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Is your own doctor the best in the hospital? Study eyes hospitalists

CHICAGO – The old-fashioned, family doctor style of medicine could be lifesaving for elderly hospitalized patients, a big study suggests, showing benefits over a rapidly expanding alternativ...

CHAC suggests advance directives as holiday gift

Community Health Action Coalition suggests area residents think about advance care planning during the holiday season and complete advance directive documents for loved ones. CHAC...

Yoga Durango to offer pelvic floor workshop

“A Women’s Workshop for Connection to the Pelvic Floor” will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Road. The workshop, lead by Cindy Schmidt, is open...

Startup wants to bring back Vioxx for hemophilia joint pain

TRENTON, N.J. – Could there be a second life for the once-popular arthritis pill Vioxx? A startup pharmaceutical company hopes so. Merck & Co. voluntarily pulled the blockbuster d...

Self-harm, suicide attempts climb among U.S. girls, study says

CHICAGO – Attempted suicides, drug overdoses, cutting and other types of self-injury have increased substantially in U.S. girls, a 15-year study of emergency room visits found. It...

Nearly half of U.S. cancer deaths blamed on unhealthy behavior

NEW YORK – A new look at cancer in the U.S. finds that nearly half of cancer deaths are caused by smoking, poor diet and other unhealthy behaviors. That’s less than commonly-cited...

Absolute Physical Therapy now offering orthotics

Absolute Physical Therapy and Wellness physical therapists Amanda St. Pierre and Casey Buckingham recently completed a course called “When the Feet Hit the Ground ... Everything Changes: Fun...

How we got the story about monkeypox

A journey deep into the Congo rain forest

FDA warns of injury, death with herbal supplement kratom

WASHINGTON – Federal health authorities are warning about reports of injury, addiction and death with a herbal supplement that has been promoted as an alternative to opioid painkillers and o...

Region affected by yellow fever vaccine shortage

San Juan Basin Health will not receive yellow fever vaccine until mid-2018

San Juan Regional Medical Center named among ‘best hospitals’

San Juan Regional Medical Center was one of five hospitals in New Mexico to be recognized by the American Heart and Stroke associations in the “best hospitals” issue of U.S. News & World Rep...

Heart Safe to offer first-aid, CPR classes

Local nonprofit Heart Safe La Plata will offer basic first-aid and CPR trainings in December at Durango Fire and Rescue Station 1, 142 Sheppard Drive: A basic first-aid class w...
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