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Few opioid-addicted youth get standard treatment medication

CHICAGO – Only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good health insurance, according to a study that suggests doctors a...

Flu vaccine ineffective for people 65 and older last winter

NEW YORK – The flu vaccine did a poor job protecting older Americans against the illness last winter, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the flu bugs going around. U.S. h...

Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day

CHICAGO – Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persisten...

Climb Out of the Darkness to highlight maternal mental health

Durango event will be held June 25

Class to train cottage-food, egg producers about safety, more

The La Plata County Extension Office and Colorado Department of Health and Environment for Food Safety will sponsor a food-safety training class required for Colorado cottage-food producers ...

Herbal first-aid class to be held in Bayfield

“Herbal First Aid for Outdoor Fun” will be offered from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 22 at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. Local herbalists Kate Brunner, Kate Husted and Zit...

Mercy named to 100 Great Community Hospitals list

Mercy Regional Medical Center was named to the 100 Great Community Hospitals list for the second consecutive year by Becker’s Hospital Review. The list recognizes quality, patie...

Drones carrying defibrillators could aid heart emergencies

CHICAGO – It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Researchers tested the idea and found...

Obesity rising in nations rich and poor, especially in kids

NEW YORK – The global obesity problem now affects 1 in 10 people in the world, it is rising in countries rich and poor, and in many countries it is increasing faster in children than adults,...

Southwest Health EMS gets new ambulance

Color scheme is a nod to earlier ambulances

FDA asks drugmaker to stop selling its opioid painkiller

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators want a narcotic painkiller involved in the opioid epidemic off the market amid data showing people continue to abuse it. The Food and Drug Administ...

LifeCare to offer program for those with dementia

LifeCare, a care-management agency serving Montezuma, Dolores, La Plata, Archuleta and San Juan counties, is offering the Memory-Loss/Alzheimer’s Program for anyone experiencing memory los...
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