Fight winter blues by changing your mindset
Darkness covers the Norwegian city of Tromsø from late November through January, a long, polar night when the sun never rises at all. The island…
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‘Our family is devastated’: EPCC trustee who has now lost 6 relatives to virus calls for ‘true shutdown’
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso mother and grandparent is now mourning the loss of six family members to Covid-19 after the recent deaths of her aunt…
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‘Rollercoaster’ for El Paso nurses who lament: ‘not had 1 person survive coming off a ventilator’
EL PASO, Texas — Three separate teams of 20 military medical providers with the U.S. Air Force have now been in the Borderland for over a week…
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Walmart again limits number of customers in stores nationwide, City of El Paso implies credit for it
EL PASO, Texas – Walmart has resumed monitoring and counting the number of customers entering its stores in El Paso and across the nation as…
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Walmart using drones to deliver Covid-19 test kits to El Paso homes
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso is getting a pilot program where Walmart and several partners are teaming up to use drones to deliver Covid-19 test kits…
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Good news on the vaccine front shows ‘light at the end of the tunnel.’ For now, the Covid crisis is unabated
On a day his state and others reported staggering coronavirus numbers, one Midwestern governor said he could see through the darkness to better days…
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County commissioner accuses El Paso Health Authority Dr. Ocaranza of ‘playing down’ the virus crisis
EL PASO, Texas — During El Paso County Commissioners Court on Monday, Commissioner Carlos Leon accused City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector…
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Southern New Mexico sees 7 more virus deaths, Doña Ana tops 10,000 cases as statewide lockdown starts
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico on Monday started its two-week lockdown to run past Thanksgiving as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham…
Continue Reading Covid-19 is sending Black, Latino and Native American people to the hospital at about 4 times the rate of others
Black, Hispanic and Native American people infected with Covid-19 are about four times more likely to be hospitalized than others, data from the…
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‘More people may die’: Biden cites need for Trump administration to share plans on combating pandemic
WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden says the outgoing Trump administration’s failure to share specific plans on combating the…
Continue Reading How to guard against seasonal affective disorder in the pandemic’s winter months
With winter on the horizon, it’s getting darker earlier each day, and temperatures are slipping. Seasonal affective disorder could hit…
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Texas surpasses 20,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in U.S.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas surpassed 20,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Monday, as Covid-19 continues to surge in the United States. That is…
Continue Reading Over 1 million US children have been diagnosed with Covid-19, pediatricians say
Over a million children under 18 have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the United States since the start of the pandemic, the American Academy of…
Continue Reading More women than men struggle to fall asleep in both Europe and the US, study finds
If tossing and turning in bed most nights was a contest on crummy sleep, women win. A new study comparing poor sleep among more than a million adults…
Continue Reading Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective, according to company data
The Moderna vaccine is 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data released Monday by the company, making it the second vaccine in…
Continue Reading School warnings about children’s weight don’t work, study says
The letter or report card is from your child’s school, but this grade doesn’t have anything to do with school performance or behavior.…
Continue Reading Playing video games may make you happier, study finds
Playing video games may improve your mental health and make you happier, according to a scientific study that used industry data from gaming…
Continue Reading Boost your immune system for winter with food
You are what you eat, experts say, and that includes foods that will help your body fight off infectious diseases this winter. (Think colds, flu and…
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El Paso has 7 more virus deaths, more than 1,500 new cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported seven new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,550 new cases Monday morning.…
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2nd virus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests
NEW YORK, NY — For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a Covid-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide…
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Governors are left to manage the spread of Covid-19 cases as rates are projected to get worse
State and local leaders have been left to manage the spread of Covid-19 as infections increase at unprecedented speed — and as things get…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Helping struggling El Paso families during the pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — At a time when many El Paso families are struggling through the pandemic, ABC-7 Xtra Sunday edition gathered organizations to help…
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States enact more Covid-19 rules as the US hits 11 million cases
The United States surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as states across the country…
Continue Reading States enact more Covid-19 rules as the US hits 11 million cases
The United States surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as states across the country…
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Doña Ana County has no new virus deaths for 1st time in 2 1/2 weeks as state lockdown’s set to begin
SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials reported 1,033 new Covid-19 cases Sunday and seven more deaths as New Mexicans readied for a…
Continue Reading Washington state enacts new restrictions, months after it was first in the US to confront Covid-19
Washington state on Sunday announced new coronavirus restrictions, months after suffering the country’s first major outbreaks. “We are…
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Washington state enacts new restrictions, months after it was first in the US to confront Covid-19
Washington state on Sunday announced new coronavirus restrictions, months after suffering the country’s first major outbreaks. “We are…
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States enact more rules now that ‘the entire country is a hotspot of coronavirus infection’
No matter where you are in the US, coronavirus isn’t far away. At least 45 states have reported more new infections this past week compared to…
Continue Reading Fish oil doesn’t seem to prevent heart problems, studies find
You may want to forget the fish oil supplements if you are hoping to prevent heart problems. For years, the American Heart Association has…
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Half-dozen more virus deaths as El Paso hospitalizations top 1,100 again with ICU record tied
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported a half-dozen more coronavirus deaths and 1,002 added infections on Sunday, as hospitalizations…
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