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Here's why some people drop dead while shoveling snow

Each approaching blizzard brings warnings about the dangers of shoveling snow, an activity that sends thousands of Americans to emergency rooms each winter. Don’t tackle the walkway if you a...

Obstacles remain to reach uninsured

Income, language barriers account for most of 10% without health coverage

Health Briefs

Live by Living walk helps cancer patients The first Live by Living walk will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Blueprints of...

Open Sky chief says agency ‘deeply concerned’ about frostbite cases

December incident could affect program’s licensing, accreditation

CDC: Ask pregnant women about trips to Zika outbreak areas

NEW YORK – U.S. health officials issued new guidance Tuesday for doctors whose pregnant patients may have traveled to regions with a tropical illness linked to birth defects. Doct...

Lingering ice poses risk to pedestrians, vehicles

Hospital encourages residents to slow down and prevent injury

Life revolves around lead fears in Flint, Michigan

Nearly 2 years since clean water flowed

Health Briefs

Mercy spine surgeon receives recognition Dr. Jim Youssef has been named one of the nation’s “315 Spine Surgeons to Know – 2016” by industry website Becker’s Spine Review. ...

Mammograms an option at 40, do more good at 50, task force says

WASHINGTON – Mammograms do the most good later in life, a government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other year starting at age 50. It said 40-somethings ...

Durango Utilities Commission hears merits of fluoride in drinking water

Teeth demineralization prevention noted

Relationships vital to physical health

They are just as important as exercising, eating well

Health Brief

Reduce stress with meditation An introduction to mindfulness meditation and to practices for coping more effectively with stress, illness and pain will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Ja...
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