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Smokers better off quitting, even with weight gain, study says

NEW YORK – If you quit smoking and gain weight, it may seem like you’re trading one set of health problems for another. But a new U.S. study finds you’re still better off in the long run. ...

Southwest Health System lays off 9.5% of staff in Cortez

CEO says reorganization ‘unfortunate’ but needed to improve financial health

Southwest Health System lays off 9.5 percent of staff

CEO: Reorganization ‘unfortunate’ but needed to improve financial health

Doctors nudged by overdose letter prescribe fewer opioids

In a novel experiment, doctors got a letter from the medical examiner’s office telling them of their patient’s fatal overdose. The response: They started prescribing fewer opioids. ...

Most people who think they have a penicillin allergy are wrong. That’s dangerous

Are you allergic to penicillin? If so, are you sure about that? It’s surprisingly common for people to wrongly think they have a penicillin allergy - and that misconception can be...

Medical trainings to be held in Durango

Medical training courses will be offered in August and September at the Early Childhood Training Center, 130 Rock Point Drive, Suite C, including: A state-approved training cou...

No easy answers on best heart check-up for young athletes

WASHINGTON – What kind of heart check-up do young athletes need to make the team? A large study of teenage soccer players in England found in-depth screening didn’t detect signs of trouble i...

An artist found a parasitic worm in his eye – and turned it into art

The painting was not an image of anything in particular, just an abstract confluence of psychedelic colors and wormlike patterns inside a perfectly round circle. Ben Taylor didn’t like it mu...

Youth-adult workshop offered Wednesday

Pat Senecal, director of Celebrating Healthy Communities, and Lauren Peterson with La Plata Family Centers Coalition will hold a free workshop about the 40 developmental assets from 9:30 a.m...

Helping nature: Inducing labor avoids cesarean for some moms

Move over, Mother Nature. First-time moms at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its...

San Juan Regional Medical Center nurse-midwife to receive award

San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington announced that nurse-midwife Anne Miller was selected to receive the American College of Nurse-Midwives Outstanding Preceptor Award. ...

Mercy named to 100 great hospitals list

Mercy Regional Medical Center announced it was named to the 100 Great Community Hospitals list for the third consecutive year by Becker’s Hospital Review. Mercy was one of four ho...
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