Health

New Mexico

San Juan Regional hosts childbirth classes

Pregnancy and nutrition class, teenage mother boot camp offered

March 4, 2023

New Mexico

Larry Williams wasn’t given a Navajo translator; he died after his hospital visit

files medical malpractice lawsuit against San Juan Regional Medical Center

March 3, 2023

New Mexico

Hospital, club to host blood drive

SJRMC, Rotary Club team up to host blood drive

March 1, 2023

Regional News

Colorado lawmakers are targeting hospital facility fees

Bill 1215 would ban hospitals from charging facility fees for most outpatient visits

March 1, 2023

New Mexico

San Juan Regional Medical Center announces new CEO

names Jason Rounds as new CEO

February 28, 2023

New Mexico

Public invited to attend meth and fentanyl awareness conference

Community organizations to host conference in Shiprock

February 27, 2023

Local News

Heart screenings return to Fort Lewis College

take only five minutes and are intended to catch underlying cardiac conditions

February 20, 2023

Local News

Axis Health System purchases former Mercury Payment building for $18 million

Nonprofit to consolidate administrative offices, primary health and other services in spacious facility

February 14, 2023

Local News

People living with multiple sclerosis have resource in local society

has funds available for transportation and home construction

February 9, 2023

Local News

Patients file lawsuit against Mercy Hospital over infections

Plaintiffs say they suffered postoperative complications as a result of inadequate sterilization procedures

February 6, 2023

Local News

How do you want to die?

Society doesn’t often talk about dying, but an end-of-life doula in Durango says we should

February 5, 2023

Local News

Durango weight-loss group inspires long-lasting lifestyle changes

members meet once a week to share, encourage, motivate and support each other

January 26, 2023

Local News

Fort Lewis College provost takes new job

Nixon, who came to FLC in 2019, will serve as president of a tuition-free school in Kentucky

January 20, 2023

Local News

Southwest Memorial Hospital upgrades on hold

interest rates delay $23 million in projects, including new emergency department and expanded surgery suites

January 16, 2023

Local News

Workout enthusiasts in Silverton finally have a space to pump some iron

Town’s new gym is open for business with set monthly fees

December 28, 2022

Regional News

Just how bad are Colorado’s public toilets? Terrifying, CU Boulder researchers say

Researchers use lasers to light up bacterial plumes emanating from every flush

December 9, 2022

Regional News

Colorado releases list of prescription drugs to import from Canada

an application sent to the federal government, the state is asking to bring in 112 drugs at an average savings…

December 6, 2022

Local News

Get tested for sexually transmitted infections (free) and receive a $15 gift card from SJBPH

Syphilis cases this year have exceeded three-year average

December 1, 2022

Local News

Planned Parenthood to administer free HIV testing at Fort Lewis College

Students and visitors are encouraged to stop by, even for free contraceptives

November 29, 2022

Local News

Mercy Hospital seeks approval for three-story office building

Durango Planning Commission will consider request on Dec. 5

November 29, 2022

Local News

COVID-19 cases rise to level ‘high’ in Archuleta, La Plata counties

officials advise precautionary measures to prevent spread during the holiday season

November 21, 2022

Regional News

Here are the next steps for Colorado’s psychedelic mushroom law

Healing centers under the Natural Medicine Health Act won’t open doors until 2025

November 21, 2022

Local News

16-year-old receives EMT certificate, looks to a future in medicine

school junior Ethan Bustamante has his eye set on Stanford, Duke or Oxford University

November 20, 2022

Regional News

Colorado becomes second state to legalize ‘magic mushrooms’

Proposition 122 allows ‘healing centers’ to administer drug in supervised setting

November 9, 2022