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9-year-old Bayfield girl faces terminal cancer diagnosis

Scott family plans to travel, adopt pets as daughter fights to survive

FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine up to age 45

U.S. regulators Friday expanded the use of Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45. The vaccine was previously only for preteens and young adults through 26. The Fo...

Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital finds

NEW YORK – Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore were suspiciou...

More older women may benefit from bone drugs, study says

A bone-strengthening drug given by IV every 18 months greatly lowered the risk of fracture in certain older women, a large study found. The results suggest these medicines might help more pe...

Mercy to offer free education to those with prediabetes

Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer a free class about prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday in Suite 140 of the medical office building, 1010 Three Springs Blvd. The clas...

Are you too busy to eat healthy?

I get it – you’re busy, I’m busy, we’re all busy. It’s almost as if the word ‘busy’ has become a badge of honor for us to feel like we’re important. But this busyness can be disastrous to yo...

Journey of Hope 5K will be held Saturday

The Journey of Hope 5K Walk/Run will take place Saturday at Mercy Regional Medical Center, 1010 Three Springs Blvd. Registration will open at 8 a.m., and the race will start at 9 ...

Concussions drop in Ivy League football with kickoff change

Concussions plunged in Ivy League football after the kickoff line was moved to thwart what might be the game’s most dangerous play, according to a study published Monday. The aim ...

Stroke support group to meet Thursday

The Durango Stroke Support Group will hold a meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Southwest Center for Independence, 3473 Main Ave. in Durango. The meeting is for stroke s...

San Juan Basin Public Health emphasizes importance of vaccines

San Juan Basin Public Health recommends keeping school-aged children up to date on all vaccines. Childhood vaccines protect against serious but preventable life-threatening diseas...

Public questions Southwest Memorial Hospital officials on fiscal crisis

Southwest board: ‘We’re sorry’

Public questions hospital officials on fiscal crisis

More than 100 citizens attend forum on future of hospital
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