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Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease

WASHINGTON – Older people remain most at risk of dying as the new coronavirus continues its rampage around the globe, but they’re far from the only ones vulnerable. One of many mysteries: Me...

How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?

NEW YORK – A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They are struggling to breathe, and a ventilato...

Photo: 1880 Downtown Durango

A lesson from the Spanish influenza outbreak a century ago

Social distancing made a difference in Southwest Colorado

Stuck at home? Let these travel board games help take you away

Earlier this month, the coronavirus and a snowstorm trapped my husband and me inside our one-bedroom home above Lake Tahoe in Nevada. We canceled our travel plans through summer and celebrat...

For seniors, isolation changes life in varied, nuanced ways

One remembers the polio epidemic and the hardships of World War II. One is stoic about it all – because, he says, he’s already “here past the welcome.” A third, old enough to remember the af...

For nursing homes, symptoms aren’t enough to tell who’s sick

SEATTLE – An investigation at a Seattle-area nursing home concluded that symptoms aren’t enough to identify who is infected once the coronavirus enters a long-term care facility. ...

Poorly prepared New Mexico suffered greatly in 1918 pandemic

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – “Keep away from the sick,” the newspaper advised, “avoid crowds, wash your hands frequently, cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze.” Sound measures...

Tymbree Hawkins named to Palmer College’s fall dean’s list

Tymbree Hawkins of Durango has been named to the fall 2019 trimester dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s main campus in Davenport, Iowa. ...

Plots now available for lease at OK Community Garden

Garden plots are now leasing at the Ohana Kuleana Community Garden, East Sixth Avenue and 30th Street. Costs are $40 for a half plot and $80 for a full plot for the entire season, May throug...

Pathways Physical Therapy and Holistic Health to offer virtual appointments

Pathways Physical Therapy and Holistic Health is committed to supporting the community’s health and well-being through these uncertain times by offering four free online/virtual appointmen...

Rivergate Pharmacy offers free medication delivery to Durango residents

Rivergate Pharmacy is offering curbside pickup and free, in-town delivery of prescription medications to Durango residents and customers of the pharmacy. Over-the-counter medicin...
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