Dolores moves forward with school-based health clinic
School board approves contractor; sheriff clears district in investigation
DATE: May 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Southwest Health faces operational, cash challenges
CEO reports expansion is on track, but cash on hand is 2 months short
DATE: May 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Young adults feel stress of long-term care, poll says
WASHINGTON – Most young adults haven’t given much thought to their own needs as they get older, but a significant number are already providing long-term care for older loved ones, according ...
DATE: May 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Dolores moves forward with school-based health clinic
School board approves contractor; sheriff clears district in investigation
DATE: May 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Southwest Health faces operational, cash challenges
CEO reports expansion is on track, but cash on hand is 2 months short
DATE: May 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Cancer docs feel unprepared, but recommend marijuana anyway
SEATTLE – Nearly half of U.S. cancer doctors who responded to a survey say they’ve recently recommended medical marijuana to patients, although most say they don’t know enough about medicina...
DATE: May 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
When someone hovers at the edge of death, these singers step in to ease the passage
It’s a quiet afternoon at the Halquist Memorial Inpatient Center, a hospice in Arlington, Virginia, as four women huddle close, talking quietly in a tight circle before walking through the d...
DATE: May 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
San Juan Regional recognized for excellence
San Juan Regional Medical Center recently received the Roadrunner Recognition Award at the 2018 Quality New Mexico Learning Summit and Performance Excellence Awards ceremony at Isleta Resort...
DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
WHO: Saturated fat should be less than 10 percent of diet
LONDON – The World Health Organization is taking on the battle of the bulge, saying that saturated fats shouldn’t make up more than 10 percent of a person’s diet.
In its first dra...
DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
At 100, my mom had dementia and needed hospice care. Getting it was nearly impossible
When my mother prayed - when she remembered what prayer was - she asked every saint to please let her die in her sleep. In late 2016, my mom died that way, in her own bed, one week past her ...
DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Acupuncturist to give allergy talk Thursday
Acupuncturist Caleb Gates will give a talk about Advanced Allergy Therapeutics from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
The talk, “Spring Fr...
DATE: May 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
The risky surgery to remove a woman’s 132-pound tumor that grew by 10 pounds a week
The tumor had ballooned to 132 pounds and stretched the patient’s abdomen into a 3-foot-wide orb.
By the time oncologist Vaagn Andikyan examined the 38-year-old woman, she could n...
DATE: May 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
