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It’s been an extraordinary week in America, as anger, pain and heartbreak have swept across the country over the killing of yet another black…
Continue ReadingIt’s been an extraordinary week in America, as anger, pain and heartbreak have swept across the country over the killing of yet another black…
Continue ReadingThe federal government’s “Operation Warp Speed” vaccine program, with its emphasis on quick production and testing of experimental…
Continue Reading(Editor’s note: The exact impact of the additional testing and study announcements on El Paso have not yet been detailed.) AUSTIN, Texas — The…
Continue ReadingCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state health officials on Friday reported the state’s highest peak of infections, and said the record number was…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 isn’t the only health crisis threatening our nation right now. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to…
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organization is now calling for nations to encourage the general public to wear fabric masks in areas where there continues to be…
Continue ReadingResearchers in the United Kingdom have put an abrupt stop to an arm of their Covid-19 trial that involves the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine.…
Continue ReadingAmericans are putting their health at risk while trying to protect it. About a third of Americans surveyed by the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso recorded its youngest fatality yet of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, with health leaders announcing the death…
Continue ReadingAs we emerge from our pandemic isolation, the world we’re coming back to is far different and more socially confusing than it once was.…
Continue ReadingPractice social distancing, wear a mask, wash your hands (for at least 20 seconds) — the recommendations to prevent coronavirus are a familiar…
Continue ReadingIf you’ve marched in any recent protests, you may want to consider getting tested for the coronavirus. That’s the recommendation of the…
Continue ReadingA group of health and medical colleagues has penned an open letter to express their concern that protests around the United States could be shut down…
Continue ReadingIn a little over a week, Americans have gone from taking their first hesitant steps outside again to marching in tightly packed crowds in cities all…
Continue ReadingTen people who were home sick with Covid-19 may have found relief with a common over-the-counter heartburn remedy, according to a study published…
Continue ReadingIn a week when the attention of Americans abruptly shifted from a paralyzing coronavirus pandemic to outrage over the deaths of black people in…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health said Thursday afternoon that much of a spike involving nearly 200 additional coronavirus…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus patients with high blood pressure have twice the risk of dying from the infection, an international study has found. High blood pressure…
Continue ReadingRacism is a health problem “that takes a toll on people of color and contributes to the development of other chronic diseases,” according…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — Reported coronavirus infections and hospitalizations continued to surge Thursday in Texas as Gov. Greg Abbott continues his phased…
Continue ReadingTwo influential medical journals retracted separate coronavirus studies Thursday over concerns about the data used in both studies — data that…
Continue ReadingThe director of the National Institutes of Health said Thursday he’s concerned that vaccine “skepticism” could hinder the effort to…
Continue ReadingCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Another 12 victims of the coronavirus have died in the city Juárez, Chihuahua state health officials said Thursday. That…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 is not mutating, health experts say, but that doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous. So far, evidence does not show that the…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health on Thursday announced nearly 200 new coronavirus cases and one additional death in…
Continue ReadingIt could be a cabinet behind your mirror, a kitchen drawer or a first aid kit you carry in a backpack or in the car. Your medicine cabinet is your…
Continue ReadingAs the weather heats up, many of us are contemplating how to safely go out into the world and enjoy the summer. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr.…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr.…
Continue ReadingIn light of the ongoing protests after the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, some people say they want to become anti-racist.…
Continue ReadingDo you find it tough to make decisions these days? What used to be no-brainers, stopping at the grocery for bread and milk, making a pit stop at the…
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