Health Acupuncturist to give allergy talk at Durango Public Library The talk, titled “Resolving Airborne Allergies and Digestive Sensitivities,” will discuss using safe, non-needle treatments to resolve allergy symptoms. For… February 17, 2018
Health How best to treat opioids’ youngest sufferers? No one knows A week old baby lies in one of the ICU bays at one of the Norton Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive… February 15, 2018
Health First blood test to help diagnose brain injuries gets OK Michael Catania, vice president of product development, holds up a patient sample at Banyan Biomarkers in San Diego. The company… February 14, 2018
Health 14 worms pulled from woman’s eye after rare infection This undated photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows Thelazia gulosa, a type of eye… February 13, 2018
Health Marijuana’s 4/20 holiday tied to rise in fatal car crashes Members of a crowd numbering tens of thousands smoke marijuana at the Denver 4/20 pro-marijuana rally at Civic Center Park… February 12, 2018
Health Kids Rock to offer breastfeeding workshop The workshop is for pregnant women and their partners and will discuss how to start breastfeeding a newborn. Snacks will… February 12, 2018
Health Physical therapist assistant completes training Buckingham will create tools to treat patients with thoracic spine conditions. For appointments and more information, call 764-4094. February 12, 2018
Health Flu season still getting worse; now as bad as 2009 swine flu Henry Beverly, 73, battles the flu while tended to by nurse Kathleen Burks at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston,… February 11, 2018
Health San Juan Regional Medical Center offers tips for flu season Recommendations included for infants, children, adults February 10, 2018
Health Free screenings offered for Children’s Dental Health Month Kari Plante, regional oral health specialist, will be available for walk-in dental appointments from 8 a.m. to noon and from… February 10, 2018
Health AP count: Nearly 11.8M enroll for Obama health law in 2018 A new tally by The Associated Press finds that nearly 11.8 million Americans have signed up for coverage this year… February 9, 2018
Health What can you do if your doctor always keeps you waiting? One strategy to minimize waiting time at the doctor’s office is to make early morning appointments or try to nab… February 8, 2018
Health 2nd man has gene editing; therapy has no safety flags so far Brian Madeux, starts to receive the first human gene editing therapy for Hunter syndrome, as his girlfriend Marcie Humphrey, left,… February 7, 2018
Health Overtraining is a real danger, even if you’re not an elite athlete. Know the signs. In this May 29, 2016 photo, workout enthusiasts carry out their routine under the direction of Joe Hendricks at the… February 6, 2018
Health Doctors warn of heart risk from some breast cancer therapies Chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient at North Carolina Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. Health experts are stepping… February 5, 2018
Health Advance Care Planning workshop to be held Feb. 15 at Durango library Advance Care Planning is the process of documenting future health care decisions. Topics include: having the conversation, pros and cons… February 5, 2018
Health Cancer from cellphones? New studies say no need to hang up Associated Press file<br><br>A pedestrian talking on a cellphone is silhouetted in front of a fountain at John F. Kennedy Plaza,… February 4, 2018
Health Heart Safe La Plata to offer first-aid, CPR classes Associated Press file A basic first-aid class will be held at 3 p.m. and an adult CPR class will be… February 3, 2018
Health Community Health Action Coalition to hold monthly meeting Erik Foss, director of Peaceful Spirit, will give an overview of substance-abuse treatment, which will include how patients are assessed,… February 3, 2018
Health Groundhog Day report: Flu’s worsening shadow blanketing U.S. Dr. Hany Atallah stands inside a mobile emergency room set up outside Grady Memorial Hospital to help handle the ever-growing… February 2, 2018
Health Push to better track living kidney donors’ long-term health SLUCare transplant surgeon Dr. Chintalapati Varma physically grabs the kidney from the body of living organ donor Robyn Rosenberger during… February 1, 2018
Health ‘Fair of Heart and Goosebump Race’ will return to Farmington The fair will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and a timed 5K race and one-mile fun run… January 31, 2018
Health Middle age is not too late to increase cardiac fitness, studies show Runners cross the Verrazano Narrows Bridge at the start of the ING New York City Marathon in New York in… January 31, 2018
Health No time for the gym? At-home workouts offer cheap option Nicole Winhoffer, front right, teaches her NWMethod fitness class at The Standard Hotel in New York. Loved by Madonna and… January 30, 2018