Health

Detecting depression: Phone apps could monitor teen angst

Laurel Foster holds her phone in San Francisco. Foster is among teens involved in Stanford University research testing whether smartphones…

January 6, 2019

Health

New hearts forge new friendship for transplant recipients

Doctors appear at a news conference at University of Chicago Hospital Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Chicago. University of Chicago…

January 4, 2019

Health

AP-NORC Poll: Edit baby genes for health, not smarts, poll says

An embryologist adjusts a microplate containing embryos that were injected with gene-editing components in a laboratory in Shenzhen in southern…

December 31, 2018

Local News

Financial recovery on track, Southwest Health System says

Popular doctor rehired; board of directors gets new members

December 31, 2018

Health

Health insurance on demand? Some are betting on it

Nancy Buchholz holds her husband Jeff’s picture, who died six weeks after being diagnosed with cancer this spring. Nancy got…

December 26, 2018

Healing Nutrition

Relieve heartburn naturally

The pain associated with these conditions can be so excruciating it can be mistaken for a heart attack. Taking over-the-counter…

December 26, 2018

Health

U.S. adults aren’t getting taller, but they’re still putting on pounds

A new government report released on Thursday shows that while adult waistlines have been expanding, the average height of U.S.…

December 24, 2018

Health

Device opens airways for a good night’s rest

Specialist at Mercy offers new treatment for sleep apnea

December 20, 2018

Health

U.S. urges doctors to write more prescriptions for overdose antidote

A Narcan nasal device which delivers naloxone lies on a counter as a health educator gives instructions on how to…

December 19, 2018

Local News

Pagosa Springs hospital pays $111,400 to settle privacy violation

Government requires two-year action plan

December 18, 2018

Health

Child abuse climbs after Friday report cards, study says

Child abuse increases the day after school report cards are released – but only when kids get their grades on…

December 17, 2018

Local News

Despite paralysis and heartbreak, Durangoan finds joy

Jessica Vought draws from personal tragedy to warn others about dangers of drunken driving

December 17, 2018

Health

More sleep in Seattle: Later school start helps kids get more rest

Senior Hazel Ostrowski, center, smiles as she looks up during her first period, AP statistics class at Franklin High School…

December 16, 2018

Health

Cuba health mystery: Diplomats had inner-ear damage early on

Dr. Michael Hoffer, of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 12,…

December 14, 2018

Healing Nutrition

Surviving the sugar this holiday season

Despite us all knowing better, the average American eats a whopping 168 pounds of sugar per year. That’s more than…

December 12, 2018

Health

Shining a light on ‘sundowning’

some people with dementia, their behavior can switch from normal to highly erratic come nightfall

December 11, 2018

Health

Record count reported for mysterious paralyzing illness

An electron microscope image shows numerous, spheroid-shaped Enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) virions. Doctors have suspected a mysterious paralyzing illness, acute flaccid myelitis,…

December 10, 2018

Local News

Recovery group helps young people establish new lifestyles

starts local chapter to provide more options

November 30, 2018

Healing Nutrition

Fiber: The first step to preventing diabetes

The easiest “first step” to improve pre-diabetes and diabetes with nutrition is to focus on increasing your fiber intake. There…

November 28, 2018

Health

Q&A on scientist’s bombshell claim of gene-edited babies

Zhou Xiaoqin, left, loads Cas9 protein and PCSK9 sgRNA molecules into a fine glass pipette as Qin Jinzhou watches at…

November 26, 2018

Health

Meditation helps vets with post-traumatic stress disorder

A U.S soldier looks through the scope of his weapon during a night patrol in Mandozai, in Khost province, Afghanistan,…

November 23, 2018

Health

Psychiatrists coming to Durango, via video

Family Medicine one of the latest to offer consultations to address shortage

November 22, 2018

Health

Romaine lettuce warning looms over Thanksgiving dinner

Romaine lettuce sits on the shelves as a shopper walks through the produce area of an Albertsons market Tuesday in…

November 21, 2018

Health

Why a salmonella outbreak shouldn’t ruin your Thanksgiving

To kill the possibility of salmonella, cook turkeys to an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees.Associated Press file That’s…

November 19, 2018