Last Sundays Ride non-profit empowers women through mountain biking in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas – Last Sundays Ride is a newly created non-profit organization that’s all about mountain biking and women empowerment. On the last…
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US gets D+ grade for rising preterm birth rates, new report finds
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March…
Continue Reading RSV hospitalization rate for seniors is 10 times higher than usual for this point in the season
By Jen Christensen, CNN The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children’s hospitals in many parts of the…
Continue Reading Plant-based milk is better than dairy for the planet, research shows, but nutritionally it’s complicated
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN When it comes to which milk is better for the planet — dairy or plant-based — environmentalists will say there’s no…
Continue Reading US lung cancer survival rate rises 21%, report says, but much work remains
By Jen Christensen, CNN The five-year lung cancer survival rate has increased 21%, from 21% in 2014 to 25% in 2018, making what experts call…
Continue Reading Covid-19 boosters could keep thousands of kids out of hospitals, but uptake remains low
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of…
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Families dealing with impact of illicit substances can get help at DEA El Paso summit
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Division of the Drug Enforcement Agency is hosting a family summit for families in West Texas and New Mexico who’ve…
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Texas Health officials warn of possible severe flu season ahead of Thanksgiving
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Public Health officials warn of a possible severe flu season. State health officials told ABC-7 they are seeing an increase…
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Sleeping with light pollution linked to diabetes, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Sleeping in a room exposed to outdoor artificial light at night may increase the risk of developing diabetes, according to a…
Continue Reading Experimental therapy gantenerumab fails to slow or improve Alzheimer’s memory loss in clinical trials
By Brenda Goodman, CNN An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer’s or those who…
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Your Free Covid Tests Will Soon Cost You
Finding a free Covid test, whether it’s at home or a clinic, may soon be a thing of the past. The United States has spent trillions of dollars during…
Continue Reading Moderna says updated booster generated ‘significantly higher’ neutralizing antibodies against BA.4/BA.5 subvariants
By Nadia Kounang, CNN Moderna said on Monday its updated Covid-19 booster generated “significantly higher” neutralizing antibodies…
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Cancer rates are dropping in the United States
EL PASO, Texas – The risk of dying from cancer in the United States has decreased. Cancer death rates have declined in both sexes, all ages, and…
Continue Reading This is the best dish you could serve at Thanksgiving
By Casey Barber, CNN As iconic Thanksgiving dishes go, stuffing is likely runner-up only to turkey as the dish most often on the dining table.…
Continue Reading Study finds ‘huge’ increase in children going to the emergency room with suicidal thoughts
By Jen Christensen, CNN There has been a steady increase in the number of children who are seen in emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts, according…
Continue Reading Study finds ‘huge’ increase in children going to the emergency room with suicidal thoughts
By Jen Christensen, CNN There has been a steady increase in the number of children who are seen in emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts, according…
Continue Reading The health benefits of a random act of kindness
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Spreading kindness not only helps others feel better about themselves — it can also boost the giver’s health and…
Continue Reading Mindfulness works just as well as medication to curb anxiety, study finds
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A mindfulness meditation course may be as effective at reducing anxiety as a common medication, according to a new study. The…
Continue Reading Desperate for heart surgery for their baby, a family feels the effects of pediatric hospital shortages
By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery.…
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Turn your rotting pumpkins into “black gold” in the lower valley
EL PASO, Texas – The Dirt Y Girls are back again, and are ready to take your pumpkins and turn them back into “black gold”! But they don’t only use…
Continue Reading It feels like dogs know just when we need them most. Well, they might, experts say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When a family arrived at Koch Funeral Home in State College, Pennsylvania, to identify a loved one before cremation, Monroe…
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The very first mushroom conference takes place tonight in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Keen to learn about all things fungi? You are in luck, as El Paso’s first-ever Mushroom Conference is taking place Friday at 5 p.m.…
Continue Reading Many patients with weak immune systems don’t realize their Covid-19 medicine isn’t as effective as it used to be
By Elizabeth Cohen and Naomi Thomas, CNN Judy Salins considers herself a smart, empowered patient, but until this week, she had no idea that the…
Continue Reading What parents should watch for with respiratory illness and when it’s time to go to the ER
By Ben Tinker, CNN Respiratory viruses including flu and RSV are circulating across the United States at high levels, overwhelming children’s…
Continue Reading Shortages of antivirals, antibiotics compound stress of a rough season for viral illnesses in kids
By Brenda Goodman and Raenu Charles, CNN Shortages of key medications used to treat common childhood illnesses like flu, ear infections and sore…
Continue Reading Flu season already hitting hard across half of the US and children’s hospitals are still feeling the pressure from respiratory illnesses
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN About half of the US — 22 states, along with Washington, DC, New York City and Puerto Rico — is reporting high…
Continue Reading RSV responsible for 1 in 50 child deaths under age 5, study estimates
By Jen Christensen, CNN A new study estimates that 1 in 50 deaths of otherwise healthy children under age 5 around the world is due to a common virus…
Continue Reading Listeria outbreak: How to protect yourself from the deadly foodborne bacteria
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A deadly outbreak of listeria in six states has been linked to contaminated deli meat and cheese, the US Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading More than 3 million middle and high school students reported using tobacco in 2022
By Raenu Charles, CNN More than 3 million US middle and high schoolers — about 11% of those students — reported current tobacco use in…
Continue Reading Eating disorders have risen in recent years. A new finding may help catch them earlier
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Health care professionals may now have a way to identify possible eating disorder cases a year before they would have been…
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