Mexico becomes 4th nation to approve use of Pfizer virus vaccine
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico on Friday evening approved emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTec coronavirus vaccine, becoming the fourth country to do…
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Las Cruces hospital clarifies that doctors will not perform elective surgeries under restrictions; doctor recommends Vitamin D
(Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to clarify the remarks of hospital.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Three Crosses Regional Hospital in Las…
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El Paso teen released from hospital to cheers after spending 39 days in ICU battling Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas – A teenager who spent more than a month in intensive care at an El Paso hospital while battling Covid-19 was released Friday to…
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Analysis: More Black people need to be part of Covid-19 vaccine trials. Here’s why I participated
From the outside, it looks like any other doctor’s office — patients waiting in chairs, nurses and doctors bustling in and out of exam…
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Customs officials seize more than 100,000 fake face masks bound for El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – More than 100,000 counterfeit surgical masks that were slated to be used by hospital workers were seized by Customs and Border…
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Pfizer and FDA in negotiations before coronavirus vaccine authorization
Pfizer and the US Food and Drug Administration are “negotiating” what information should be on the label for the company’s…
Continue Reading Boston biotech conference led to 245,000 Covid-19 cases across US, genetic fingerprinting shows
A biotech conference in Boston last February that’s already been flagged as a Covid-19 superspreading event led to at least 245,000 other cases…
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‘Way behind the curve’: The messaging failures around coronavirus vaccine distribution
As the world watched the first Briton receive her coronavirus vaccine this week, Operation Warp Speed officials appeared bewildered by questions…
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White House orders FDA chief to authorize Pfizer vaccine by end of Friday or resign
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House on Friday told the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to submit his resignation if the agency does…
Continue Reading Covid-19 is taking a devastating toll on Filipino American nurses
Nearly a third of the nurses who’ve died of coronavirus in the US are Filipino, even though Filipino nurses make up just 4% of the nursing…
Continue Reading HHS Secretary: FDA will grant emergency use authorization for Pfizer vaccine; shots could be administered Monday
The FDA has informed Pfizer it intends “to proceed towards an authorization” of the manufacturer’s Covid-19 vaccine, the US Health…
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38 new virus deaths announced in El Paso; active cases decline
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 38 new coronavirus-related deaths Friday. The health department said the…
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What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, December 11
The US saw a major milestone on Thursday when vaccine advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend the agency grant…
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‘They’re feeling lonely, depressed’; EPISD works to teach emotional coping skills during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nine months since Borderland school districts first started remote learning, many are finding new ways to adapt to teaching…
Continue Reading 5 science-backed ways to stop Covid-19 pandemic stress right now
We are living in a tsunami of stress. Hospitals are flooded with patients as Covid-19 cases surge to unprecedented heights. Over half of all…
Continue Reading How to safely make it through the holiday season in the Covid-19 pandemic
CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen is the cook in the family, and her husband is the baker, so they’re already trying out recipes for rib-eye…
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5 things to know for December 11: Pandemic, transition, stimulus, Lebanon, Brandon Bernard
Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered…
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El Paso research clinic seeks volunteers for new Covid-19 ‘vaccine alternative’ antibody treatment
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Medical Research Institute is looking to sign up volunteers for a new Covid-19 antibody treatment that could provide…
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FDA committee votes to recommend emergency authorization of Pfizer virus vaccine
UPDATE: A U.S. government advisory panel on Thursday decided to endorse large-scale use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to help conquer the outbreak…
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El Paso officials consider another curfew for the holidays after deadliest day of pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — During a briefing Thursday on El Paso’s Covid-19 situation, County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said he was “assessing the possibility…
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New Mexico governor outlines vaccine plans, limits some surgeries amid ‘dramatic’ hospitalizations
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday called New Mexico’s Covid-19 hospitalization numbers “very frightening” as she and…
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FDA advisers recommend authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend the agency grant emergency use authorization to Pfizer and…
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FDA advisers recommend authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend the agency grant emergency use authorization to Pfizer and…
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Australian Covid-19 vaccine trials ended after test subjects return ‘false positive’ HIV results
An Australian produced coronavirus vaccine candidate has been scrapped after trial participants returned false positive test results for HIV,…
Continue Reading 200 hospitals have been at full capacity, and 1/3 of all US hospitals are almost out of ICU space
More Americans who don’t even have coronavirus are suffering from soaring Covid-19 hospitalizations. Newly released data from the US Department…
Continue Reading Dogs can be trained to detect Covid-19 by sniffing human sweat, study suggests
Dogs can be trained to detect Covid-19 by sniffing human sweat, according to a proof-of-concept study published on Thursday. Detection dogs are…
Continue Reading Covid-19’s effects include seizures and movement disorders — even in some moderate cases, study finds
Covid-19 can lead to neurological complications, including strokes, seizures and movement disorders, researchers have found. The complications, which…
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Vaccines on horizon as virus surges through Trump country. And the political debate is as heated as ever
As with masks, experts say that for the new Covid-19 vaccines to control the spread of the disease, a lot of people have to use them. That raises an…
Continue Reading Child abuse visits to emergency room down — but injuries up, report says
Visits to the emergency room for cases of child abuse and neglect of children under 18 years of age dropped by 53% in mid-March compared to the same…
Continue Reading ‘Light at the end of a long dark tunnel.’ UK residents respond to mass vaccine rollout
The UK became the first country to begin administering a fully vetted and approved Covid-19 vaccine this week, starting with the elderly and…
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