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Public health officials confirm plague death; coroner identifies girl who died

Kinley Mitchell, 10, attended Sunnyside Elementary School and raised hogs in 4-H

DATE: Jul 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Masks required at San Juan Regional Medical Center

New Mexico removed remaining pandemic restrictions and officially opened up as of Thursday July 1. To protect vulnerable patient populations and each other from COVID-19, San Juan Regional ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Fentanyl use on the rise in Farmington

Hospital begins tracking drug specifically to monitor incidents

DATE: Jun 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Food allergies complicate hungry Americans' search for meals

SACRAMENTO, California – When Emily Brown, a Kansas City mother, couldn’t find foods that her 2-year-old with multiple food allergies could eat at a local food pantry, she mustered up the co...

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress

NEW YORK– Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidem...

DATE: Jun 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Colorado vaccine bus rolls into Bayfield

Mobile program distributes thousands of doses statewide

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states

NEW YORK – It was anxiety – and not a problem with the shots – that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five state...

DATE: Apr 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Pfizer, BioNTech seek EU’s OK to use COVID vaccine on kids

LONDON – Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be extended to include children 12 to 15 years old,...

DATE: Apr 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

AP analysis: The expected COVID baby boom may be a baby bust

Births have fallen dramatically in many states

DATE: Apr 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask

NEW YORK – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces any...

DATE: Apr 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. lifts barriers to prescribing addiction treatment drug

The Biden administration is easing decades-old requirements that made it difficult for doctors to treat opioid addiction using medication. New guidelines announced Tuesday mean do...

DATE: Apr 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

COVID-19 treatment has improved, but many wish for an easy pill

If Priscila Medina had gotten COVID-19 a year ago, she would have had no treatments proven safe and effective to try. But when the 30-year-old nurse arrived at a Long Island hospital last mo...

DATE: Apr 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health