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Health exchange sees healthy interest, but residents call for reform

More than 3,000 people in La Plata County use state insurance program

After the overdose: A family’s journey into grief and guilt

LA QUINTA, Calif. – There is nothing left to do, no more frantic phone calls to make, no begging or fighting that can fix this because the worst thing that could happen already has, so Doug ...

Escaping the sugar trap

Balanced diet can break addiction to carbs, boost energy levels

Mercy Regional Medical Center eliminates management positions

Centura Health cut hundreds of positions at other hospitals last year

Alternative sweetners healthier than refined sugar

Did you give up sugar to improve your health in 2019? We are four weeks into the new year. Maybe you’ve had some success or maybe you’ve thrown in the towel. Either way, I want t...

In limbo: Leftover embryos challenge clinics, couples

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Tens of thousands of embryos are stuck in limbo in fertility clinics, leftovers from pregnancy attempts and broken dreams of parenthood. Some are outright aband...

La Plata County ranks high for sexually transmitted disease

No clear reason for rise in cases locally, nationally

Federal employees seek help from Durango Food Bank

Shutdown could hurt monthly commodities program for the nonprofit

Man protests emergency room bills from Mercy Regional Medical Center

Avoiding unneeded emergency care could save Colorado $800 million

Local group forms to help restaurant workers cope with stress, share stories

Service workers face odd hours, low pay, high demand

U.S. flu season poised to be milder than last year’s harsh one

NEW YORK – It’s early, but the current flu season is shaping up to be gentler than last winter’s unusually brutal one, U.S. health officials said. In most parts of the country, mo...

Survey: Teens struggle with prolonged sadness

Data will inform prevention coalition goals in La Plata County