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Kids Rock to offer breastfeeding workshop

A winter breastfeeding workshop with Joy Frazer will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Kids Rock, 563 Main Ave. The workshop is for pregnant women and their partners and will d...

Physical therapist assistant completes training

Physical therapist assistant Casey Buckingham of Absolute Physical Therapy recently completed a course called “Evidence-Based Treatment of the Thoracic Spine,” which covered pathologies of t...

Flu season still getting worse; now as bad as 2009 swine flu

NEW YORK – The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago. A government report out Friday shows 1 of every 1...

San Juan Regional Medical Center offers tips for flu season

Recommendations included for infants, children, adults

Free screenings offered for Children’s Dental Health Month

San Juan Basin Public Health will offer free dental screenings and fluoride varnishes for children from 1 to 5 years old this spring to recognize National Children’s Dental Health Month, whi...

AP count: Nearly 11.8M enroll for Obama health law in 2018

WASHINGTON – Call it the political equivalent of a death-defying escape: former President Barack Obama’s health care law pulled in nearly 11.8 million customers for 2018, despite the Republi...

What can you do if your doctor always keeps you waiting?

Q: My doctor was seriously late for my appointment, which caused me to miss some work and basically penalized me financially. Can I demand at least a partial refund? A: Just this ...

2nd man has gene editing; therapy has no safety flags so far

A second patient has been treated in a historic gene editing study in California, and no major side effects or safety issues have emerged from the first man’s treatment nearly three months a...

Carbohydrates: The good, the bad and the ugly

Today’s topic was a reader’s request. The reader asked, “What carbohydrates are healthy, and should we be avoiding fructose in our diet?” It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a ...

Overtraining is a real danger, even if you’re not an elite athlete. Know the signs.

Everyone knows that exercise in general makes you happier, stronger and more energetic. We hear it ad nauseam, especially this time of year. But what if fitness did the very oppos...

Doctors warn of heart risk from some breast cancer therapies

Save your life but harm your heart? Health experts are sounding a warning as potential side effects of a growing number of breast cancer treatments come to light. In its first sta...

Advance Care Planning workshop to be held Feb. 15 at Durango library

The Community Health Action Coalition will hold a free workshop about Advance Care Planning from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Advance ...
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