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Local volunteers work to improve lives of Guatemalans
than 230 residents have traveled on medical missions
Health
Southwest Life
Wrist surgery puts retired coach back in play
Hofman can shoot basketball for first time in decades
Health
Researchers find clues that depression may speed brain aging
A nuclear medicine technologist makes a PET scan of a patient at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. Depression has long been linked to certain cognitive problems, and now researchers at…
Healing Nutrition
Five immunity boosters to add to your diet
Let’s start with the most well-known superstar, vitamin C, which is a great booster of immune function. Since we don’t make or store vitamin C in our body, it’s important…
Health
Flu vaccine doing a relatively good job this season
Preliminary figures released Thursday suggest this winter’s vaccine is 47 percent effective overall in preventing flu illness severe enough to send a patient to the doctor’s office – an improvement…
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Suicide survivor finds healing in art at Ignacio community center
‘It’s a safe place to talk. It’s a safe place to create’
Health
Cleaning routine shows promise in curbing superbug infection
Researcher Raheeb Saavedra demonstrates how to use a medicated ointment for a study on preventing superbug infections. Hospitalized patients who harbor superbugs can cut their risk of developing full-blown infections…
Health
Pea-sized pill delivers insulin shot from inside the stomach
The components of swallowable self-righting device which can inject drugs from inside the stomach. The new invention, reported Feb. 7, 2019, by an MIT-led research team, has been tested only…
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Special Olympics coach bets on ‘human spirit … winning’
Beckstead will mentor World Games team in Abu Dhabi
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Low-income residents spend thousands at Durango Farmers Market
Nonprofit offers matching funds for food stamps spent on fresh produce
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What’s the life expectancy in your neighborhood?
Poverty, income and education may contribute to trends
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Local group forms to help restaurant workers cope with stress, share stories
Service workers face odd hours, low pay, high demand
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 with physician, Dr. Deborah Mulligan. Widespread smartphone use, looser regulations…
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 if you are watching your waistline or managing pre-diabetes or…
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 published Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, in the journal Health Affairs…
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 bike in Augusta, Ga. A report released on Wednesday estimates…
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 kids are using too much toothpaste, increasing their risk of…
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Health exchange sees healthy interest, but residents call for reform
than 3,000 people in La Plata County use state insurance program
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 in these quiet moments, her words haunt him. “Don’t give…
Southwest Life
Escaping the sugar trap
Balanced diet can break addiction to carbs, boost energy levels
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Mercy Regional Medical Center eliminates management positions
Centura Health cut hundreds of positions at other hospitals last year
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. Either way, I want to give you healthier alternatives to…
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 Fort Myers, Fla. Tens of thousands of embryos remain frozen…
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La Plata County ranks high for sexually transmitted disease
clear reason for rise in cases locally, nationally
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Federal employees seek help from Durango Food Bank
Shutdown could hurt monthly commodities program for the nonprofit
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Man protests emergency room bills from Mercy Regional Medical Center
Avoiding unneeded emergency care could save Colorado $800 million
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Local group forms to help restaurant workers cope with stress, share stories
Service workers face odd hours, low pay, high demand
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 Center in Thomaston, Ga. As of January 2019, the current…
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Survey: Teens struggle with prolonged sadness
will inform prevention coalition goals in La Plata County