Health treatment

Local News

Doctor’s suspension has substance-abuse patients struggling

clinic fielding ‘dozens’ of calls from Dr. Deborah Parr’s patients

July 21, 2016

Local News

Durango doctor’s license suspended over medical marijuana

of four practitioners accused of excessive plant recommendations to patients

July 20, 2016

Local News

Icy sauna in Durango touted for pain relief

Cryotherapy uses nitrogen to lower skin temperature to 34 degrees

July 12, 2016

Local News

Drug, alcohol residential treatment center proposed on Goeglein Gulch Road

Durango Planning Commission gives project early nod

June 27, 2016

Health

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans have leftover narcotics at home

Nearly 60 percent of Americans have leftover narcotics in their homes, and 20 percent have shared those with another person,…

June 13, 2016

Health

A walk outdoors can ease stress of cancer

Support group serves survivors, patients, caregivers

April 13, 2016

Regional News

Colorado man with Parkinsons’s pushes for right-to-die law

opposition expected from Legislature, religious groups

December 19, 2015

Local News

Montezuma County faces health challenges, professionals report

Poverty, education are main driving factors

December 14, 2015

Local News

Single-payer health care on 2016 ballot in Colorado

create a universal system and eliminate private insurance

November 9, 2015

Local News

Whooping cough is on the rise

department recommends ‘circle of protection’ for babies

October 15, 2015

Nation & World

State obesity rates hold steady

30% or more of population rated obese in 22 states

September 21, 2015

Regional News

Children’s Hospital alert for enterovirus recurrence

The outbreak, which erupted in mid-August and continued through January 2015, also was associated with rare cases of polio-like partial…

July 27, 2015

Local News

Helping out mothers

raises postpartum depression awareness

June 14, 2015

Health

Helping a surgeon’s hand

arm improves precision of knee, hip operations

June 3, 2015

Nation & World

NIH: Major study finds earlier HIV treatment improves health

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says a new study has convinced him…

May 29, 2015

Local News

Mental-health counselors boost care for kids

Program supports pediatricians, families

December 26, 2014

Local News

Health-care revival

Consistent service in Silverton helps isolated hamlet

October 22, 2014

Local News

Nursing comes home

Navigating health-care bureaucracy poses challenges

October 13, 2014

Local News

Here is your chance to install energy shields, contact departed

WholeExpo assemblage reconvenes for 19th time

September 4, 2014

Local News

Holes in health care

wages defeat many Southwest Coloradans’ efforts to find proper care

July 9, 2014

Local News

Mercy making plans for new Bayfield clinic

Possible April opening for branch

January 18, 2014

Local News

United States faces gaps in response to diseases

Colorado has issues with vaccination levels

December 16, 2013

Local News

Report: Mercury vapor at gold mill in Mancos not elevated

three soil samples show excessive levels

December 8, 2013

Local News

Time counts for mental-health patients

state funding is not keeping up with demand, critics say

November 16, 2013