Health - The Durango Herald

Nursing program coming to Fort Lewis College in 2023

Skyhawk Hall to be renovated to resemble mock hospital rooms

DATE: Aug 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wait times at Colorado abortion clinics hit 2 weeks as out-of-state patients strain system

In most of the country, median wait time before overturning Roe v. Wade was around five days

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fundraiser for La Plata County Humane Society combines kittens with yoga

‘Meow-Maste’ brings attention to importance of animal foster care

DATE: Jul 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

How a Spanish-language yoga class is helping Latinx Durangoans relax and thrive

Construyendo Poder Retiros targets those in the food, construction and cleaning service industries

DATE: Jul 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Abortion advocates, opponents look to a post-Roe future in Durango and Colorado

State likely to see more women traveling from Texas, Utah and Arizona for procedure

DATE: Jul 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado ranks fourth healthiest in the U.S.

Residents’ habits boost state’s rank

DATE: Jun 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Could prescribed burns curb the health impacts of wildfires?

Controlled fire seen as a tool to mitigate some of the harm, report says

DATE: Jun 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

COVID-19 vaccines for young children to begin this week in La Plata County

Pediatric offices will start vaccinating kids 5 and younger after federal approval

DATE: Jun 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Smoke, dust darken Durango skies

Fires burning in Arizona linked to Monday’s haze in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Jun 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Baby formula shortage challenges Durango’s families and their support programs

Long drives and formula switches required as parents try to adapt

DATE: Jun 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former employee sues health care provider at La Plata County Jail

Southern Health Partners allegedly violated Colorado’s whistleblower law

DATE: Jun 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

A Colorado adventurer faces his biggest challenge yet: late-stage cancer

Eric Larsen was told he had maybe three years to live, but his latest scans haven’t detected any cancer

DATE: Jun 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday