Southwest Life

What to know about malaria drug and coronavirus treatment

How is it being used? The drug can help tame an overactive immune system. It’s been used since the 1940s…

No COVID-19 testing at home yet but quicker options coming

Medical technicians handle a vial containing a nasal swab at a drive-thru testing site in Wheat Ridge, Colo., as a…

Photo: 1881 – Moving the European

The European Hotel had its grand opening ball on Dec. 21, 1880. Durango’s first newspaper reported that all the “elite”…

How to talk to others about not traveling during the coronavirus pandemic

Explain the risks through constructive conversation

Mercy Regional Medical Center announces February births

Valeria Skarbek and John O’Neal, Durango, Valeria May, 7 pounds, 7:58 a.m. Feb. 3. Mary and John Lavender, Durango, Morrighan…

Durango Public Library offering instant digital library cards

To get an instant digital card, download the Libby app to a mobile phone or tablet. Follow the short set-up…

Thank you to Sara and La Plata County Office

I asked a workman how long it would be off. He said five or six hours. Not knowing what to…

Hesperus Ski Area closes uphill ski access

For more information, visit www.ski-hesperus.com.

Local business owner encourages others to join in donating

Dot invites other businesses donate in a similar fashion, such as Blondie’s Pit Stop donating $50 with the purchase of…

Medicare and COVID-19 information offered

Right now, underwriters feel that COVID-19 will be considered much like a cold virus. Janice can also enroll community members…

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…

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…

Photo: 1880 Downtown Durango

The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad was still a year away, but the town of Durango was already springing to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…