Covid testing and contact tracing key for safely reopening schools, two new studies suggest
As nations around the world grapple with how to safely reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic — or whether to reopen at all — two…
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Doña Ana County records state’s only new virus death, nearly 25% of all new cases
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County was responsible for the only new death coronavirus death reported by New Mexico health officials on…
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Your hair knows what you eat, study finds
You are what you eat, so the saying goes. But few people would suspect that dietary choices are reflected, inch by inch, in the hair growing on your…
Continue Reading You’ve ‘got milk.’ Whether it’s good for you depends on your age, health and sex, studies say
Perhaps it’s a creamy white comfort drink that’s reminiscent of childhood, or just another alternative to water, tea, soda and coffee.…
Continue Reading The FDA’s list of dangerous hand sanitizers has now grown to more than 100
The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded its warning about hand sanitizers to avoid, with the list now topping 100. The agency first warned…
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‘These very young students saw combat-level injuries’: Medical students reflect on Aug. 3 shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso medical professionals had just minutes to prepare for one of the most difficult days in their careers: August 3,…
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3 new virus deaths in El Paso; county about to top 15,000 cases
EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials announced Monday morning that Covid-19 has killed another 3 people in El Paso. They also reported 202 new…
Continue Reading Growing up in a violent environment is likely to lead to accelerated aging and disease risk, new review of studies shows
Experiencing adversity early in life is likely to make children reach puberty more quickly, increase cellular aging and alter brain development.…
Continue Reading In much of the US, progress made in the Covid-19 fight has turned into progress lost
Remember the progress made in suppressing Covid-19 during the painful economic shutdowns? In some states, much of those gains have been erased after…
Continue Reading Colleges need to test for Covid-19 frequently to keep campuses open this fall, study says
If college campuses want to remain open this fall, it may take frequent screening of college students, according to a modeling study published Friday…
Continue Reading Strength training with free weights: How to reboot your workout routine
In Part I of this seven-part series, we started our fitness journey by learning how to strengthen the mind-body connection and practice breathing to…
Continue Reading Do some people have protection against the coronavirus?
We’re now more than seven months into the coronavirus pandemic that has upended the lives of most of Earth’s inhabitants. And while it is…
Continue Reading 19,000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in the next 20 days, CDC composite forecast shows
First, the good news: The numbers of new Covid-19 cases each day in about 27 states have generally plateaued this past week compared to the previous…
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New Mexico tops 21,000 virus cases, with Dona Ana County at 2,214
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in New Mexico has increased by 226 with three additional deaths also reported…
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El Paso has 4 more fatalities for 14 straight days of virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso health department announced four additional coronavirus deaths on Sunday, marking 14 straight days of Covid-19 deaths…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County sees 4 virus deaths in 2 days as its death count hits 23
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two Doña Ana County men were among nine new coronavirus deaths in New Mexico reported by state health officials on…
Continue Reading El Paso sees 3 new virus deaths to end deadliest 2 weeks of pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials announced three new coronavirus deaths Saturday morning to close out the deadliest week of reported…
Continue Reading Can you get Covid-19 through your eyes? Possibly. Should we all be wearing goggles? Probably not.
We know that the coronavirus can enter the body through the nose and mouth — hence the constant recommendations from doctors to wear face…
Continue Reading Health experts urge caution for school reopenings as coronavirus safety plans are put to the test
Health experts on Saturday continued to urge communities to use caution and planning when considering whether to send students back to school, after…
Continue Reading Red onions linked to salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in 31 states
A multistate outbreak of salmonella poisoning that has sickened almost 400 people in 31 states has been traced back to red onions, federal health…
Continue Reading WHO leader is stuck between feuding China and US. It’s a situation ‘rock star’ Tedros has spent his life preparing for
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was watching late-night television when he saw a hospital boss criticizing him and Ethiopia’s Health Ministry, which…
Continue Reading Frontline workers wearing PPE still at more than three times the risk of Covid-19 infection, new study finds
Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for patients with Covid-19 isn’t enough to completely eliminate the threat from the…
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‘Rough month of July’: Weekly check-in with UMC’s Dr. Jose Burgos
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr.…
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‘A day everybody remembers for the rest of their life’: Doctors, nurses look back on Aug. 3 shooting
EL PASO, Texas — The main goal for doctors and nurses at Del Sol Medical Center in east El Paso has always been to save lives. That was especially…
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‘We’re running out of nurses’: Virus outbreak depletes Providence Memorial ICU nursing staff
EL PASO, Texas — Between five and eight intensive care unit nurses at The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus have tested positive for Covid-19,…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County has 2 out of New Mexico’s 7 new virus deaths
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two Doña Ana County women were among seven new coronavirus deaths in New Mexico reported by state health officials on…
Continue Reading A Georgia sleepaway camp’s coronavirus outbreak is a warning for what could happen when schools reopen, CDC says
A Covid-19 outbreak at a Georgia sleep away camp this June could have implications for school reopening, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading A variety of responses by US states hurt the country’s ability to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says
The “diversity of response” by US states hampered the country’s ability to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci…
Continue Reading Human sperm roll like ‘playful otters’ as they swim, study finds, contradicting centuries-old beliefs
More than 340 years ago, a Dutchman named Antonie van Leeuwenhoek invented a powerful new compound microscope and accidentally discovered the…
Continue Reading Florida sets a record for number of coronavirus deaths for 4th straight day
Florida on Friday marked the fourth consecutive day it reported a record number of Covid-19 deaths in the state. The 257 deaths reported Friday was…
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