What are cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure?
By Susan Scutti and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Heart disease is a leading killer around the world and the top cause of death in the United States. It…
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A double cancer diagnosis like Navratilova’s isn’t as rare as you might think
By Carma Hassan, CNN Tennis superstar Martina Navratilova is starting treatment for stage I throat cancer and breast cancer this month, according to…
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The risks of E-cigarettes for today’s youth
EL PASO, Texas – The FDA and CDC released federal data from the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey. The study shows that in 2022, more than 1 in 10…
Continue Reading Hydration can significantly impact your physical health, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN You may know that being adequately hydrated is important for day-to-day bodily functions such as regulating temperature and…
Continue Reading Extend your life with these New Year’s resolutions
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Looking for New Year’s resolutions that can extend your life? Master these three science-based healthy habits during…
Continue Reading Myths and facts about treating a hangover
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you celebrating the first day of 2023 with a hangover? If so, you might be looking for a method to ease your misery. There…
Continue Reading How one mom headed off a drug shortage
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Early this year, even before the national shortage of infant formula or a demand-driven shortfall of pain medications for…
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UMC welcomes new ‘game-changing’ technology
EL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center of El Paso has a new portable MRI device. It travels to the patient’s room, so they no longer need to…
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US to require travelers from China to show negative Covid-19 test result before flight
(CNN) — The United States will require all travelers from China to show a negative Covid-19 test result before flying to the country as Beijing’s…
Continue Reading The TikTok wellness trends we should and shouldn’t take into 2023, according to experts
By Kristen Rogers, Sandee LaMotte and Megan Marples, CNN TikTok can be great for many things, such as recipes, style inspiration, cat videos or…
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Doctors urging patients to schedule surgeries as soon as possible as their end-of-year schedules fill up
EL PASO, Texas — Doctors are seeing their end-of-year schedules fill up earlier as more people try to get the most out of high-deductible plans, and…
Continue Reading All around the world, women are better empathizers than men, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN No matter where they live in the world, no matter what their cultural or family influences: In general, women are better at…
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China will end Covid restrictions and quarantining for international travelers
Originally Published: 26 DEC 22 12:27 ETBy Yong Xiong and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — China will drop quarantine requirements for…
Continue Reading Millions have the same ‘bendy body’ disease as my daughter. Why isn’t the medical profession paying more attention?
By Sarah Lazarus, CNN One day in July 2021, my then 15-year-old daughter Poppy stumbled and fell while walking down some stairs, grazing her knee. It…
Continue Reading This conservative Christian couple in South Carolina have become outspoken advocates for abortion rights
By Elizabeth Cohen, Naomi Thomas and Nadia Kounang, CNN Jill Hartle might seem an unlikely advocate for abortion rights, but after a devastating…
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Tips on surviving the holidays with family
EL PASO, Tx — We all know that feeling. The moment when holiday cheer turns into holiday stress. You don’t have to give in to the chaos of the…
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Juarez landfill fire seen from El Paso, reports of foul odor
EL PASO, Texas — A fire broke out around 12:30 p.m. Thursday at a southern Juarez landfill, sending a large plume of smoke that could be seen from…
Continue Reading Researchers make important progress toward a possible universal flu vaccine
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Influenza is continuing its early and severe rampage through the United States, but there’s some hopeful news for flu…
Continue Reading Researchers make important progress toward a possible universal flu vaccine
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Influenza is continuing its early and severe rampage through the United States, but there’s some hopeful news for flu…
Continue Reading Covid-19 and drug overdoses drive US life expectancy to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it has been…
Continue Reading Biden administration offers to release Tamiflu from Strategic National Stockpile
By Brenda Goodman, CNN With an early and severe flu season straining resources, the Biden administration says it will release the prescription…
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Overdose deaths during pregnancy rise dramatically
EL PASO, Texas — Overdose deaths appear to be on the rise among Americans who are pregnant or who just gave birth. A new study from the journal…
Continue Reading Stay safe and warm with this winter weather guide
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing…
Continue Reading Stay safe and warm with this winter weather guide
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing…
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Records reveal medical response further delayed care for Uvalde shooting victims
“Records reveal medical response further delayed care for Uvalde shooting victims” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan…
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Abbott: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice halts lifting of Title 42
Roberts’ Order by KVIA ABC-7 on Scribd WASHINGTON — Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts has halted the…
Continue Reading Pandemic fueled alcohol abuse, especially among women, but there are treatment options
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Brook was 34 years old when her use of alcohol escalated, a way of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis. “I just…
Continue Reading Don’t send Grandma to the ICU this Christmas
Opinion by Allison Hope, CNN It started with one person releasing a long, productive unmasked cough into the stale, recycled air on the rush hour…
Continue Reading Should you attend that New Year’s Eve party? Our medical analyst weighs in
By Faye Chiu, CNN At the end of 2020 and 2021, many people greeted the start of the coming year hunkered down due to the risk of Covid-19. But now,…
Continue Reading More than 7 million incorrect diagnoses made in US emergency rooms every year, government report finds
By Nadia Kounang, CNN A new study finds that nearly 6% of the estimated 130 million people who go to US emergency rooms every year are misdiagnosed,…
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