Sleep starts: Why your body ‘hiccups’ as you fall asleep
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Ever drift off to sleep and suddenly feel like you’re falling, forcing you to wake with a start? Some people say they…
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A Safer Game: What is being done to try and prevent a tragedy from repeating itself
Note: This story will be aired as a two-part series beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 10 p.m. and concluding on Wednesday, Feb 8 at 10 p.m. EL PASO,…
Continue Reading Ohio abortion law meant weeks of ‘anguish,’ ‘agony’ for couple whose unborn child had organs outside her body
By Elizabeth Cohen and Amanda Musa, CNN Just when Beth and Kyle Long received the worst news of their life, an Ohio law made their searing pain even…
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Las Cruces hospital encourages residents to take the 28-day Healthy Heart Challenge
LAS CRUCES, NM (KVIA) – MountainView Medical Center wants Las Crucens to sign up for the 28-day Healthy Heart Challenge to improve their heart…
Continue Reading The fungal threat to human health is growing in a warmer, wetter, sicker world
By Jen Christensen, CNN In the HBO show “The Last of Us,” characters identify zombies among them by the fungi that bursts from their…
Continue Reading Study presents unexpected — and complicated — findings on link between alcohol and dementia
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Keeping alcohol consumption to one or two drinks a day lessened the odds of developing dementia, according to a study of…
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Be Mindful: Mental health experts weigh in on accessibility of mental health services in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– — ABC-7 is speaking with mental health experts in El Paso county, about the affordability of services. Since our series ‘Be…
Continue Reading Frostbite can strike quickly. Here’s what you need to know
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s COLD. We’re talking dangerous cold. Cold that might rob you of the tips of your nose, ears, chin, fingers or…
Continue Reading Pathological lying could finally be getting attention as a mental disorder
By Brenda Goodman, CNN When Timothy Levine set out to write a book about deception in 2016, he wanted to include a chapter on one of its most extreme…
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February is American Heart Month
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United…
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ABC-7 launches Be Mindful. campaign in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7’s Be Mindful. multi-platform initiative seeks to strengthen the Borderland’s mental health system by…
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Be Mindful: ABC-7 probing access to medical care for El Paso veterans in ‘Be Mindful’ segment
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — — ABC-7 is looking into the ease and access to medical care for the region’s military veterans. It’s a journey we started…
Continue Reading FDA advisers vote in favor of making opioid overdose antidote available over the counter
By Jen Christensen, CNN If the US Food and Drug Administration gives the go-ahead, a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan may…
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Runners prepare for upcoming El Paso Marathon
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Marathon is just around the corner, and runners are getting ready for the big day. ABC-7 sports director, Adrian Ochoa…
Continue Reading How many times can you wear pajamas, jeans and other clothes without washing them? Experts weigh in
By Kristen Rogers, CNN The number of times it’s appropriate to wear clothing items without washing them often seems based more on folklore or a…
Continue Reading Paging Dr. AI? What ChatGPT and artificial intelligence could mean for the future of medicine
By Jen Christensen, CNN Without cracking a single textbook, without spending a day in medical school, the co-author of a preprint study correctly…
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Risky behaviors when trying to be healthy
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many are renewing their efforts to get as healthy as they can this year. However, in the process of incorporating healthy…
Continue Reading Survey finds widespread confusion around medication abortion in post-Roe US
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Nearly half of adults in the United States — including 2 out of 5 women of childbearing age — are unsure…
Continue Reading Long-term exposure to air pollution may raise risk of depression later in life, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN Exposure to air pollution may be tied to the risk of developing depression later in life, a large new study finds. Scientists…
Continue Reading Ultraprocessed foods linked to ovarian and other cancer deaths, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating more ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing and dying from cancer, especially ovarian cancer, according to…
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Dry January comes to an end as Sober February is around the corner
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Beyond Dry January, you did the month alcohol-free so far, and soon you get to have that drink. Right? Well, most who…
Continue Reading Covid-19 ‘baby bump’ brought an increased US fertility rate in 2021 — but also record high preterm births
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The number of babies born each year in the United States has been steadily dropping since the Great Recession of 2008. When…
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Biden intends to end Covid-19 and public health emergencies on May 11
Originally Published: 30 JAN 23 18:11 ETUpdated: 30 JAN 23 19:22 ETBy Phil Mattingly, Jeremy Diamond and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN)…
Continue Reading Your child’s academic success may start with their screen time as infants, study says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Letting infants watch tablets and TV may be impairing their academic achievement and emotional well-being later on,…
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To cope with release of violent videos, manage stress and know your own limits
Originally Published: 27 JAN 23 07:46 ETUpdated: 30 JAN 23 15:43 ETBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Video of the violent…
Continue Reading Children lost about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning during the pandemic, study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new paper adds to the mounting evidence that school-age children across the globe experienced significant setbacks in…
Continue Reading WHO says Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, but pandemic is at a ‘transition point’
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but it acknowledged the…
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CDC recognizes January as National Birth Defect awareness month
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — About 1 in 33 babies in the U.S. is born with a birth defect each year, according to the CDC. Birth defects are structural…
Continue Reading I’m a parent with an active social media brand: Here’s what you need to check on your child’s social media right now
By Erin Hahn, CNN If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you’ll know I wear a lot of hats: romance author, parent of funny tweenagers,…
Continue Reading How to use a single dumbbell for a total-body workout
By Dana Santas, CNN When you think about working out with dumbbells, you probably picture using a set of two, one in each hand. There are many…
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