Health

Local News

Durango business offers escape from sensory overload

‘Zero-gravity’ flotation tanks provide therapy, reported health benefits

July 23, 2021

Local News

Upper Pine fire talks mental health for national video

service announcement raises awareness of wellness resources

July 22, 2021

Local News

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

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

July 12, 2021

Health

FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a…

July 12, 2021

New Mexico

Masks required at San Juan Regional Medical Center

New Mexico removed remaining pandemic restrictions and officially opened up as of Thursday. To protect vulnerable patient populations and each…

July 2, 2021

New Mexico

Fentanyl use on the rise in Farmington

Hospital begins tracking drug specifically to monitor incidents

June 24, 2021

Food

Food allergies complicate hungry Americans’ search for meals

Alex Miller grabs a loaf of bread from a shelf at Porchlight Community Service food pantry May 6 in San…

June 11, 2021

Health

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

Solutions Oriented Addiction Response organizer Brooke Parker holds an HIV testing kit in Charleston, W.Va. The nonprofit group operates health…

June 4, 2021

Local News

Colorado vaccine bus rolls into Bayfield

program distributes thousands of doses statewide

May 13, 2021

Health

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

A nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine April 26 at a vaccination center at UNLV in Las Vegas. On…

April 30, 2021

Health

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

Students line up March 8 for a socially distanced assembly at a school in Manchester, England. Pfizer and BioNTech have…

April 30, 2021

Health

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

have fallen dramatically in many states

April 28, 2021

Health

CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask

People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus March 3 walk through a shaft of light on a…

April 27, 2021

Health

U.S. lifts barriers to prescribing addiction treatment drug

Packets of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, in Greenfield, Mass. The U.S. government is easing requirements…

April 27, 2021

Health

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

They quickly arranged for her to get a novel drug that supplies virus-blocking antibodies, and “by the next day I…

April 26, 2021

Local News

New garden takes root in Bayfield with focus on healthy ingredients, food security

Students learn about produce production to help others

April 24, 2021

Local News

La Plata County fire districts explore virtual reality

tests whether new technology improves skills

April 24, 2021

Health

U.S. to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot risk

U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot on Friday, after scientific…

April 23, 2021

Local News

Southwest Health System CEO Tony Sudduth resigns

Executive took reins of then-troubled health system in 2018

April 18, 2021

Local News

With vaccinations, a semblance of normalcy returns to La Plata County nursing homes

the first time in a year – a hug: ‘It’s exciting to see them actually living again’

April 17, 2021

Health

What’s known about J&J’s vaccine and rare clots

A nurse fills a syringe with Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose COVID-19 vaccine at the Vaxmobile, at the Uniondale Hempstead Senior…

April 16, 2021

Health

Unusual treatment shows promise for kids with brain tumors

This 2016 photo provided by the family shows Jake Kestler, center, with his parents, Gallite and Josh, and his sister,…

April 13, 2021

Local News

Will La Plata, Archuleta counties see a fourth COVID-19 wave?

Colorado experiences new rise in pandemic infections

April 13, 2021

Health

Immune-boosting drug may help before lung cancer surgery

This product image provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb shows their drug Opdivo. Doctors say the drug, which helps the immune system…

April 12, 2021