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A student has started a petition to cancel classes at Arizona State University over coronavirus fears

January 30, 2020 6:32 PM CNN

A student at Arizona State University has started a petition to cancel classes after someone from the university was confirmed to be infected with…

World Health Organization declares coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern

January 30, 2020 1:42 PM CNN

GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization has declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international…

US life expectancy climbs for the first time in 4 years as drug overdose and cancer deaths decline

January 30, 2020 1:38 PM CNN

Life expectancy in the United States edged up for the first time in four years as the number of fatal drug overdoses and six of the 10 leading causes…

First case of person-to-person transmission of Wuhan virus in the US confirmed

January 30, 2020 1:18 PM CNN

The husband of an Illinois woman with Wuhan coronavirus is now infected with the illness, and is the first confirmed case of person-to-person…

A man suffered splitting headaches for years. Turns out, tapeworms were living in his brain

January 30, 2020 9:26 AM CNN

After years of splitting headaches, a Texas man’s long-awaited diagnosis was something out of a Google symptoms search nightmare: The aches…

Women dying from pregnancy and childbirth is still a problem in the United States, CDC report shows

January 30, 2020 7:39 AM CNN

The number of women dying each year due to pregnancy or childbirth in the United States has remained steady and some women remain more at risk of…

People lie to seem more honest, study finds

January 30, 2020 2:18 AM CNN

Believe it or not, people lie in order to maintain a good, honest reputation — even if it hurts them to do so, or means they lose money. At…

CDC confirms that Coronavirus testing is expanding to El Paso’s airport and border crossings

January 28, 2020 8:02 PM Jim Parker, Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control confirmed to ABC-7 on Wednesday that they will be increasing screenings of international…

Death toll now rises to 170 from coronavirus outbreak in China as evacuated Americans undergo testing

January 29, 2020 5:09 PM Associated Press

BEIJING, China — The death toll has risen to 170 in the new virus outbreak in China, with 7,711 cases reported within the country. Thursday’s…

Teachers who praise see a 30% increase in good behavior from students

January 29, 2020 10:11 PM CNN

The more your child’s elementary school teacher uses praise instead of punishment, the more your child will stay focused on their schoolwork…

Despite new regulations, FDA still fails to protect youth from e-cigarette epidemic, American Lung Association says

January 29, 2020 7:49 PM CNN

The US Food and Drug Administration received its fourth consecutive failing grade on regulation of tobacco products in the American Lung…

This map tracks the coronavirus in real time

January 29, 2020 6:56 PM CNN

The number of novel coronavirus cases is changing quickly. A real-time tracking map shows us just how quickly. The map from Johns Hopkins…

Four companies have recalled more than 165,000 infant incline sleepers due to suffocation risk

January 29, 2020 5:37 PM CNN

The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission along with four different companies have recalled more than 165,000 infant incline sleepers due to…

Bats, the source of so many viruses, could be the origin of Wuhan coronavirus, say experts

January 29, 2020 5:28 PM CNN

Scientists have said that a type of snake may be the original source of the Wuhan coronavirus. However, other infectious disease experts say the…

Warming temperatures could mean more heat-related illnesses and new diseases, experts warn

January 29, 2020 5:27 PM CNN

Rising temperatures triggering extreme weather events around the world could result in an increase in heat-related illnesses and deaths, as well as…

American evacuees from Wuhan to be voluntarily quarantined

January 29, 2020 1:34 PM CNN

Hundreds of Americans who returned to the United States Wednesday from the epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak are voluntarily quarantined at…

What will it take to stop the Wuhan coronavirus from spreading around the world?

January 29, 2020 12:46 PM CNN

The outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus in central China has infected thousands and spread overseas, raising the specter of a potential global epidemic…

U.S. evacuees from China land at California military base as coronavirus outbreak grows

January 29, 2020 9:52 AM CNN

RIVERSIDE, California — A flight carrying about 200 American evacuees landed Wednesday at a U.S. military base in Southern California after…

Snake venom can now be made in a lab and that could save many lives

January 29, 2020 9:01 AM CNN

If you’re unlucky enough to have a poisonous snake sink its fangs into you, your best hope is an antivenom, which has been made in the same way…

Borderland veterans welcome new mental health and wellness center

January 28, 2020 9:59 PM Michael Gordon

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System is taking a bold new step to help suffering service members in the Borderland. The…

US State Department charter flight departs China amid coronavirus outbreak

January 28, 2020 9:44 PM CNN

A California-bound flight chartered by the US State Department left the China city at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday morning…

Even short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution can increase risk of cardiac arrest

January 28, 2020 7:02 PM CNN

Short-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a higher risk of sudden heart problems, especially among older people, according to a study…

Opinion: Your kid is right, homework is pointless. Here’s what you should do instead.

January 28, 2020 2:49 PM CNN

We live, for the most part, fairly similar lives to our next-door neighbors. Both households have two working parents, two kids and an appreciation…

There’s been a run of surgical masks in the US because of the coronavirus scare. You don’t need them, physicians say

January 28, 2020 10:12 AM CNN

In Wuhan, China, where the novel coronavirus has killed at least 106 people and sickened 4,515 more, wearing face masks is mandatory. Half a world…

One dose of ‘magic mushroom’ drug reduces anxiety and depression in cancer patients, study says

January 28, 2020 4:57 AM CNN

A single dose of psilocybin, a compound found in “magic mushrooms,” provides long-term relief of anxiety and depression in cancer…

Polyamorous relationships: When three isn’t a crowd

January 28, 2020 3:51 AM CNN

Revelers in the rainbow-washed crowd smiled and cheered as the little blond girl in the parade float pageant-waved to the B-52’s “Love…

El Paso a stop for man bicycling coast-to-coast to bring awareness to disease that causes vision loss

January 27, 2020 11:47 PM Mark Ross

EL PASO, Texas — Jason Folie, a 35-year-old man from Waseca, Minnesota, is going blind, but his vision is saving sight. Folie was diagnosed with…

An Arizona woman can’t use her frozen embryos after divorce, state Supreme Court rules

January 27, 2020 5:38 PM CNN

An Arizona woman cannot use frozen embryos fertilized by her ex-husband to have children and has to donate them, according to a ruling by the…

New Mexico may ratchet up tobacco oversight

January 27, 2020 11:40 AM Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico legislators are considering a full ban on flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping products along with more robust…

Psychedelics: Can getting high improve your mental health?

January 27, 2020 10:02 AM CNN

Can the mind-blowing effects of psychedelics help heal our traumas? “The Goop Lab,” Gwyneth Paltrow’s new Netflix mini-series,…