We were just shy of three months into the pandemic when we pieced together last year’s El Paso Inc. Medical and Health issue in June. Read moreCOVID-19: A Year Later

On their journey to become dentists, 40 students will take their seats at the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine in South Central El Paso this summer. Read moreOpen Wide!

The world – and certainly the borderland – has experienced climbing death tolls since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Read moreEl Paso on road to recovery

Nearly a third of El Pasoans surveyed have coronavirus antibodies, according to preliminary study results released Monday — the highest rate of the six parts of the state studied. Read moreStudy finds COVID-19 antibodies in 29% of El Pasoans

Staying home, social distancing and wearing face masks during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has also led to a near disappearance of flu cases. Read moreFlu all but disappears - for now

The city’s public health department had a busy 2020, to say the least. Read moreQ&A: Angela Mora, El Paso's public health director

Biomedical research at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso focuses on conditions directly impacting borderland residents. Studies from the university also shine a light on the nation’s future public health issues, as Latinos … Read moreTTUHSC El Paso: Covid-19 new research focus

EL PASO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Read moreMedical and health notes

There’s finally a glimmer of light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, but the pandemic is casting the spotlight on another health epidemic: Obesity. Read moreObesity: pandemic shines light on epidemic

Obesity is a worldwide health challenge many people in our region battle: Nearly 35% of El Paso adults are obese. And U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows childhood obesity is prevalent among Hispanic children, subsequen… Read moreEl Paso programs address obesity

It’s been said eating healthy is expensive. Read moreFood insecurity: healthy eating and obesity