Leaders and businesses say masks are essential as Texas lifts Covid-19 restrictions
Leaders and businesses across the United States are pushing back against states lifting mask mandates by doubling down on their commitment to…
Continue ReadingLeaders and businesses across the United States are pushing back against states lifting mask mandates by doubling down on their commitment to…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration on Friday said that people should not use ivermectin to attempt to treat or prevent Covid-19. The drug is…
Continue ReadingSexually transmitted infections can be a nuisance at best and deadly at worst. Human papillomavirus, also known as HPV, is the most commonplace,…
Continue ReadingDetroit Mayor Mike Duggan declined an initial allocation of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine this week even as nationwide…
Continue ReadingAll baby food manufacturers must consider toxic chemicals when they test their baby food for potential hazards, the US Food and Drug Administration…
Continue ReadingEl Paso, Texas — Once known Covid-19 hotspots, active virus cases at nursing homes in Texas have dropped nearly 80 percent since late December to…
Continue ReadingIn counties where states require masks, Covid-19 case and death rates slow down — but in counties where states allow on-site restaurant dining,…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been nearly a month since independent, outdoor youth sports were allowed to return in El Paso. Some parents are…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 31 coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. The latest deaths include 3…
Continue ReadingAs more patients and friends get fully vaccinated, Dr. William Schaffner’s phone has been ringing constantly, his email box flooded. The fully…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 testing numbers are dropping in the US. And that’s bad news. Without testing, there’s no way to keep track of where the pandemic…
Continue ReadingLeaders and businesses across the US are pushing back against states lifting mask mandates by doubling down on their commitment to enforcing Covid-19…
Continue ReadingThe risk of death from Covid-19 is about 10 times higher in countries where most of the population is overweight, according to a report released…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 testing numbers are dropping in the US. And that’s bad news. Without testing, there’s no way to keep track of where the pandemic…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas– Much has been made about the new Covid-19 vaccine to enter circulation. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine received emergency use…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — In a highly personal letter where he recounts the Covid-19 deaths of his mother and brother, El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser wrote to…
Continue ReadingConcerned that there weren’t enough people signing up to get vaccinated against Covid-19, officials in one small Arizona county changed the…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Roughly one in seven people in El Paso County have now had Covid-19. Hospitalizations are decreasing, but health experts say…
Continue ReadingKatie Mehnert is CEO of ALLY Energy, ambassador to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Equity in Energy program and author of Grow with the Flow.…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center of El Paso finally closed registration for 3,000 vaccination appointments for “super seniors” – those 70…
Continue ReadingWhile tens of thousands of Americans are infected with the coronavirus each day and more research suggests variants threaten another surge, some…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Every week, ABC-7 anchor Mauricio Casillas will speak to Dr. Edward Michelson. Dr. Michelson is the chairman of the…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — In April 2020, an optimistic Gov. Greg Abbott announced at the Texas Capitol that he would soon take initial…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Dr. Ogechika Alozie, a member of Texas’ infectious disease preparedness task force, joined ABC-7’s Good Morning El Paso live…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 35 coronavirus-related deaths Thursday morning. The deaths include a woman…
Continue ReadingFor many teens, the pandemic has created an environment in which most of their lives take place in the shadows. Our kids have become increasingly…
Continue ReadingThe director of the US Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said she hopes people will decide to individually “do the right thing”…
Continue ReadingThe United States is holding firm to the strategy to administer two doses of the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines a few weeks apart.…
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, New Mexico — The U.S. government needs to boost vaccine supplies if it wants New Mexico to meet a new mandate for getting at least one…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — Masks are still required in Texas public schools unless local school boards decide to make them optional, the Texas Education Agency…
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