Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including…
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New Mexico professor against vax, mask mandates fired
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico State University professor who publicly opposed campus vaccine and mask mandates will no longer be teaching…
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10 El Pasoans die of Covid in past week, none were vaccinated
EL PASO, Texas — A total of ten El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week – and for the first time in a number of weeks, all of those deaths…
Continue Reading Climate crisis is ‘single biggest health threat facing humanity,’ WHO says, calling on world leaders to act
By Jacqueline Howard and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The World Health Organization, in a new special report, is calling for governments and policymakers to…
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Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its promising antiviral pill against…
Continue Reading Merck seeks FDA emergency use authorization for antiviral Covid-19 treatment molnupiravir
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Maggie Fox, CNN Merck said Monday it is seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for its…
Continue Reading Merck seeks FDA emergency use authorization for antiviral Covid-19 treatment molnupiravir
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Maggie Fox, CNN Merck said Monday it is seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for its…
Continue Reading International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Raising strong girls during a pandemic
By Katia Hetter, CNN On International Day of the Girl Child, the second in a pandemic, I am grateful for this United Nations-designated day.…
Continue Reading International Day of the Girl Child 2021: Raising strong girls during a pandemic
By Katia Hetter, CNN On International Day of the Girl Child, the second in a pandemic, I am grateful for this United Nations-designated day.…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine mandates work, Dr. Anthony Fauci says
By Madeline Holcombe, Maggie Fox and Holly Yan, CNN The nation’s top infectious disease expert says vaccine mandates work and they’ll…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine mandates work, Dr. Anthony Fauci says
By Madeline Holcombe, Maggie Fox and Holly Yan, CNN The nation’s top infectious disease expert says vaccine mandates work and they’ll…
Continue Reading Studies show Covid-19 worsens pregnancy complication risk
By Jen Christensen, CNN Pregnant women who develop Covid-19 symptoms risk emergency complications and other problems with their pregnancies,…
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NAMI El Paso aims to raise mental health awareness with annual 5k walk
EL PASO, Texas– On World Mental Health Day, advocates seek to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and remind others of the…
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These simple ways to focus on your mental health can make a huge difference
By John Duffy, CNN On this World Mental Health Day, the second of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is clear that people — most people — are…
Continue Reading The rate of Covid-19 cases is dropping nationally but rising in these 5 states
By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN The big picture for Covid-19 in the US is looking a little brighter as new infections and hospitalizations…
Continue Reading Covid-19 infections are declining in the US. But hospitalizations are still high in some hot spots
By Travis Caldwell, CNN While the rate of Covid-19 infections nationwide is slowing, health care systems in some parts of the country are struggling…
Continue Reading The rate of Covid-19 cases is dropping nationally but rising in these 5 states
By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN The big picture for Covid-19 in the US is looking a little brighter as new infections and hospitalizations…
Continue Reading How to talk to your 5- to 11-year-old kids about getting the Covid-19 vaccine
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s what parents around the country have been waiting for: Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday they are asking the…
Continue Reading Is my immunity waning? Doctors advise Pfizer vaccine recipients not to worry
By Maggie Fox, CNN There’s little doubt now — study after study, in real life and in lab dishes, in the US and elsewhere — that…
Continue Reading Is it safe to go trick-or-treating this Halloween? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN The pandemic is making me think about Halloween costumes and candy earlier than ever. I am also wondering what my busy block…
Continue Reading With more Covid-19 booster shots on the horizon, one expert says mixing and matching doses may be an effective approach
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Amid the growing prospect of more Covid-19 booster shots becoming available, an expert has suggested that some people could…
Continue Reading Covid-19 has taken the parents or grandparents of 140,000 US children, and minorities were hit harder
By Maggie Fox, CNN More than 140,000 US children have lost a parent or grandparent who takes care of them to Covid-19, CDC researchers reported…
Continue Reading Don’t panic if you get swollen lymph nodes after a vaccine booster. But be aware if you’re due for a mammogram, doctors say
By Holly Yan, CNN Some people who recently got a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine are noticing swollen lymph nodes. Don’t panic, doctors say.…
Continue Reading Children face similar risk of coronavirus infection as adults, new study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Children are almost as likely as adults to become infected with coronavirus, but they are less likely to have symptoms,…
Continue Reading CDC vaccine advisers schedule meetings to discuss booster shots, vaccines for kids
By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have planned two meetings in the coming weeks to discuss…
Continue Reading It’s peak apple season: How to make the most of an apple adventure
By Casey Barber, CNN Orange pumpkins might be more popular this month, but there’s no better time than now to take advantage of tasting a truly…
Continue Reading Some children’s hospitals see another surge in rare Covid-19 complication MIS-C
By Jen Christensen, CNN Scientists still don’t know a lot about a rare and serious Covid-19 complication that impacts children, but what they…
Continue Reading Facebook went offline this week. Experts say we should log out, too
By Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN For nearly six hours on Monday, the world experienced a forced break from Facebook’s social networking…
Continue Reading These Southern states have fully vaccinated less than a third of eligible adolescents. That gap could widen with younger children, expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, Maggie Fox and Mallika Kallingal, CNN With federal health officials set to consider Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5…
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El Paso hospitals coping with nursing shortage amid thousands of job openings
EL PASO, Texas — A year and half after the pandemic began, local health officials said El Paso is still facing a critical staffing shortage.…
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