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Community members can submit nominations for nursing awards

Community members can nominate their favorite Southwest Colorado nurses for the 2017 Colorado Nightingale Luminary awards. The Nightingale awards signify Colorado’s highest nurs...

A novel approach: Fighting painkiller addiction at home

People hooked on prescription painkillers were able to use a drug at home to curb cravings and prevent abuse while waiting to get in a treatment program, finds a small study that gives hope ...

The house call may be making a comeback

For some doctors, patients a personal touch makes a difference

Mercy Regional Medical Center earns Gold Seal for quality

Mercy Regional Medical Center, Mercy Home Care and Hospice of Mercy have been awarded The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for continuous compliance with performance standards. ...

SunUte Community Center celebrates 15 years

Facility offering free admission Dec. 12-16

Planned Parenthood in Durango dives into education effort

New campaign aims to clarify health care provider’s mission

Free health insurance application assistance available

La Plata Family Centers Coalition and the Archuleta County Department of Human Services will offer free health insurance consultations with trained enrollment specialists from 9 a.m. to 2 p....

Senior swimmer Katherine Kronwall is floating high on life

Forest Lakes resident Katherine Kronwall started swimming at the ripe age of 64. Sixteen years later, she is still at it, scooping up medals in her age bracket at senior events across the co...

With direct primary care, doctors choose to build relationships

A new “direct primary care” clinic recently opened in Durango, a model of health care that seeks to keep costs as well as wait times low by bucking the bureaucracy of the health insurance sy...

Resolving allergies will be discussed Nov. 10

Caleb Gates, licensed acupuncturist, will discuss how symptoms from seasonal allergies, food sensitivities and sinusitis can be resolved with Advanced Allergy Therapeutics, which is a safe, ...

Flu vaccine called a good ‘match’ this year

Vaccinations encouraged as season starts

Fatty liver disease can wage a silent war on your liver

One of the secrets to great health is a healthy liver. Modern living and lifestyle habits are very hard on this multitasking organ, and we are seeing the effects of this in the increasing pr...
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