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Women’s Wellness Connection offers free cervical cancer screenings

A Pap test is the first line of defense against cervical cancer. When cervical cancer is found early, more than…

January 17, 2020

Patients push limits for clues to chronic fatigue syndrome

Zach Ault of Paducah, Ky., is connected to medical monitors during an exercise test at the National Institutes of Health’s…

January 14, 2020

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San Juan Basin Public Health to provide radon workshops and test kits

About half of Colorado homes have radon gas levels that exceed the Environmental Protection Agencyâ€™s action level. In Colorado, radon…

January 9, 2020

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Electric scooter injuries surge along with their popularity

A man on a scooter passes a parked scooter along the Mission Beach boardwalk in San Diego. Electric scooter injuries…

January 9, 2020

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Cancer group finds biggest one-year drop in U.S. death rate

This 1964 photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a lung tissue specimen from a…

January 9, 2020

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In a 24/7 food culture, periodic fasting gains followers

Melissa Breaux Bankston, a CrossFit athletic trainer at CrossFit Algiers in New Orleans, works out at the gym Monday, Dec.…

January 8, 2020

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San Juan Basin Public Health reminds public of open enrollment deadline

Individuals and families can still get insurance through Connect for Health Colorado, as well as financial help to pay for…

January 7, 2020

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‘Tough year’ for measles and other infectious diseases in U.S.

A sign at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., explains the local state of emergency regarding a measles…

December 27, 2019

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San Juan Basin Public Health offers open enrollment reminder

People and families can get insurance through Connect for Health Colorado, as well as financial help to pay for it.…

December 25, 2019

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Anti-gravity treadmill speeds healing of leg injuries

NASA-inspired technology allows users to correct gait

December 21, 2019

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‘Vast majority’ of vaping illnesses blamed on vitamin E

Dr. Hassan Nemeh, surgical director of Thoracic Organ Transplant, shows areas of a patient’s lungs during a news conference at…

December 20, 2019

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What if you knew a cookie would take 20 minutes to run off?

One attention-grabbing idea being explored: Labeling foods with “exercise calories,” or the amount of physical activity needed to burn them…

December 20, 2019

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San Juan Basin Public Health emphasizes vaccinations

The health department has confirmed local cases of flu and one local case of hepatitis A. Three unvaccinated children visiting…

December 20, 2019

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Mercy Regional Medical Center welcomes physician assistant Susan MacDowell

MacDowelldu1-i-syn MacDowell will work primarily with Dr. Todd Sheer, fellowship-trained gastroenterologist and hepatologist, caring for adult patients with liver problems…

December 20, 2019

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Modern Day Health Care, a virtual clinic, expands to Colorado

MDHC is an advanced practice that is nurse-owned and operated, and works to close the gap in the rural health…

December 19, 2019

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More Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals

In this 2016 photo provided by Thomas Marrinson, Allison Beach holds the hand of her ailing mother, Kathryne Beach, inside…

December 19, 2019

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Mercy Regional Medical Center welcomes family medicine physician Christine Koch

Kochdu1-i-syn Koch earned her Doctor of Medicine from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California. Koch then…

December 18, 2019

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Rocky Mountain Health Foundation announces funding deadlines

The foundation anticipates $1.5 million will be distributed for general operating and program grants to nonprofits that have programmatic services…

December 18, 2019

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Vaping illness death count surpasses 50 in U.S.

Two women smoke cannabis vape pens at a party in Los Angeles. On Dec. 12, , U.S. health officials said…

December 17, 2019

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U.S. approves fish oil-based drug for cutting heart risks

A capsule of the purified, prescription fish oil Vascepa. On Dec. 13, U.S. regulators approved expanded use of the medication…

December 17, 2019

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Brain differences may be tied to obesity, kids’ study says

New results published Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in JAMA Pediatrics from the largest long-term study of brain development and children’s…

December 13, 2019

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Health department offers carbon monoxide safety tips

In 2018, carbon monoxide poisoning sent 187 people to the emergency room in New Mexico, according to data from the…

December 12, 2019

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San Juan Basin Public Health participates in health assistance program

The initiative supports local public health agencies in completing public health performance improvement projects through tailored in-person and virtual training…

December 12, 2019

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Phone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuries

A woman browses her smartphone in Philadelphia. Accidental cuts and bruises to the face, head and neck from cellphones are…

December 10, 2019