As reported by The Telegraph in Nashua, Izik Davis died when the narcotic fentanyl was absorbed through his skin from an adhesive patch prescribed to his mother for back pain.…
issues cloud round 2 of Affordable Care Act
Mercy Regional Medical Center was honored with an “A” grade on the fall 2014 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The…
Yet, it is one of the most complex machines in the universe. Machines break for lots of reasons. But, ask any mechanic, and he’ll tell you a machine performs better…
The FDA said in a recent annual report that nearly 70 percent of the antibiotics are considered “medically important” for humans, and that up to 80 percent are given to…
A complimentary “Reclaiming Your Health Workshop” will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Participant will learn the seven facets of their “Wellness Wheel” to help them achieve balance…
Introducing gluten to babies ineffective, new study says
The very young, the chronically ill and the aged are the most seriously afflicted and have higher death rates. This is despite a century or so of medical progress and…
Fort Lewis College freshman Morgan Shippen gets a flu shot Tuesday administered by nurse Connie Kane in the Student Union.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald “My husband is getting his, and he wanted…
San Juan Basin Health Department is participating in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Women ages 40 to 64 are urged to talk with their health-care provider about breast cancer screening.…
Teen girls who have sex should use IUDs or hormonal implants – long-acting birth control methods that are effective, safe and easy to use, the nation’s most influential pediatricians’ group…
The fact of the matter is that the current pace of the outbreak makes it something of a moving target. Anything I might compose one day may be old news…
Colorado has had no cases of Ebola, but San Juan Basin Health and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment are following U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance…
As the only child of two only children, I was unusually close to my grandparents. I followed Grandpa around the farm as a kid, rode with him on the tractor…
