Cardiology and urology clinic opens in Durango
Specialty physicians leave Bayfield after 2½ years
DATE: Jun 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two hours outside per week improves well-being
Future research could lead to weekly nature exposure guidelines
DATE: Jun 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
San Juan Health Partners Specialty Services to offer heart, urology services
San Juan Health Partners Specialty Services, a division of San Juan Regional Medical Center, will open Monday at 1485 Florida Road, Suite A103, to offer comprehensive cardiology and urology ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
New gene tests for germs quickly reveal source of infections
Brian Jetter was on life support, a healthy 40-year-old suddenly battling pneumonia and sepsis, and a slew of tests had failed to find the cause.
Mystery illnesses like this kill ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Rocky Mountain Health Foundation awards grants to local organizations
Thirty Western Slope nonprofit organizations received a total of $468,300 for the first cycle of 2019 grant awards from Rocky Mountain Health Foundation.
Local recipients include...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Motorcyclist critically injured in Highway 3 crash
Police seek additional witnesses to collision
DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Sleeping with the TV on may make you gain weight
CHICAGO – Dozing off to late-night TV or sleeping with other lights on may mix up your metabolism and lead to weight gain and even obesity, provocative but preliminary U.S. research suggests...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Allergy presentation to be held at library
Caleb Gates, licensed acupuncturist, will present “Resolving Seasonal Allergies and Allergic Asthma” using Advanced Allergy Therapeutics from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Durango Public Library, ...
DATE: Jun 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Deaths from falls among older Americans are on the rise
CHICAGO – New research shows fatal falls have nearly tripled in older Americans in recent years, rising to more than 25,000 deaths yearly.
The findings highlight the importance of...
DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Mercy Family Medicine associate receives national recognition
Tamra Lavengood, clinical performance coordinator with Mercy Family Medicine – Centura Health Physician Group, was recognized at the national meeting of Comprehensive Primary Care Plus in Ba...
DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
U.S. measles count surpasses 1,000
NEW YORK – Health officials say this year’s U.S. measles epidemic has surpassed 1,000 illnesses.
It’s already the highest in 27 years.
The Centers for Disease Control a...
DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Researchers pose as heroin users to find treatment gaps
Posing as heroin users seeking help, researchers contacted hundreds of treatment clinics in U.S. states with the highest overdose death rates. The “secret shoppers” were denied appointments ...
DATE: Jun 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
