El Paso tops 16,000 virus cases as it nears 300 deaths
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County easily topped 16,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday morning as it neared 300 deaths from the Covid-19…
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New Mexico man has died from state’s 2nd reported case of plague this year
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, New Mexico — A New Mexico man has died of septicemic plague, marking the second plague case in the state this year. The Rio…
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Legal experts say ADA doesn’t give blanket exemption from face mask mandates by government or businesses
EL PASO, Texas — Can businesses deny entry to someone for not wearing a face mask? During an El Paso City Council meeting earlier this week, city…
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UMC doctors say in-hospital treatments used to fight Covid-19 are encouraging
EL PASO, Texas — Doctors at University Medical Center of El Paso are encouraged by the success of new therapies to treat hospitalized COVID-19…
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Texas A&M researchers identify 1st Covid-19 positive house cats in Texas
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KTVT) — A Texas A&M research team says it has found evidence that pets living in “high-risk” households with…
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Fauci says he’ll repeat the importance of public health principles ‘until I’m exhausted’
Dr. Anthony Fauci says there are five or six things to keep the spread of the coronavirus in check. And he says he will continue to repeat those…
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Doña Ana County records 3 new virus deaths, taking pandemic fatality toll to 30
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County tied the record it set just two days prior for its deadliest recorded day of the pandemic with three…
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El Paso psychiatrist offers advice on dealing with conflicts over mask wearing, social distancing
EL PASO, Texas — The last six months have shown that not everyone views the coronavirus pandemic through the same lens. Dr. Fabrizzio Delgado, who…
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Chronic fatigue syndrome a possible long-term effect of Covid-19, experts say
Terri Wilder became dreadfully ill in 2014, falling asleep immediately each day after she got home from work and laying in bed all weekend,…
Continue Reading Heart attack victims may be dying because of coronavirus fears, study finds
Doctors may have been right to be concerned that people with heart problems were avoiding the ER due to Covid-19, according to a new study published…
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UTEP works to kick off Covid-19 testing program to identify asymptomatic people
EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso is making final preparations to it coronavirus testing program aimed at identifying asymptomatic…
Continue Reading Covid-19 patients not showing symptoms may carry just as much virus as those who do, new study finds
Covid-19 patients not showing symptoms may have similar amounts of the novel coronavirus in their bodies as those who do show symptoms, according to…
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1 new virus death in El Paso; county about to top 16,000 confirmed cases
EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials announced Friday morning that one additional person had died from Covid-19 in El Paso County, marking a…
Continue Reading Exercise, eat right, get good sleep: The top 3 ways to prevent so many diseases
In these times of uncertainty, the one thing we can do is take charge of our health. Many of the key steps to a healthy, happy and longer life are…
Continue Reading Coronavirus shutdown causes new risk at CDC: Legionnaire’s disease
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has closed several buildings it leases in Atlanta because Legionella bacteria have been…
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New Mexico shuts down 2nd Walmart store due to virus outbreak among employees
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — An Albuquerque Walmart becomes the second store owned by the retail giant to be forced by the state of New Mexico to close…
Continue Reading Fauci ‘satisfied’ with enrollment for the first week of Covid-19 vaccine trial
Dr. Anthony Fauci said he’s “satisfied” with the enrollment in the first week of the first US Phase 3 clinical trial of a Covid-19…
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El Paso official says Covid compliance efforts being thwarted by rule-breaking businesses
EL PASO, Texas — In the five-months of the pandemic’s existence, Covid-19 compliance teams in El Paso claim they have faced several hurdles to…
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NM governor says 50% of virus cases don’t show symptoms; Doña Ana’s positivity rate is 11.7%
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham proclaimed at a news conference Thursday with state health officials that “it’s still unsafe out…
Continue Reading Model projects nearly 300,000 Americans could die from Covid-19 by December
Researchers behind an influential model are projecting that the US death toll from coronavirus could reach nearly 300,000 by December 1 — but…
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NMSU Pride band develops special masks that are distributed nationwide
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexio State University’s “Pride of New Mexico,” known for being the “World’s Most Dangerous Band,” is hoping to become…
Continue Reading Birx warns 9 cities, California’s central valley about increasing coronavirus cases
The White House coronavirus task force is warning states about an uptick in coronavirus test positivity rates in a number of new cities this week.…
Continue Reading Coronavirus stresses Americans more than others, study finds
The coronavirus pandemic has turned life upside down around the world, with many workers losing their jobs, economies plummeting and parents worried…
Continue Reading New Covid-19 cases are declining in Arizona, once a hot spot. Here’s how the state is turning things around
In late June, Arizona was confronting a dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases, forcing officials to reimpose a slew of coronavirus restrictions about two…
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Abbott worries flu season amid virus pandemic may leave Texas hospitals ‘completely overrun’
DALLAS, Texas — In a visit to Dallas Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott urged Texans to “get a flu vaccine” as early as possible. Abbott said it’s critical…
Continue Reading Time slipping between your fingers? Try this simple hack to make the clock work for you
During this extended period of evolving schedules and dissolving plans, in which many of us no longer “go” to work or school or much of…
Continue Reading New FDA limits on arsenic levels in infant rice cereals don’t adequately protect children, critics say
It’s official: There’s a limit on how much arsenic can be in your baby’s cereal. The US Food and Drug Administration issued its…
Continue Reading Mississippi’s governor just mandated masks in public gatherings and school. The state is top 5 for coronavirus cases per capita
Mississippi for weeks has been punching above its weight in the wrong coronavirus statistics. After a summer surge, the state with a relatively low…
Continue Reading 5 new virus deaths and 169 new cases reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials announced Thursday morning that Covid-19 has killed an additional five people in El Paso County. That brings…
Continue Reading In Canada, obesity will no longer be determined by weight alone
A group of physicians in Canada issued new guidelines this week urging doctors in the country to to take a new approach in the way they treat…
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