El Paso is home to a high number of residents with autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes and lupus, and experts don’t know exactly why the city is a cluster region. Read moreWhy is El Paso an autoimmune hot spot?

Poor posture, sports injuries and stress are just a few factors that can lead to tight muscles. Read moreDry needling can treat pain, muscle knots

If you’re ready to think outside the box for your workout routine, we’ve compiled a list of unconventional ways to get fit. Read moreFour ways to shake up your workout routine

Can you get two colds at once? Yes, you can. Read moreCan you get two colds at once?

When I received my degree from the Yale School of Public Health in 1954, there were no classes offered on “aging” topics; If you reached 60, you were doing fine. The hottest public health issue at the time: The dangers of smoking! Read moreAs population ages, elderly care in short supply

It’s been almost three months since the exhausting campaign to repeal the Affordable Care Act finally came to a head. While the Senate has moved on to other pressing matters, many Americans are wondering where they stand when it comes to heal… Read moreWhat is the status of the ACA?

El Paso should be a hotbed for up and coming dermatologists. The city has abundant sunshine, high altitude, a growing population and a shortage of skin specialists. Read moreWhy the Sun City has a dermatology shortage

Every day, trucks pull up to a nondescript warehouse in Far East El Paso to unload a dirty cargo. They carry used catheters, bandages, diapers, syringes and soiled hospital gowns collected from around the city. Read moreMedical waste: Who gets it, what happens to it?

El Paso leads the nation in diabetes, and blindness is a major side effect of the disease that impacts older Hispanics more than any other group in the United States. Read moreEye floaters: How I almost went blind in one eye

Add a new potential ill to the list of problems linked to air pollution: kidney disease. Read moreDirty air and kidney disease

A new study suggests the availability of cheaper off-brand cigarettes is associated with a rise in infant mortality. Read moreFatal toll of cheap cigarettes