Vaccination Efforts Aim to Fight New Strains of COVID-19
By Jenny Manrique The race to achieve herd immunity before new strains of the coronavirus prevail among the population, continues to run into one of the biggest bottlenecks in…
It Works for Adults. Will It Work for Kids?
By Carmen Heredia Rodríguez Orange. Eucalyptus. Lavender. Peppermint. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Seattle Children’s Hospital will use scents like these to treat children who lost their sense…
Scientists Seek COVID-19 Treatment Answers in Older Drugs
By Esther Landhuis Could a decades-old antidepressant be a secret weapon against Covid? A few scientists think so, after two small studies showed that fluvoxamine, typically prescribed for obsessive-compulsive…
So, You’re Vaccinated Against COVID-19. Now What?
By Bernard J. Wolfson As you surely know, this country’s covid vaccination effort has been plagued by major birth pangs: registration snafus, poor communication, faulty data and a scant…
Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Young Covid ‘Long Haulers’
By Carmen Heredia Rodríguez A slumber party to celebrate Delaney DePue’s 15th birthday last summer marked a new chapter — one defined by illness and uncertainty. The teen from…
Salud Family Health Centers Assists in Vaccination Efforts
By Alexsandra Ruiz-Ortíz Crowded malls, music vibrating at concerts, dinners with generations of families, and so many other activities sounded normal, almost habitual a year ago. It’s possible to…
Vaccine Distribution: Long-Standing Disparities
By Jenny Manrique Some 55% of COVID-19 fatalities in California are Latino, while African-Americans in New York have the highest rates of hospitalization for coronavirus. Yet neither state is…
Health Insurance Exchange Special Enrollment Begins
BeWellnm, the New México Health Insurance Exchange, announced the beginning of the special enrollment period for the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange which ends on May 15, 2021. The special…
We Have a Chance to Make Things Better
Karla Gonzales García Colorado has made incredible strides in improving access to healthcare. It is something to be proud of and yet there are so many who have been…
It’s Vital to Include Immigrants to Combat COVID-19
David Torres Far from subsiding, the “curve” in cases of coronavirus in this nation of immigrants, representing the phase in which the pandemic is, according to experts on the…