Southwest Life

Hospital groups creating company to make cheap generic drugs

A nurse administers an injection at a Pennsylvania hospital. In an initiative announced Thursday, several major not-for-profit hospital groups are…

January 20, 2018

Health

Public invited to integrative health open house

Schmidt Pathways Physical Therapy owner Cindy Schmidt, with naturopathic practitioners Becca Arndt and Erin Jones, will host the event, which…

January 20, 2018

Community

December births

Jessica Henry, Durango, Jaxxon Damari, 7 lbs., 6 oz., 3:10 a.m., Dec. 1. Jacqueline and Thomas Bonanno, Durango, Clark James,…

January 19, 2018

Community

Senior Calendar

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10 a.m. Intermediate bridge lesson. 10:15 a.m. Watch Your Step exercise.…

January 19, 2018

Community

Fort Lewis College Calendar

Monday Food forest workdays, 8:30 a.m., Campus Orchard. Tuesday Semester census date, all day. Common Ground facilitators meeting, 12:15 p.m.,…

January 19, 2018

And the West is History

75 years ago: Three Durango boys who “wanted to see some more of this world,” but didn’t want to register…

January 19, 2018

Travel

Grand Teton’s 2017 visitation marks busiest on record

According to the National Park Service, the western Wyoming park had more than 4.9 million visits last year, a 3…

January 18, 2018

Health

What about the memory test Trump aced? It’s not for everyone

White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room…

January 18, 2018

And the West is History

75 years ago: It was announced that W.B. Pennington, “one of the pioneer photographers in Durango and the San Juan…

January 18, 2018

Health

Acupuncturist to give allergy talk Thursday at Durango Public Library

The talk is titled “Resolving Immune Suppression, Digestive Sensitivities and Airborne Allergies.” Techniques to be discussed include safe, non-needle treatments;…

January 17, 2018

Health

Century after pandemic, science takes its best shot at flu

Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood.…

January 17, 2018

And the West is History

75 years ago: Ida Fracassini at Graden’s “showed the flu who is tougher” when he returned to work before he…

January 17, 2018

Travel

U.S. travel industry launches plan to reverse tourism decline

Vapor forms across the wings of an Airbus A380 as it performs a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show,…

January 17, 2018

Health

Warning: Stifling sneezes can be health hazard in rare cases

A man sneezes holding a tissue in Berlin, Germany. According to a case study published in the journal BMJ Case…

January 16, 2018

Travel

Colorado skier numbers down amid warm, dry winter

Colorado Ski Country USA, which represents 23 resorts, recorded 13 percent fewer visits at its member operations through Dec. 31,…

January 16, 2018

And the West is History

75 years ago: Reports from the state highway office in Durango announced that all highways were still open, despite the…

January 16, 2018

And the West is History

75 years ago: A 12-year-old Durango boy received a $5 reward after he returned a wallet and $55 to the…

January 15, 2018

Travel

Start planning your 2018 vacation now: Here are the best times to book flights

Travelers should typically book their flights from three weeks to two months in advance, depending on the special day, according…

January 15, 2018

Health

Usage remains low for pill that can prevent HIV infection

A doctor holds Truvada pills at her office in San Francisco. The pill has been shown to reduce the risk…

January 15, 2018

Travel

Scientists seek U.S. backcountry skiers to measure snowpack

Citizen science project gathers valuable data

January 14, 2018

And the West is History

75 years ago: Voters of Animas City approved a bond issue for construction of a waterworks and sewer system. 50…

January 14, 2018

Health

Fitness chain bans cable news networks as part of ‘healthy way of life’

Washington Post file photo For some, particularly amid today’s high-velocity news cycle, this daily routine may involve hitting a treadmill…

January 14, 2018

Community

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

The speaker will be Sheila Weahke, San Juan Board of Cooperative Educational Services coordinator for Destination Imagination and the San…

January 14, 2018

Health

Mercy receives five-star Medicare rating

Durango Herald file Mercy is one of seven hospitals in Colorado and the only hospital in the Four Corners to…

January 14, 2018