When Missouri art teacher Misty Byrd learned that the mother of one of her students needed a new kidney, she said she didn’t even think about…
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Blood thinners appear to reduce the risk of death by up to 50% among seriously ill, hospitalized coronavirus patients, researchers reported…
Continue Reading Nima Bhakta was that college friend who everyone knew would be a great mother. We met in 2006, and I could see that she was always at ease when she…
Continue Reading While commercial labs across the country have pushed hard this year to scale up their coronavirus testing capacity, the number of tests they conduct…
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UPDATE: Fauci says he was not part of task force meeting on new CDC testing guidelines WASHINGTON, DC — In a shift that perplexed some doctors,…
Continue Reading Polio has been declared eradicated from Africa, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. “Today we come together to rejoice over a historic…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It has been just more than seven months since the first coronavirus case was reported in the United States. Since then,…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 399. The Department of Public Health announced two new virus deaths…
Continue Reading Even amid a pandemic, life expectancy among White people in the United States far exceeds what Black people have experienced every year, according to…
Continue Reading You’ve been chained to your desk working remotely day in and day out. Schedule this mini break in the middle of the day and call it a meeting!…
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EL PASO, Texas — A wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this month accuses a prominent El Paso doctor and El Paso Children’s Hospital of “gross…
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported 2,754 new coronavirus cases and another 25 deaths on Monday, and for the first time since June had…
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso doctor continues to issue a plea to those who’ve recovered from Covid-19 to donate their plasma to patients currently…
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — According to a recently published report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Mexico continues…
Continue Reading New Covid-19 cases in the US may be on the decline, but some officials across the heartland reported worrisome news this week. Kansas Gov. Laura…
Continue Reading One superspreading event may be connected to about 20,000 Covid-19 cases in the Boston area, a researcher said on Tuesday. That event, a biotech…
Continue Reading In an era of hypervigilance during a pandemic, whether some of our friendships will survive is up in the air. Our brains have established methods for…
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has ordered a leadership shake-up at the Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home in…
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EL PASO, Texas – Get ready for your daily doses of “cute.” In honor of El Paso students heading back to school for virtual classes, staff at…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces nursing home resident was among two new coronavirus deaths reported in Doña Ana County on Tuesday and three…
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico — A McDonald’s location in Ruidoso is the scene of the largest restaurant outbreak of coronavirus in New Mexico, according…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As more reports emerge about possible treatments for Covid-19, a local emergency medicine physician is urging the public to…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been months since things have felt normal for young students in the Borderland. The pandemic has left many children…
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three new coronavirus-related deaths were announced Tuesday morning by the Department of Public Health. The death toll has…
Continue Reading It seems that just as states start getting coronavirus cases under control in one geographic area, they start rising in another. Sun Belt states hit…
Continue Reading A Florida judge on Monday blocked the state’s requirement that all brick-and-mortar public schools must offer in-class education by August 31.…
Continue Reading A 33-year-old man living in Hong Kong had Covid-19 twice this year, according to preliminary research. He had symptoms the first time around, but no…
Continue Reading There is no avoiding it — we have to eat every day. And as the effects of climate change become increasingly evident, the choices we make about…
Continue Reading Children born at 5,000 feet or more above sea level are typically smaller at birth and more likely to remain stunted than those born at lower…
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 76 new confirmed Coronavirus cases and two additional deaths as of Monday. The…
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