, we’ll select some of the top questions and get you the…

Coronavirus outbreak worsens in Italy and Japan, as situation stabilizes in China

March 11, 2020 3:17 AM CNN

The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus has surpassed 115,000, with the death toll reaching more than 4,200, as countries around the…

Quarantines might stop coronavirus, but they rely on people obeying the law. So what happens if they don’t?

March 11, 2020 2:01 AM CNN

As the novel coronavirus spreads around the world, claiming more lives, governments across the globe are taking tougher measures to contain this…

4 deaths, 30 hospitalizations linked to listeria outbreak in recalled enoki mushrooms

March 11, 2020 12:22 AM CNN

Four people have died and 30 have been hospitalized with listeria, likely after eating recalled enoki mushrooms from the company Sun Hong Foods,…

2 New Mexico State students self-quarantined — 1 in El Paso — after returning from Italy trip

March 10, 2020 8:08 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two New Mexico State University students who returned from a trip to Italy are under self-quarantine as a precaution…

Coronavirus cases in the United States reach 1,000 as officials continue to call off large gatherings

March 10, 2020 10:48 PM CNN

As the number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States reached 1,000 on Tuesday, officials further clamped down on large public gatherings and…

SISD launches fight against coronavirus with top to bottom disinfection plan

March 10, 2020 8:52 PM Michael Gordon

SOCORRO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District is launching a major offensive to fight back against the coronavirus. SISD officials said…

WATCH: El Paso city & county officials discuss coronavirus planning

March 10, 2020 1:48 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso community, emergency and health leaders discussed prevention and preparations for the coronavirus at a press conference…

‘This isn’t our first rodeo’: CBP chief outlines coronavirus preps along the border to ABC-7

March 10, 2020 2:53 PM Mauricio Casillas

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan is confident about his agency’s ability to deal…

‘No magic bullet for this disease’; El Paso County leaders discuss coronavirus amid 1 negative test locally

March 10, 2020 12:14 PM Saul Saenz

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County leaders were given a briefing Tuesday over the state of COVID19, more commonly referred to as the Coronavirus.…

Governor orders schools & facilities closed for 2 weeks in 1-mile ‘containment area’ of New York City suburb

March 10, 2020 11:31 AM Associated Press

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Schools, houses of worship and large gathering places will be shuttered for two weeks in a “containment area”…

Lawmakers advised to give ‘Star Trek’ greeting to avoid contact as Hill prepares for coronavirus

March 10, 2020 11:57 AM CNN

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill must now deal not only with the threat of coronavirus to the American public, but also the risks they themselves face from…

New chlamydia species discovered deep under the Arctic Ocean

March 10, 2020 11:47 AM CNN

When people hear the word chlamydia, they usually think about sexually transmitted infections. And it’s true that the specific bacteria that…

Contact tracing is key to America’s coronavirus strategy. What happens if it stops working well?

March 10, 2020 11:36 AM CNN

A key part of the United States’ coronavirus containment strategy is an epidemiological tool called contact tracing: Find sick people, isolate…

As Daylight Saving Time approaches, officials warn of sleep-deprived driving

March 6, 2020 1:17 PM Shelby Montgomery

EL PASO, Texas — Don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend, it’s Daylight Saving and that means you will lose an hour of sleep. Kerran Fowlkes…

CPR has improved, here’s what to do (and sing) to save a life

March 10, 2020 9:01 AM CNN

It only takes two hands to save a life. Your two hands, pushing strongly on the chest bone in a regular beat, can take the place of a heart that has…

Breast cancer survivor’s website offers knowledge, support and comfort for cancer patients

March 7, 2020 12:51 PM Hillary Floren

EL PASO, Texas — It’s the 7th of the month, our monthly reminder, sponsored by El Paso Electric, for everyone to keep abreast of their health.…

7 of your latest coronavirus questions, answered

March 10, 2020 5:46 AM CNN

The number of coronavirus cases around the world has soared past 113,000, with more than 4,000 deaths. Even the man who oversees New York…

To eat, or not to eat breakfast — that is the question

March 10, 2020 4:17 AM CNN

Is breakfast still the most important meal of the day? We used to know the answer to that question, right? And now we’re not so sure. As a…

New Mexico couple quarantined on coronavirus-infected cruise ship that just docked in California

March 9, 2020 10:07 PM KVIA ABC-7, ABC News, Associated Press

OAKLAND, California — New Mexico remains one of 17 states without a single coronavirus case, but that doesn’t mean some residents aren’t feeling…

Former UTEP basketball star stuck in Italy during coronavirus lockdown

March 9, 2020 10:27 PM Shelby Montgomery

PISTOIA, Italy — Italy announced a country-wide lockdown on Monday impacting more than 60 million people, among them is former UTEP star basketball…

US coronavirus cases rise sharply to more than 700 and cruise ship with 21 more patients arrives in port

March 9, 2020 8:51 PM CNN

The coronavirus crisis spawned new anxiety Monday in the US as confirmed cases soared, a cruise ship came home as another was told to stay away and…

US coronavirus cases rise sharply to more than 700 and cruise ship with 21 more patients arrives in port

March 9, 2020 8:51 PM CNN

The coronavirus crisis spawned new anxiety Monday in the US as confirmed cases soared, a cruise ship came home as another was told to stay away and…