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China says coronavirus can spread before symptoms show — calling into question US containment strategy

January 26, 2020 3:23 PM CNN

China’s health minister Ma Xiaowei made a startling statement Sunday about the Wuhan coronavirus: He said people can spread it before they…

Why traumatic brain injuries can be dangerous

January 26, 2020 3:11 AM CNN

Almost three dozen US service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian missile attack earlier this month, the Pentagon…

Stores in central Texas are running out of medical masks after possible case of coronavirus reported

January 25, 2020 1:52 PM CNN

Medical supply stores in central Texas are experiencing a medical mask shortage after a Texas A&M student, having recently traveled to Wuhan,…

El Paso hospitals ready to treat coronavirus

January 24, 2020 10:32 PM JC Navarrete

EL PASO, Texas – With the news of a second confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States, local medical experts are confident they are ready to…

Raw ground beef recalled in nine states due to possible plastic contamination

January 25, 2020 5:01 AM CNN

A Chicago company is recalling about 2,020 pounds of raw ground beef that was shipped to nine states, federal health officials said. The beef is…

ISS International Space Station NASA photo

El Paso scientists team up for heart research project at the International Space Station

January 22, 2020 7:54 PM Mark Ross

EL PASO, Texas — Biomedical research scientists from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and The University of Texas at El Paso are…

Las Cruces teen’s new heart is ‘pumping amazingly’ after transplant surgery

January 24, 2020 5:25 PM Kate Bieri

STANFORD, California — The aunt of a Las Cruces teenager who received a heart transplant this week told ABC-7 that his heart is “pumping amazingly”…

Baylor student now suspected of having coronavirus after possible case surfaced at Texas A&M

January 24, 2020 3:43 PM ABC News

WACO, Texas — The McLennan County Public Health District is monitoring a suspected case of the Novel Coronavirus, ABC affiliate KVUE reported…

Toxic chemicals that never break down were found in the drinking water in several major US cities

January 24, 2020 10:37 AM CNN

Potentially toxic chemicals are in the drinking water supplies of several major metropolitan areas in the US, including Miami, New Orleans and…

CDC confirms second U.S. Wuhan coronavirus case

January 24, 2020 9:04 AM CNN

CHICAGO, Illinois — A second case of Wuhan coronavirus in the United States has been identified in Chicago, the US Centers for Disease Control…

A man diagnosed with Wuhan coronavirus near Seattle is being treated largely by a robot

January 24, 2020 3:07 AM CNN

The first person diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus in the United States is being treated by a few medical workers and a robot. The robot, equipped…

Texas A&M student suspected of having coronavirus

January 23, 2020 1:19 PM ABC News

BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas — A student at Texas A&M may have contracted the 2019 novel coronavirus, the university confirmed Thursday…

Michigan pediatric healthcare employee with TB worked for months, officials say

January 23, 2020 3:12 PM CNN

A pediatric healthcare worker in Michigan was ill with tuberculosis and didn’t know it while working in several locations over nine months, the…

Wuhan coronavirus is not yet a public health emergency of international concern, WHO says

January 23, 2020 2:39 PM CNN

The Wuhan coronavirus does not yet constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization announced Thursday.…

CDC advisers concerned about lack of basic information about new Wuhan coronavirus

January 23, 2020 2:27 PM CNN

Advisers to the CDC say a lack of data from China about the Wuhan coronavirus is curtailing international efforts to quell the outbreak. While the…

Cremation has replaced traditional burials in popularity in America and people are getting creative with those ashes

January 23, 2020 12:17 PM CNN

The days of most Americans choosing a casket and traditional graveside burial for their funerals are over. Cremation became the top choice in 2015…

US surgeon general says doctors aren’t encouraging enough smokers to quit

January 23, 2020 11:57 AM CNN

A new report by the US surgeon general points to tobacco smoking as the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the United…

Disease detectives hunting down more information about ‘super spreader’ of Wuhan coronavirus

January 23, 2020 7:54 AM CNN

Of all the alarming aspects of the rapidly spreading new virus out Wuhan, China, this is perhaps the most alarming: A single patient has infected 14…

Puberty blockers can be ‘life-saving’ drugs for trans teens, study shows

January 23, 2020 5:14 AM CNN

Transgender youth have a much greater risk of suicide, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, if they have access…

Wuhan coronavirus: Citywide lockdown disrupts Lunar New Year travel plans of millions

January 23, 2020 3:07 AM CNN

Authorities in China have enforced a partial lockdown of transport links in and out of the central city of Wuhan, disrupting the Lunar New Year…

Surgeries are being postponed because of a surgical gown shortage

January 22, 2020 6:52 PM CNN

When the patriarch of a Boston-area family was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer, the family was told he needed to start treatment…

Chinese city of Wuhan is now on lockdown as new virus spreads more widely

January 22, 2020 12:43 PM Associated Press

WUHAN, China — Chinese state media say the city of Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as the country battles the spread of a new…

Link between stress and hair turning prematurely gray revealed in animal study

January 22, 2020 11:00 AM CNN

Marie Antoinette’s hair suddenly turned white before the ill-fated French queen was taken to the guillotine to have her head chopped off,…

Thousands of students missing school as flu cases skyrocket in El Paso

January 21, 2020 7:17 PM Julio-Cesar Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — Flu cases in El Paso have skyrocketed with nearly 2,000 more this season compared to this time last year and nearly double the…

Two Excedrin products are temporarily discontinued, company says

January 22, 2020 6:36 AM CNN

Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline says it has temporarily discontinued two types of Excedrin items as a precautionary measure. The company has…

Men should be allowed to donate sperm after death, study says

January 22, 2020 3:48 AM CNN

Sperm donations from dead men is “ethically permissible,” say doctors seeking to tackle the shortage of living donors in the UK. A study…

‘New heart is working perfect’: Las Cruces teen undergoes successful transplant surgery after long wait

January 20, 2020 9:45 PM Kate Bieri, Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After months on a waiting list and a lifetime of anticipation, a Las Cruces teenager finally received a new heart during a…

How healthy is your neighborhood for your child? Take a look

January 21, 2020 10:02 PM CNN

How does your neighborhood rank in terms of opportunity for your child to grow into a healthy, well-educated and employable adult? If you live in one…

El Paso’s Criminal Incident Response Team is 1st in Texas to provide free mental health services

January 21, 2020 6:54 PM Iris Lopez

EL PASO, Texas– It’s the first of it’s kind in the state of Texas and it’s here in El Paso. Since the Aug. 3 Walmart shooting in El Paso, Emergence…

China is trying to stop the spread of a deadly new virus at the worst possible time of year

January 21, 2020 3:13 PM CNN

Governments around the world have always struggled to stop the spread of disease, from the deadly swine flu which struck the globe in 2009, to…