El Paso doctor underscores vaccine importance despite breakthrough cases
EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso see’s an uptick in Covid-19 cases, the Borderland is also seeing more breakthrough cases – which are infections in those…
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A parent’s primary role: Protecting our kids against hopelessness
By Jessica DuLong, CNN Given the pandemic’s extra stressors, it can be hard for parents to know what’s weighing on our kids or how to…
Continue Reading Texas among 5 states that have less than 10% of ICU beds left as Covid-19 overwhelms hospitals
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As Covid-19 cases surge across the US, particularly among unvaccinated Americans, hospitals have been pushed to their…
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‘The possibilities are endless on how fast we can go,’ says Paralympian David Brown, the world’s fastest blind athlete
David Brown is the first completely blind athlete to run 100 meters in under 11 seconds. Competing in the T11 category for vision impairment,…
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Children, teens driving surge of new Covid cases in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — School-age children were responsible for almost half of the past week’s Covid cases in El Paso County, according to the public…
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3 of El Paso’s 4 latest Covid deaths involved those vaccinated
EL PASO, Texas — Three fully-vaccinated El Pasoans were among four people who died in the county from Covid-19 over the past week, and there were…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe disease has not dropped much, CDC says
By Maggie Fox, CNN Overall effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines has not dropped much yet for most vaccinated Americans, US Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading South African researchers keep wary eye on yet another new coronavirus variant
By Maggie Fox, CNN Genetics researchers who have been watching for new coronavirus variants say they’ve seen a troubling new lineage that…
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court asked to block Texas law banning most abortions
WASHINGTON, DC — Lawyers for abortion clinics in Texas raced to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, asking the justices to block a controversial law…
Continue Reading Find your sleep ‘sweet spot’ to protect your brain as you age, study suggests
By Kristen Rogers, CNN How long older adults sleep could affect their brain health, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA…
Continue Reading State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Education Department says it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask…
Continue Reading This is how to prevent another 100,000 Covid deaths by December, Fauci says
By Amanda Sealy and Hollie Silverman, CNN With nearly 100,000 Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 and infections surging among the unvaccinated…
Continue Reading Fauci: School Covid-19 vaccine mandates are a ‘good idea’
By Amanda Sealy, CNN Mandating Covid-19 vaccines for children to attend school in person is a “good idea” due to a strong benefit-risk…
Continue Reading First, surges in Covid-19 infections led to shortages of hospital beds and staff. Now it’s oxygen
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Parts of the South are running out of oxygen supply as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue soaring, primarily driven…
Continue Reading How to encourage family and friends to stop spreading misinformation on social media
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Your cousin knows for a fact that coronavirus vaccines have mind-controlling microchips. “Stop the steal”…
Continue Reading Concerts and Covid: Can the show go on?
By Eric Berger, Kaiser Health News Fans of the band Wilco could have reasonably interpreted frontman Jeff Tweedy singing “I Am Trying to Break…
Continue Reading ‘There is no room to put these bodies,’ Alabama health official says as Covid-19 deaths climb
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The rate of Covid-19 deaths has increased in 42 US states in the last week, according to new data, as the spread of the more…
Continue Reading What’s the risk of indoor dining if you’re fully vaccinated? Here’s what one expert says
By Katia Hetter, CNN With Covid-19 infections at their highest levels since January and hospitalizations at a level not seen since the winter surge,…
Continue Reading Appeals court blocks El Paso mask mandate except for schools, city buildings
EL PASO, Texas — A divided 8th Court of Appeals struck down much of El Paso’s indoor mask mandate Friday, but left it intact for schools and city…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalization risk doubles with Delta variant, UK study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new study adds to growing evidence suggesting that the Delta coronavirus variant is not only highly transmissible, but…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher infected more than half of students in class with Covid-19, CDC reports
By Maggie Fox, CNN An unvaccinated elementary school teacher who took off their mask to read to students ended up infecting more than half of them…
Continue Reading Abbott warns of some constraints on Covid-19 home test supply as Delta surge leads to ‘unprecedented demand’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Abbott Laboratories says the supply of its at-home Covid-19 tests may be constrained in the coming weeks as demand has…
Continue Reading How to get your teens to sleep now that they are back in school
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN School may look a bit different these days, but there’s one constant parents will remember from pre-Covid days: the…
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Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates
By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Florida school districts may impose mask…
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Houston reports first pediatric Covid-19 death in youth with no underlying conditions
By Keith Allen and David Williams, CNN Health officials in Houston have confirmed the city’s first pediatric Covid-19 death of a youth who did…
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COVID vaccination site opens at Dulles for arriving Afghans
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a mass COVID-19 vaccination site for arriving Afghans near…
Continue Reading Pandemic surge causes major shortage of a drug that treats rheumatoid arthritis and severe Covid-19
By Jen Christensen, CNN Renée Melendez is frustrated with the unvaccinated for more reasons than just the renewed spread of Covid-19, she said. The…
Continue Reading Finding enlightenment through sitting with discomfort
By Matt Villano, CNN Lama Rod Owens sees mindfulness as radical. For Owens, a Black and queer man, being “radical” means returning to a…
Continue Reading CNN EXCLUSIVE ‘Something has to be done’: After decades of near-silence from the CDC, the agency’s director is speaking up about gun violence
By Elizabeth Cohen, John Bonifield and Justin Lape, CNN For the first time in decades, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading US Surgeon General urges parents and officials take these steps to protect children from Covid-19
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A return to in-person learning has led to thousands of students having to quarantine across the US, with Covid-19 cases…
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