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Public health groups worry threats to local officials could escalate as US plans vaccine rollout for kids

October 28, 2021 4:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Travis McAdam scours local newspapers and extremist social media content, along with receiving personal reports from…

Most parents don’t plan to vaccinate young children against Covid-19 right away, KFF survey finds

October 28, 2021 3:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN A Covid-19 vaccine could be available for little kids soon, and public health leaders say vaccinating them could help end the…

Noodle the pug’s ‘Bones or No Bones’ routine decides what kind of day millions of people will have

October 28, 2021 2:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN Is it a bones or no bones kind of day? One small pug is influencing how millions of people live their lives with his adorable…

Noodle the pug’s ‘Bones or No Bones’ routine decides what kind of day millions of people will have

October 28, 2021 2:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN Is it a bones or no bones kind of day? One small pug is influencing how millions of people live their lives with his adorable…

Side effects of Covid-19 shot in children ages 5 to 11 ‘mild,’ investigator says

October 28, 2021 1:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN When a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use…

Cheap, generic anti-depressant may reduce severe Covid-19 disease, study finds

October 27, 2021 10:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Maggie Fox, CNN A cheap, generically available anti-depressant may reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 disease by close to a third in people at…

Cheap, generic anti-depressant may reduce severe Covid-19 disease, study finds

October 27, 2021 10:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Maggie Fox, CNN A cheap, generically available anti-depressant may reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 disease by close to a third in people at…

FDA adds boxed warning to breast implants

October 27, 2021 6:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it made several changes to breast implant regulations, including…

NMSU to require Covid-19 vaccines for all employees, eliminates weekly testing option

October 27, 2021 6:19 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University will now require all faculty and other workers – including student employees – to be fully…

Why Covid-19 vaccines for younger children would come in smaller doses

October 27, 2021 5:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN The Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine that could soon be authorized for younger children still requires two shots…

What will a Covid-19 vaccine for younger kids mean? An expert weighs in

October 27, 2021 2:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Katia Hetter, CNN A US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use authorization for…

Get to know farro and other superfood whole grains

October 27, 2021 2:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Casey Barber, CNN Quinoa has reached a level of superfood status not seen since the great kale takeover of the aughts. Equally embraced and mocked…

El Paso City Council votes to continue mask lawsuit vs. state of Texas

October 26, 2021 11:46 AM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — A majority of El Paso City Council members told the city attorney to continue with on-going litigation against the state of Texas…

Immunocompromised may need a fourth Covid-19 shot, CDC says

October 26, 2021 5:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN People with certain health conditions that make them moderately or severely immunocompromised may get a fourth mRNA Covid-19…

FDA panel endorses Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for young kids

October 26, 2021 8:08 AM ABC News, CNN

UPDATE: U.S. health advisers have endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for younger children. The vote Tuesday afternoon by the Food…

Need for liver transplants due to heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, study finds

October 26, 2021 11:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN The need for liver transplants because of heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday. They found…

Need for liver transplants due to heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, study finds

October 26, 2021 11:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN The need for liver transplants because of heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday. They found…

When can kids under 5 get vaccinated against Covid-19? What parents should know

October 26, 2021 5:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Now that the United States has started rolling out child doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages…

FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11

October 26, 2021 5:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend emergency use…

El Paso doctor weighs in on Covid vaccine for kids as FDA discusses approval for Pfizer shot

October 26, 2021 5:55 AM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — The Food and Drug Administrations advisory panel could authorize Pfizer’s vaccine for 5 to 11 year olds on Tuesday. One El Paso…

Why am I a scaredy-cat and you’re not? The science of fright

October 26, 2021 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN I am a card-carrying scaredy-cat. I’ve never seen “Halloween” (any of them). Or “Scream” or…

Why it could be a good idea to ditch your running watch

October 26, 2021 1:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Kent, CNN Running shoes, keys, watch — I used to always grab the essentials before heading out for a jog. When I first began running…

Grim milestone: Over 5,000 Covid deaths in New Mexico; over 500 in Dona Ana County

October 25, 2021 5:35 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico has reached the grim milestone of having more than 5,000 deaths from Covid-19, officials said Monday. Of those…

1 fully-vaccinated El Pasoan among 5 new Covid deaths; 2 new Delta variant cases

October 25, 2021 11:08 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Five El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week, with one of those being a breakthrough death involving a fully-vaccinated…

Marijuana vaping by school-aged youth doubled between 2013 and 2020.

Vaping marijuana by teens doubles in last seven years, with potentially harmful consequences, study says

October 25, 2021 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Marijuana vaping by school-aged youth doubled between 2013 and 2020, a new study found, with reported use within the last 30…

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11

October 25, 2021 8:23 AM Associated Press

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds. It is the second…

Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine was well-tolerated and generated robust immune response in children ages 6 to 11

October 25, 2021 7:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Interim results of a Phase 2/3 trial showed Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine was well-tolerated and generated a robust immune…

FDA could authorize a Covid-19 vaccine for kids by this week. Here’s the most important thing to do while we wait, CDC director says

October 25, 2021 5:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN As the number of new daily cases of Covid-19 continues to fall in the US, the country awaits a major milestone that could…

Doctors are often unaware of the only treatment for early Covid-19

October 25, 2021 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent On September 17, Mayra Arana made the phone call she says saved her life. Arana had been…

Putty and ice cream? An expert’s advice on younger kids and the vaccine

October 25, 2021 3:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hurley, CNN An 11-year-old girl was petrified — her word — of needles, so much so that she didn’t want to talk about it…