9 Texas mayors want to require masks in close public spaces
Nine Texas mayors, including those in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, have urged Gov. Greg Abbott to give them the authority to require…
Continue ReadingNine Texas mayors, including those in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, have urged Gov. Greg Abbott to give them the authority to require…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 4,000 people in El Paso County have contracted Covid-19, and 119 people have now died as a result of the virus.The…
Continue ReadingA team of European scientists say they have found two genetic variations that may show who is more likely to get very sick and die from coronavirus,…
Continue Reading“If I’m not (insert job title here), then who am I?” This is the type of question some adults are asking themselves as they…
Continue ReadingPeople are protesting in the streets — they’re angry, exhausted and scared by what they see happening in America. They want to know how we…
Continue ReadingMany diseases, including Covid-19, can attack men and women in different ways. Why this is depends on a complex mix of biology and behavior that can…
Continue ReadingEditor’s note: Following an update from CMS on June 23, 2020–a nursing home that was showing 11 patient deaths in El Paso, as of May 31,…
Continue ReadingThe federal government is stuck with 63 million doses of hydroxychloroquine now that the US Food and Drug Administration has revoked permission for…
Continue ReadingCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico’s coronavirus cases continued to increase at near-record levels Wednesday, as officials acknowledged the…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Bishop Mark Seitz, with the El Paso Catholic Diocese, is authorizing the second phase of church re-openings within El Paso County…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas  – In an effort to support Downtown food and beverage businesses the Downtown Management District is launching the Fresh Air…
Continue ReadingJust as much of the US was improving, 10 states are seeing their highest seven-day average of new coronavirus cases per day since the pandemic…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — It’s been almost a week since Texas reached Phase 3 of reopening, allowing restaurants to open at 75 percent capacity, however not…
Continue ReadingCHAPARRAL, New Mexico — An Otero County Prison inmate was among five more coronavirus deaths reported Wednesday in New Mexico, while 38 new cases at…
Continue ReadingIt sometimes seems like the country’s attention is shifting away from Covid-19’s devastating death toll, which is projected to reach…
Continue ReadingIn the search to find a vaccine to put an end to the coronavirus pandemic, some scientists worry that President Trump’s “Operation Warp…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four new coronavirus deaths and 51 new cases on Wednesday morning. The…
Continue ReadingAs states move forward with relaxing virus-compelled restrictions — and as people grow weary of complying with them — some areas are…
Continue ReadingMisha Garnier’s 14-year-old son, Lino, is playing a lot of video games right now. “That seems to be his sole pursuit in life,” she…
Continue ReadingCarol Kochon prayed during her husband’s 42-day hospitalization for Covid-19. Susceptible to lung infections, Rob Kochon had been feeling sick…
Continue ReadingA South Dakota company expects to start human trials next month for a Covid-19 antibody treatment derived from the plasma of cows. But these…
Continue ReadingCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state leaders began looking at the re-openings of more businesses shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, even…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — A request from the mayors of El Paso and eight other big Texas cities for the “authority to set rules and regulations” mandating…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — The number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus continued to climb Tuesday in Texas, setting yet another daily record.…
Continue ReadingThe first video game-based treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration…
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported 88 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths statewide. State…
Continue ReadingThe widely available steroid drug dexamethasone may be key in helping to treat the sickest Covid-19 patients who require ventilation or oxygen,…
Continue ReadingPets might not infect people with coronavirus, but pet owners need to protect cats, dogs and other companion animals, the US Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingLast week, an official at the World Health Organization said asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus appears to be rare. They’ve since…
Continue ReadingHere’s a good reason to put the lid down before you flush: a new computer modeling study shows how a flushing toilet can send a cloud of little…
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