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What’s behind vaccine hesitancy in Southwest Colorado? Survey provides some answers

Study suggests majority of holdouts won’t be swayed; others are receptive to mandates and education

DATE: Nov 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local health department calls for statewide mask mandate

State order would carry more weight than regional orders, health director says

DATE: Nov 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango School District rolls out vaccines, testing program

Students can receive pediatric doses at school clinics starting later this week

DATE: Nov 9, 2021 | CATEGORY:

Another COVID surge threatens to overwhelm Colorado’s hospitals

New transfer policies could help ferry patients around the state, but staff shortages remain

DATE: Nov 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19

Course of COVID-19 treatment would cost $4

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Montezuma County resident dies from West Nile virus

Statewide, virus has infected 155 people and killed eight

DATE: Oct 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID vaccine: CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots

WASHINGTON – Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different company’s vaccine for that next shot, federal health officials said Thursday. Certain people who rece...

DATE: Oct 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Update: Cyclist who died of heart attack south of Cortez is identified

Cyclist found unresponsive on Road G; cause of death listed as heart attack

DATE: Oct 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster

U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago should get a half-dose booster to rev up protection against the coronav...

DATE: Oct 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots

Amid all the focus on COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. health experts have another plea: Don’t skip your flu shot. Flu cases have dropped to historically low levels during the pandemic. The U.S. ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Study highlights difficulty of stopping antidepressants

A study of British patients with a long history of depression highlights how difficult it can be to stop medication, even for those who feel well enough to try. Slightly more than half the p...

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic

NEW YORK – A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers. Childhood obesity has been increasing for decades, but the new work su...

DATE: Sep 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

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