Local Health Archives

Start your day with breathing exercises for stress relief

July 26, 2021 1:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Mansour, CNN A worldwide pandemic is more than enough to induce excess stress. Many people have had to deal with a changing work life…

Health Minute: Life expectancy decreased due to COVID-19

July 22, 2021 5:27 PM Mercedes Martinez

Life expectancy in the U.S has…

Hospitalized Covid-19 patients are asking for the vaccine — when it’s too late, two health care workers say

July 22, 2021 12:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna, CNN As the Delta variant helps fuel a surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US, unvaccinated patients are regretting their…

How the world’s best pole vaulter handles stress

July 28, 2021 6:34 AM CNN

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis holds the world record in pole vault and he’s sharing his tips on managing stress in competition to help the rest of us…

Nevada becomes latest Covid-19 hotspot, as hospitalizations rise and vaccination rates plateau

July 22, 2021 1:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN At Robert Taylor’s Las Vegas barbershop, the buzzing sounds of clippers and friendly banter are a…

Hear barber’s inspiration for setting up a vaccination site at his shop

July 22, 2021 1:23 PM CNN

CNN’s Ed Lavandera visits a Las Vegas barbershop amidst rising cases of Covid-19 in Nevada. After several unvaccinated employees were infected,…

US life expectancy falls by more than a year due to Covid-19 pandemic, CDC study says

July 21, 2021 6:55 AM Dominique Newland, CNN

(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – Life expectancy in the United States fell by a year and a half in 2020 primarily due to increases in death due to the Covid-19…

Pfizer-BioNTech to start producing Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa in 2022

July 21, 2021 5:34 AM CNN Newsource

By David McKenzie and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech will start to manufacture their Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa, they announced…

More infectious Delta variant makes up 83% of new US coronavirus cases as vaccine hesitancy persists

July 20, 2021 5:28 PM CNN Newsource, Jenny Day

By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The more contagious Delta variant of coronavirus now makes up 83% of sequenced samples in the United…

Hospitals could face $2 million fine for not disclosing prices under proposed Biden rule

July 19, 2021 4:18 PM Dominique Newland, CNN

By Tami Luhby, CNN The Biden administration is doubling down on a Trump-era rule that requires hospitals to disclose the rates they privately…

El Centro Regional Medical Center hosts youth event focused on sanitation, nutrition

July 19, 2021 10:08 AM Caleb J. Fernández

During these times of uncertainty, the El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) is partnering with the MolinaCares Accord (“MolinaCares”), in…

Public health officials detect St. Louis Encephalitis in Imperial Valley mosquito pools

July 17, 2021 10:43 AM Caleb J. Fernández

According to officials at the Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD), two local mosquito pools have tested positive for Saint Louis…

During the pandemic, another devastating health crisis was growing

July 17, 2021 10:17 AM CNN

Opioid overdose deaths rose 30% last year, making 2020 the year with the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in the US, according to the…

Local students going back to school amid COVID-19, Delta variant concerns

July 16, 2021 6:06 PM Luis Lopez

Local parents have been relying on virtual learning for their kids. Now students are coming back to the classroom, but COVID-19 is still an…

Covid-19 ‘is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated,’ CDC director says

July 20, 2021 2:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone and Madeline Holcombe, CNN With Covid-19 cases rising in all 50 states, health officials say it’s clear that unvaccinated…

US is ‘losing time’ in vaccination race as Delta variant becomes more pervasive, expert says

July 15, 2021 11:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Covid-19 vaccination rates are down and cases are on the rise, exacerbated by the more transmissible Delta variant —…

Surgeon general issues warning over vaccine misinformation as White House turns up the heat on Facebook

July 16, 2021 6:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned Thursday health misinformation is “a serious…

SPECIAL REPORT: The Will to Walk

July 15, 2021 10:08 AM Dominique Newland

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – With the day to day hustle and bustle we may take some things for granted. For example, taking quick trips to the grocery…

Johnson and Johnson recalls some Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreens after it detects benzene in them

July 15, 2021 7:54 AM CNN

Johnson & Johnson is issuing a voluntary recall for five Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen lines in the United States after it said it discovered low…