Borderland hospital CEO recognized nationally as a ‘Latina worth watching’
EL PASO, Texas — A Borderland hospital CEO is receiving national recognition for being a “Latina worth watching.” America Jones has come a long way…
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New Mexico to start giving Covid-19 booster shots ‘immediately’
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico will start administering Covid-19 vaccine booster doses to eligible groups immediately, ABC affiliate KOAT…
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Child dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba at a Texas splash pad
By Amanda Jackson, CNN A child in North Texas died earlier this month after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba at a city splash pad, officials…
Continue Reading DEA warns of sharp increase in fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and meth
By Nadia Kounang, CNN The US Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday issued a public safety alert about a sharp increase of fake prescription pills…
Continue Reading Booster dose side effects were similar to second dose, with brief, mild-to-moderate effects, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN New data suggests booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines were well-tolerated, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading Pfizer submits data on Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 to FDA, not seeking EUA yet
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they have submitted Covid-19 vaccine data on children ages 5 to 11 to the US Food and Drug…
Continue Reading These are the best and worst ways to handle your anger, experts say
By Megan Marples, CNN Someone cut you off as you drove to work. Your boss passed over you for the latest promotion. A close relative with young…
Continue Reading Concerns about Delta transmission, overburdened hospitals and Covid-19 deaths drove recent rise in vaccinations, poll says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll found that the highly transmissible Delta variant, overburdened hospitals and…
Continue Reading People in the Northeast could prevent a Covid-19 surge like the one in the South by following these measures, Fauci says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As weather grows colder and children spend more time in school, a surge of Covid-19 cases like the one in the South could…
Continue Reading Federal judges: NYC can impose vaccine mandate on teachers
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for teachers who don’t want New York City schools to impose a vaccine mandate…
Continue Reading Child Covid-19 cases decrease week over week but make up a larger proportion of total cases
By Jen Christensen and Theresa Waldrop, CNN While the number of children who tested positive for Covid-19 declined slightly, children made up a…
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1 fully-vaccinated El Pasoan among 8 new Covid deaths
EL PASO, Texas — Eight more El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week, with one of those being a breakthrough death involving a fully…
Continue Reading Biden receives Covid-19 vaccine booster shot, urges vaccination
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden received his Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 booster shot on Monday at the White House during an on-camera event.…
Continue Reading DASH diet and exercise helps uncontrolled high blood pressure, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Nearly half of all Americans live with high blood pressure, a key contributor to diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease,…
Continue Reading ‘How to Raise Kids who Aren’t A**holes’ — or maybe even kind
By Elissa Strauss, CNN The desire to raise good people is fairly universal among adults with kids in their lives. Most of us want our kids to grow up…
Continue Reading Daily pace of new Covid-19 vaccinations is the lowest since the CDC started tracking in mid-January
By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop CNN The daily pace of new Covid-19 vaccinations in the United States is the lowest it has been since the…
Continue Reading ‘The writing is on the wall. Why can’t they read it?’: Teens aren’t getting the Covid-19 vaccine even at clinics meant for them
By Jen Christensen, CNN Leaders of the nonprofit Neighbor2Neighbor had high hopes for their Covid-19 Vax to School clinic in Randolph County,…
Continue Reading Want to help prevent more variants down the road? Get vaccinated, CDC director says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Adequate rates of vaccination can help prevent the rise of new mutations that could force people to get booster after booster…
Continue Reading Make-ahead school lunches that are so much better than basic PB&J
By Casey Barber, CNN By the time your kids get to middle and high school, their tastes are changing, they are feeling very independent, and they have…
Continue Reading City of El Paso to provide Covid vaccine booster shots
EL PASO, Texas —Beginning Monday, the City of El Paso said it will begin to administer the Covid-19 Pfizer booster vaccine to eligible adults who…
Continue Reading 5 things to know about coronavirus booster shots
By Maggie Fox, CNN Booster shots are here, after much hoopla from the White House and a great deal of discussion and consideration from the teams of…
Continue Reading ‘We will not boost our way out of this pandemic,’ CDC director says as 70 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Three-quarters of eligible Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and some are now able to receive an…
Continue Reading Do something good for yourself — nothing
By Lisa Selin Davis, CNN Among the many tragedies Covid-19 has wrought, some people have found unexpected gifts. The chance to slow down and…
Continue Reading Researchers who developed the mRNA technology behind Covid vaccines win “America’s Nobel”
By Maggie Fox, CNN Two US researchers who developed the technology that underlies both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines won a…
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Funeral set for prominent El Paso veteran John Ceballos, who died of Covid-19
UPDATE, Sept. 24: Funeral arrangements for prominent El Paso veteran and community leader John Ceballos have been announced. His viewing will be at…
Continue Reading Masks in school help prevent Covid-19 outbreaks and spread, CDC studies find
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 outbreaks are far more likely in schools that don’t require students and staff to wear masks, new data from…
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U.S. House votes to protect abortion rights amid new Texas law
WASHINGTON, DC — Legislation passed by the U.S. House on Friday would guarantee a woman’s right to an abortion. But the bill’s 218-211 approval…
Continue Reading 4 tips to help your teenager build resilience through volunteerism and activism
By Phyllis L. Fagell When five teenagers realized during virtual learning that their Glenbard, Illinois, classmates were strugging, they set up a…
Continue Reading CDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for…
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Pandemic lessons: How El Paso medical school students have had to adapt
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Training to be a doctor in the middle of a pandemic. In many ways, medical students in El Paso have had the opportunity to…
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