A teen girl in Southern California has died of the coronavirus, Orange County health officials announced Wednesday. The girl had “significant…
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Black newborn babies in the United States are more likely to survive childbirth if they are cared for by Black doctors, but three times more likely…
Continue Reading Living with a plugged nose isn’t fun, but James Nestor was ready. Plus, it was for science. While researching his recent book, “Breath:…
Continue Reading The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating a salmonella outbreak affecting 68 people in nine states that could be linked to tainted…
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals fell below 6,000 Wednesday for the first time since June, but…
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EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of students across the Borderland started the school year online this past Monday. Many students are required to be…
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham expressed hope Wednesday that most elementary school students will be able to return to…
Continue Reading After adjusting for population, US states in the South and West continue to report the most daily coronavirus cases even after declines over the past…
Continue Reading The requirement that children receive vaccinations before starting school has come to be accepted by most parents in this country as normal. It is…
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The American Academy of Pediatrics on Wednesday released expanded guidance for reopening schools that “strongly advocates for additional…
Continue Reading There is no denying that vaping is popular among teens, with one-third of US high school students reporting they have vaped or used other electronic…
Continue Reading Loss of smell and taste is more severe in Covid-19 patients than in patients with common colds and that could be due to the effect the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Frontline healthcare workers, emergency services personnel and the most vulnerable to the virus should be the first to get any eventual coronavirus…
Continue Reading Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The coronavirus death toll now stands at 372 in El Paso County. The Department of Public Health reported six new…
Continue Reading Honey may be a better treatment for coughs and colds than over-the-counter medicines, a new study has found. Researchers said honey was more…
Continue Reading High blood pressure or hypertension during pregnancy appears to be associated with having “more bothersome” menopausal symptoms —…
Continue Reading Feeling off-kilter with so many unknowns in the world today? In Part I of this weekly series, we prepared ourselves for a peaceful night’s rest…
Continue Reading Nurses and doctors have gone to creative extremes to reuse the same masks, gloves and scrubs they need to treat contagious coronavirus patients. But…
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas reported more than 200 additional coronavirus deaths Tuesday as the the total number of infections surpassed 550,000…
Continue Reading On your mark. Get set. Go! In the race for conception, most of us have been taught it’s the strength and swiftness of the wiggling ejaculate…
Continue Reading Faster tests combined with a “robust” immune response against Covid-19 could soon mean a slower spread, researchers said. Tests have been…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces nursing home resident was among five new coronavirus deaths reported by state health officials on Tuesday as…
Continue Reading Look into your pantry — have you packed it with canned foods since the start of the pandemic? Or are you a receipt hoarder — who keeps…
Continue Reading Getting the flu vaccine this year is important, experts at the World Health Organization said during a news briefing in Geneva on Tuesday. It appears…
Continue Reading The first coronavirus vaccine trial in the US is moving along at a good clip, but needs more minorities to enroll if it is to succeed, officials tell…
Continue Reading When students return to Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this month, they’ll find a campus transformed by Covid-19. Masks are…
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Public Health officials announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning. The death toll now stands at…
Continue Reading Whether you’re working from home or on the front lines, the pandemic has drastically affected almost everyone. And with sudden change can come…
Continue Reading Next time you pour back a sour beer, you might like to know that tart and tangy goodness is the result of an immensely complex set of microbial…
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