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Thyroid assessments available June 3 Dr. Nancy Utter will offer free thyroid consultations from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Durango Natural Medicine, 117 County Road 250. The...

Brain scans reveal hidden consciousness in patients

NEW YORK – A standard brain scanning technique is showing promise for helping doctors distinguish between patients in a vegetative state and those with hidden signs of consciousness. ...

Southwest Health worries that lab tech program will close

San Juan College may shutter program

Cortez City Council approves hospital site plan

Southwest Memorial expansion includes new patient wing, office building

Loss for words can be rare brain disorder, not Alzheimer’s

WASHINGTON – A mysterious brain disorder can be confused with early Alzheimer’s disease although it isn’t robbing patients of their memories but of the words to talk about them. I...

Why do health policy prices vary by region?

By David Olinger The Denver Post DENVER (AP) – High country residents who pay high prices for health insurance are seeing a glimmer of hope for relief. Color...

Living near nature may help you live longer

Living closer to nature is better for your health, new research suggests – and may even extend your life. A study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that peopl...

Free dental clinics to serve students in La Plata County

Program aims to help more than 100 kids this month

Health Briefs

Mercy to offer free education fair Friday Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer a free Education Fair from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in conference rooms C and D on the garden level, 1010 Th...

Mercy Regional Medical Center earns an ‘A’ for patient safety

Mercy Regional Medical Center ranks among the safest hospitals in the country, according to a national patient safety watchdog group. Mercy was one of 798 hospitals in the nation ...

Drop off your unwanted prescription drugs at Durango Police Department

From the old ways of flushing them down the toilet to mixing them with kitty litter before tossing them in the trash, the Drug Enforcement Agency since 2010 has offered a better method to ge...

Health Briefs

Community invited to honor nurses The community is invited to attend the National Nurses Week Champagne Celebration at 7 p.m. May 5 in The Pullman Room at The Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. ...
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