Fentanyl use on the rise in Farmington
Hospital begins tracking drug specifically to monitor incidents
DATE: Jun 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico
Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center seeks volunteers for summer program
Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center seeks volunteers to serve as mentors during the Summer Health Careers Institute that will take place July 21 to Aug. 3.
The program expose...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health
Axis Health System launches community counseling program
Axis Health System has launched a free Community Counseling Program with appointments available virtually or in-person.
The program offers these services:
Individual and family support...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health
Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective
Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its COVID-19 shot was highly effective against the disease and also protected against variants in a large study in the U.S. and Mexico, potentially offering the world yet another weapon against the virus at a time when developing countries are desperate for doses.
DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health
Food allergies complicate hungry Americans' search for meals
SACRAMENTO, California – When Emily Brown, a Kansas City mother, couldn’t find foods that her 2-year-old with multiple food allergies could eat at a local food pantry, she mustered up the co...
DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
NEW YORK– Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidem...
DATE: Jun 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health
Centura Health’s Mercy Regional Medical Center recognized among top 5% of U.S. hospitals for outstanding patient experience
Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center achieved the Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award for the 13 consecutive year, which places Mercy among the top 5% of hospitals nati...
DATE: Jun 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health
Nurse recognized at Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center
Lisa Eason, intensive care unit registered nurse, of Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center was recently honored with the Daisy Award For Extraordinary Nurses.
The award is part of th...
DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health
Boom in volunteers crucial to La Plata County vaccination effort
Medical Reserve Corps grows by hundreds to tackle COVID-19 testing, vaccines
DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
Centura Health-Mercy nationally recognized with ’A’ grade for safety
Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center received an “A” grade for hospital safety from the Leapfrog Group.
This national distinction recognizes achievements protecting patients from er...
DATE: May 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health
Heart study: Low- and regular-dose aspirin safe, effective
An unusual study that had thousands of heart disease patients enroll themselves and track their health online as they took low- or regular-strength aspirin concludes that both doses seem equ...
DATE: May 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health
Colorado vaccine bus rolls into Bayfield
Mobile program distributes thousands of doses statewide
DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
