Health

U.S. approves 1st drug developed to prevent chronic migraines

An artist’s rendering of the packaging for the drug Aimovig, the first in a new class of long-acting drugs designed…

May 19, 2018

U.S. births hit a 30-year low, despite good economy

According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released on Thursday saw the lowest number of U.S. births…

May 18, 2018

Local News

Dolores moves forward with school-based health clinic

board approves contractor; sheriff clears district in investigation

May 18, 2018

Local News

Southwest Health faces operational, cash challenges

reports expansion is on track, but cash on hand is 2 months short

May 17, 2018

Health

Young adults feel stress of long-term care, poll says

A son, at right, holds his mother’s hand at her nursing home in Michigan. Most young adults haven’t given much…

May 16, 2018

Local News

Dolores moves forward with school-based health clinic

board approves contractor; sheriff clears district in investigation

May 16, 2018

Local News

Southwest Health faces operational, cash challenges

reports expansion is on track, but cash on hand is 2 months short

May 15, 2018

Health

Cancer docs feel unprepared, but recommend marijuana anyway

A survey of U.S. cancer doctors released Thursday finds nearly half say they’ve recently recommended medical marijuana to patients, although…

May 15, 2018

Health

When someone hovers at the edge of death, these singers step in to ease the passage

Threshold Choir members center themselves before visiting a patient at the Halquist Memorial Inpatient Center in Arlington, Va.Salwan Georges/ Washington…

May 12, 2018

Health

WHO: Saturated fat should be less than 10 percent of diet

In its first draft guidelines on fat intake, the U.N. health agency said to avoid piling on the pounds, both…

May 11, 2018

Health

At 100, my mom had dementia and needed hospice care. Getting it was nearly impossible

A 2013 photo shows Jeanne Erdmann with her mother, Florence Greco, at age 98.Angie Zumwalt via Washington Post My mom’s…

May 9, 2018

Health

The risky surgery to remove a woman’s 132-pound tumor that grew by 10 pounds a week

A woman’s ovarian mucinous tumor had ballooned to 132 pounds and stretched three feet across.Courtesy of Danbury Hospital, Western Connecticut…

May 7, 2018

Health

Drug epidemic ensnares 25-year-old pill for nerve pain

The 25-year-old non-opioid pain drug gabapentin is one of the most prescribed medications in the U.S., ranking ninth over 2017,…

May 4, 2018

Health

Tooth whiteners essentially bleach your teeth, and that has pros and cons

Associated Press file “I see a lot more attention on pretty smiles,” says Clifton Carey, a chemist at the University…

May 3, 2018

Health

Diseases spread by ticks, mosquitoes and fleas more than tripled in the U.S.

Clockwise from top left: The deer tick, which transmits Lyme disease; the American dog tick, which transmits Rocky Mountain spotted…

May 2, 2018

Health

U.S. seeking 1 million for massive study of DNA, health habits

Stephanie Richurk, a nurse at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, sorts blood samples collected from participants in the “All…

May 1, 2018

Health

Portable test helps identify refugees at risk of outbreaks

Dr. Aimee Summers organizes the blood sample collection containers with Kenyan lab technicians at the International Rescue Committee medical clinic…

April 30, 2018

Southwest Life

Cataract surgery evolves to make vision even sharper

tool allows Durango surgeons to improve lens selection

April 29, 2018

Health

More kids have autism, better diagnosis may be the reason

Megan Krail helps a 4-year-old boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder practice trick-or-treating at The University of Texas at Dallas’ Callier…

April 28, 2018

Health

Opioid treatment gap in Medicare: Methadone clinics

The CEO of a methadone clinic holds a 35 mg liquid dose of methadone in Rossville, Ga. The drug is…

April 26, 2018

Local News

New regulations for Montezuma County septic systems are upheld

Additional oversight attempts will identify older systems

April 25, 2018

Health

Kids with rare rapid-aging disease get hope from study drug

Carly Kudzia, 7, with her mother, Heather Unsinger, in Whitehouse, Ohio. Carly participated in a study suggesting that the drug…

April 24, 2018

Health

Vaccinated against shingles? Great. Do it again.

This image provided by GlaxoSmithKline shows the company’s Shingrix vaccineGlaxoSmithKline via AP “I’m healthy; I’ll get that when I’m older”…

April 23, 2018

Health

Fish oil capsules don’t help dry eye symptoms, study finds

About 14 percent of U.S. adults have dry eye, which causes pain and vision problems. It’s more common in women…

April 22, 2018