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Doctors nudged by overdose letter prescribe fewer opioids

In a novel experiment, doctors got a letter from the medical examiner’s office telling them of their patient’s fatal overdose. The response: They started prescribing fewer opioids. ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Most people who think they have a penicillin allergy are wrong. That’s dangerous

Are you allergic to penicillin? If so, are you sure about that? It’s surprisingly common for people to wrongly think they have a penicillin allergy - and that misconception can be...

DATE: Aug 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

No easy answers on best heart check-up for young athletes

WASHINGTON – What kind of heart check-up do young athletes need to make the team? A large study of teenage soccer players in England found in-depth screening didn’t detect signs of trouble i...

DATE: Aug 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

An artist found a parasitic worm in his eye – and turned it into art

The painting was not an image of anything in particular, just an abstract confluence of psychedelic colors and wormlike patterns inside a perfectly round circle. Ben Taylor didn’t like it mu...

DATE: Aug 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Helping nature: Inducing labor avoids cesarean for some moms

Move over, Mother Nature. First-time moms at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Advocates condemn techniques used to keep kids online

CHICAGO – Children’s advocates want the American Psychological Association to condemn the tech industry’s practice of using persuasive psychological techniques to keep kids glued to their sc...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Patients who accepted infected kidneys cured of hepatitis C

NEW YORK – Some patients in desperate need of a kidney transplant participated in a bold experiment where they received organs infected with hepatitis C. The gamble paid off. Thei...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Learning, growing can all start with healthy snack

It’s shocking that despite all the medical advances over the last century, today’s children are expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. A big contributor to...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

State Innovation Model introduces ‘whole person care’ to Durango

Health care effort seeks to lower costs, make physical and mental care more convenient

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

How to keep working out on vacation

It’s vacation season, and we all agree we should take a break from work. But that doesn’t mean we should take a break from working out. Working out is a great habit that, once broken, can be...

DATE: Aug 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

3D-printed implant restores woman’s collapsed ankle

Doctor at Mercy Orthopedic Associates is an early adopter of innovative procedure

DATE: Aug 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Want to be happier? Stop scheduling your free time, study says

Your social calendar might be sucking the joy out of activities that are supposed to be fun or relaxing, according to an upcoming paper co-written by a professor who studies time management....

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

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