Southwest Lifestyle

Katie Hawkins named to Fort Lewis College dean’s list

Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease

Medical personnel are silhouetted against the back of a tent before the start of coronavirus testing in the parking lot outside of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. As cases…

How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?

Medical supplies and a stretcher displayed before a news conference at the Jacob Javits Center in New York. Health care workers are dreading the prospect of deciding which patients would…

Photo: 1880 Downtown Durango

The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad was still a year away, but the town of Durango was already springing to life in anticipation of its arrival, as shown in this…

A lesson from the Spanish influenza outbreak a century ago

Social distancing made a difference in Southwest Colorado

Apps have turned restaurant work into a gig-economy hustle

Here’s how one cook chases a paycheck

Coca-Cola’s new flavored seltzer line is aggressive, colorful and makes us want to brush our teeth

Coca-Cola’s new flavored seltzer line.Stacy Zarin Goldberg/The Washington Post Long after Pepsi introduced Bubly (circa early 2018) and the La Croix Era took hold (the drink has been around for…

How Padma Lakshmi and other expert cooks say you should stock your pantry for a coronavirus quarantine

“I’m a chef, so I rarely cook at home from scratch,” he said with a shrug. “My fridge is filled with leftovers from the restaurant. My whole life is eating…

Food delivery can help with ‘social distancing,’ though some drivers are concerned for their own health

Durango Herald reporter Mary Shinn receives an order of Serious Texas Bar-B-Q from an UberEats driver while trying out the new service July 11 in Durango.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file “I…

Dry herbs get a bad rap, but they can be flavor powerhouses. Here’s how to use them.

Dried herbs are more potent than fresh. If you’re swapping dried for fresh, the guidance varies, often anywhere from a quarter to half of the amount of fresh.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post…

Stuck at home? Let these travel board games help take you away

Students sit in a meadow at Yosemite National Park, Calif., below Yosemite Falls. If you are stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, board games can help you travel…

For seniors, isolation changes life in varied, nuanced ways

Mark Andersen, 60, co-director of the nonprofit organization, “We Are Family DC,” organizes groceries and food to be brought to seniors, Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Washington. Seniors are being…

For nursing homes, symptoms aren’t enough to tell who’s sick

A nurse works in the room of a patient who has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. Nursing home outbreaks…

Poorly prepared New Mexico suffered greatly in 1918 pandemic

On Oct. 11, 1918, first lady Edith Wilson, center, and President Woodrow Wilson, left, arrive in New York to take part in the Liberty Day Parade. Woodrow Wilson was more…

Tymbree Hawkins named to Palmer College’s fall dean’s list

Plots now available for lease at OK Community Garden

Included with membership are all garden seminars, workdays and community events. The garden is affiliated with The Garden Project of Southwest Colorado. For more information, email OK Community Garden at…

As offerings dwindle, some churches fear for their future

The Rev. Alvin J. Gwynn Sr. with Friendship Baptist Church in Baltimore sits in his church’s sanctuary. Gwynn bucked the cancellation trend by holding services March 15. But attendance was…

Pathways Physical Therapy and Holistic Health to offer virtual appointments

Classes are for those in need financially because of the recent changes or for those unable to leave their homes because of being in isolation. Pathways is also offering 30%…

Rivergate Pharmacy offers free medication delivery to Durango residents

Over-the-counter medicines from Rivergate Pharmacy can also be delivered with a $25 minimum purchase within Durango city limits. Residents can text Rivergate Pharmacy at 533-3230 to pick up prescriptions curbside…

Felicia Libo expands into telehealth counseling services

Libodu1-i-syn She is a provider for Profile EAP (Centura Health) and ComPsych EAP (employee assistance programs) as well as Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare and Cigna. She offers…

They already had an anxiety disorder. Now comes a pandemic.

Jonathon Seidl sits in his home office in Dallas on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. He said he wasn’t worried about the coronavirus despite his anxiety disorder. But that changed. The…

Drugmaker backpedals on specialty status for COVID-19 drug

Gilead Sciences said Wednesday, March 25, 2020, it will give up the specialty status it received days earlier for its COVID-19 drug amid public outrage that the company was seeking…

Coronavirus delivers ‘body blow’ to Colorado’s ski industry

Ski lifts sit idle Tuesday in Vail, after Vail Ski Resort closed for the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure has ended the normally busy spring ski season more…

United Airlines warns of massive layoffs without federal aid

A Delta Airlines jetliner waits for a Southwest jetliner to taxi past on the way to a runway for take off from Denver International Airport as travelers deal with the…

Can blood from coronavirus survivors treat the newly ill?

Dr. Zhou Min, a recovered COVID-19 patient who has passed his 14-day quarantine, donates plasma in the city’s blood center in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province. Plasma from recovered…

Potential coronavirus treatment granted rare disease status

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O’Day speaks at a meeting with President Donald Trump, members of the Coronavirus Task Force, and pharmaceutical executives in the Cabinet Room of the White House…

How to cook for and with your kids during the extended coronavirus school closures

We turned to a few experts for their advice. Here are their tips: Inventory and prioritize your food. Alicia McCabe, the Massachusetts director of Share Our Strength’s child-focused Cooking Matters…

Malaria drugs’ promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages

Scientists warn about raising false hopes

COVID-19 lung patterns show few clues for treating pneumonia

This undated image provided by Mount Sinai Hospital in March 2020 shows a CT scan from a 65-year-old man in China with COVID-19. Pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus can…

Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection

Alaska state Rep. David Eastman sits at his desk on the House floor in Juneau, Alaska, Monday, March 23, 2020. Eastman, a Wasilla Republican, has been critical of the Legislature’s…