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In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient

January 10, 2022 2:20 PM Associated Press

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer U.S. doctors have transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life — a first…

Canada deemed ‘very high’ risk for travel

January 10, 2022 2:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Marnie Hunter, CNN Canada was moved to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s highest-risk category for travel on Monday. The…

Health officials let COVID-infected staff stay on the job

January 10, 2022 1:24 PM Associated Press

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of…

Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday

January 10, 2022 1:00 PM Associated Press

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19…

Replacing full-fat dairy with olive oil may reduce your risk of disease and death, study finds

January 10, 2022 12:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Using olive oil instead of margarine, butter or other saturated fats may protect you from dying from cancer, cardiovascular…

US coronavirus surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical

January 10, 2022 5:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN The current Covid-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month — but the next…

US coronavirus surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical

January 10, 2022 5:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN The current Covid-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month — but the next…

Exercise may protect your brain even if you have signs of dementia, study finds

January 10, 2022 2:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Exercise is good for you. Breaking a sweat has been shown to improve nearly every organ in the body, fight nearly every…

How to manage mindless snacking from your pandemic home office

January 10, 2022 2:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Drayer, CNN The new year brings with it some old circumstances: working from home, self- isolating again, and having close access to food…

Local homeless shelter faces capacity issues amid cold weather and Omicron

January 9, 2022 10:50 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas– With dropping temperatures and rising Covid-19 cases, the deputy director of the Opportunity Center says his shelter is facing…

How our ancestors used to sleep can help the sleep-deprived today

January 9, 2022 6:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Like many people, historian A. Roger Ekirch thought that sleep was a biological constant — that eight hours of rest a night…

Nearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases

January 9, 2022 2:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a “critical staffing shortage,” according to data…

5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’

January 9, 2022 2:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family at…

Nearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases

January 9, 2022 2:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a “critical staffing shortage,” according to data…

Despite my health challenges, I choose to heal

January 8, 2022 6:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Eryn Mathewson, CNN The last 12 months have been weird for me. I’m a pretty healthy 39-year-old marathon runner. And yet I had a heart…

States are scrambling to keep up with an increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations and the demand for testing

January 8, 2022 1:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, CNN As a Covid-19 testing shortage compounds a burgeoning crisis of new hospitalizations, more states are racing to help…

FDA warns against using throat swabs for home Covid-19 tests

January 7, 2022 4:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Naomi Thomas and Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is cautioning against using self-collected throat swabs…

Supreme Court appears poised to block Biden’s vaccine and testing rules for businesses

January 7, 2022 12:17 PM CNN

CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Friday appeared ready to reject one of…

People desperate for Covid tests are turning to resellers online

January 7, 2022 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was…

Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots

January 7, 2022 9:31 AM Associated Press

By LINDSEY TANNER and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 have soared to unprecedented levels, a…

‘Mild’ Covid-19 doesn’t always feel that way

January 7, 2022 8:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a “mild” Covid-19 infection amid a surge of the highly…

Why dancing may be the one New Year’s resolution you actually keep in 2022

January 7, 2022 6:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As a professionally trained dancer for nearly 20 years, I’ve found that a combination of pirouettes and leaps across…

What the US can expect next from the Covid surge, according to an expert

January 7, 2022 5:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The Omicron variant has sent cases of Covid-19 surging once again, and many businesses, workplaces and schools have…

With Omicron’s prevalence and testing in short supply, anyone with symptoms should assume they’re positive and isolate, doctor says

January 7, 2022 12:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, CNN With Covid-19 tests hard to find in many parts of the country and the Omicron variant spreading rapidly, health experts are…

Child hospitalization rates hit record highs as Omicron variant becomes prevalent

January 7, 2022 12:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Covid-19 hospitalization rates among children are soaring in the United States, with an average of 4.3…

What is ‘Flurona’?- Should El Pasoans be worried?

January 6, 2022 12:08 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas – Coronavirus, when combined with the flu, creates what’s called ‘Flurona’. According to health experts, ‘Flurona’ is not a new…

CDC updates Covid-19 prevention guidance for K-12 schools

January 6, 2022 6:11 PM CNN Newsource

By John Bonifield, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for Covid-19 prevention in K-12 schools on Thursday,…

If you caught Covid-19 over the holidays, here’s what you need to know

January 6, 2022 4:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN If you caught Covid-19 over the holidays — and with the highly contagious Omicron variant in circulation, record…

Monsanto pleads guilty to pesticide-related crimes in Hawaii

January 6, 2022 4:05 PM Associated Press

By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Monsanto company pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally using and storing agricultural chemicals…

Study links Covid-19 vaccination to small increase in menstrual cycle length, but experts say it’s no cause for concern

January 6, 2022 4:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN After getting a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, women had an average menstrual cycle length of about one day longer than usual,…