Health

Local News

Low-income residents spend thousands at Durango Farmers Market

Nonprofit offers matching funds for food stamps spent on fresh produce

February 10, 2019

Local News

What’s the life expectancy in your neighborhood?

Poverty, income and education may contribute to trends

February 9, 2019

Local News

Local group forms to help restaurant workers cope with stress, share stories

Service workers face odd hours, low pay, high demand

February 8, 2019

Health

Telemedicine’s challenge: Getting patients to click the app

Caitlin Powers sits in the living room of her Brooklyn apartment in New York, and has a telemedicine video conference…

February 6, 2019

Healing Nutrition

Make your chocolate dark … for your health

We are bombarded with chocolate this time of year. Buying chocolate for your sweetie is well … just sweet. But…

February 6, 2019

Health

Chronic pain given as top reason for using medical marijuana

Chronic pain is the most commonly cited reason people give when they enroll in state medical cannabis programs. A study…

February 5, 2019

Health

Nearly half of U.S. adults have heart or blood vessel disease

Associated Press file<br><br>A laptop computer monitors a patient’s heart function as he takes a stress test while riding a stationary…

February 3, 2019

Health

Study: Many small kids in U.S. are using too much toothpaste

A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, says too many young…

February 1, 2019

Local News

Health exchange sees healthy interest, but residents call for reform

than 3,000 people in La Plata County use state insurance program

January 31, 2019

Health

After the overdose: A family’s journey into grief and guilt

“Keep going, Daddy,” she’s saying. It’s been months since they knelt over his 20-year-old son on the bedroom floor. But…

January 28, 2019

Southwest Life

Escaping the sugar trap

Balanced diet can break addiction to carbs, boost energy levels

January 24, 2019

Local News

Mercy Regional Medical Center eliminates management positions

Centura Health cut hundreds of positions at other hospitals last year

January 23, 2019

Healing Nutrition

Alternative sweetners healthier than refined sugar

We are four weeks into the new year. Maybe you’ve had some success or maybe you’ve thrown in the towel.…

January 23, 2019

Health

In limbo: Leftover embryos challenge clinics, couples

Kimberly Malm removes a container with frozen embryos and sperm being stored in liquid nitrogen at a fertility clinic in…

January 21, 2019

Local News

La Plata County ranks high for sexually transmitted disease

clear reason for rise in cases locally, nationally

January 21, 2019

Local News

Federal employees seek help from Durango Food Bank

Shutdown could hurt monthly commodities program for the nonprofit

January 18, 2019

Local News

Man protests emergency room bills from Mercy Regional Medical Center

Avoiding unneeded emergency care could save Colorado $800 million

January 16, 2019

Local News

Local group forms to help restaurant workers cope with stress, share stories

Service workers face odd hours, low pay, high demand

January 14, 2019

Health

U.S. flu season poised to be milder than last year’s harsh one

Henry Beverly, 73, battles the flu while tended to by nurse Kathleen Burks in February 2018 at Upson Regional Medical…

January 14, 2019

Local News

Survey: Teens struggle with prolonged sadness

will inform prevention coalition goals in La Plata County

January 13, 2019

Health

U.S. medical marketing reaches $30 billion; drug ads top surge

According to a report released on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018, annual spending by the U.S. health industry on ads and…

January 9, 2019

Healing Nutrition

New Year’s nutrition success tips

You’re familiar with the common resolutions for health, but how can you sustain your long-term momentum so you can live…

January 9, 2019

Health

U.S. cancer death rate hits milestone: 25 years of decline

Chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient at a hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. The U.S. cancer death rate has…

January 8, 2019

Food

Low carb? Low fat? What the latest dieting studies tell us

If you’re planning to try to lose weight in 2019, you’re sure to find a fierce debate online and among…

January 8, 2019