Health

Local News

Icy sauna in Durango touted for pain relief

Cryotherapy uses nitrogen to lower skin temperature to 34 degrees

July 12, 2016

Health

New kidneys 40 years apart show transplant progress, hurdles

That transplant lasted a remarkable four decades – and now Hudson’s recovery from a second one, this time faster and…

July 11, 2016

Nation & World

Clinton offers new health care proposals

another nod to Sanders

July 9, 2016

Local News

Cigarette tax increase proposed for ballot

raise the tax per pack from 84 cents to $2.59

July 6, 2016

Health

Suicide by job: Farmers, lumberjacks, fisherman top list

finds enormous differences across occupations

July 5, 2016

Local News

Abortion debate turns to single-payer health care

Advocates worry state ballot drive could limit access

June 27, 2016

Health

Flu spray fails to protect kids; panel urges shot instead

Federal officials say that AstraZeneca’s nasally-administered FluMist has not been working.Associated Press file Health officials reported recently that the spray…

June 27, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis College raises goals for student health

meets many recreation, nutrition requirements of partnership

June 24, 2016

Family

Postpartum depression is more than the ‘baby blues’

Durango woman uses her experience to help moms cope after giving birth

June 22, 2016

Health

1 free meal from drug company can sway doctors’ prescribing

As little as one free meal from a drug company can influence which medicines doctors prescribe for Medicare patients, according…

June 21, 2016

Health

Coffee struck from list of possible cancer-causing agents

Walter Martin prepares a coffee in his coffee shop in the colonial district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The…

June 15, 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

Local News

Students get hands-on health care experience

allows teens to explore health careers

June 8, 2016

Health

Would teens be slimmer if stars hawked kale and quinoa?

This is a combination of will.i.am, Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake. A study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that…

June 6, 2016

Health

Cortez pharmacist fights antibiotic overuse

Meyer helps update CDC guidelines

June 1, 2016

Health

Brain scans reveal hidden consciousness in patients

A standard brain scanning technique is showing promise for helping doctors distinguish between patients in a vegetative state and those…

May 31, 2016

Local News

Southwest Health worries that lab tech program will close

Juan College may shutter program

May 30, 2016

Local News

Cortez City Council approves hospital site plan

Southwest Memorial expansion includes new patient wing, office building

May 29, 2016

Regional News

Why do health policy prices vary by region?

Colorado set to study

May 16, 2016

Good Earth

Living near nature may help you live longer

A bus winds along U.S. Highway 550 between Coal Bank Pass and Molas Pass as fall colors begin to appear…

May 11, 2016

Regional News

Colorado pot report: More adults toking

not smoking more since legalization

April 18, 2016

Health

A walk outdoors can ease stress of cancer

Support group serves survivors, patients, caregivers

April 13, 2016

Health

Bootstrap yoga class targets PTSD, anxiety

Practice addresses PTSD, anxiety

April 6, 2016

Nation & World

Snyder blames bureaucrats, EPA faults state in Flint crisis

square off at congressional hearing

March 17, 2016