Health - The Durango Herald

9-year-old Bayfield girl faces terminal cancer diagnosis

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

DATE: Oct 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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...

DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

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...

DATE: Oct 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

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...

DATE: Oct 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

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...

DATE: Oct 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

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 ...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Public questions Southwest Memorial Hospital officials on fiscal crisis

Southwest board: ‘We’re sorry’

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public questions hospital officials on fiscal crisis

More than 100 citizens attend forum on future of hospital

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Implant, intense rehab help 3 people paralyzed for years take steps

WASHINGTON – Three people whose legs were paralyzed for years can stand and take steps again thanks to an electrical implant that zaps the injured spinal cord – along with months of intense ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Excessive drinking killed over 3 million people in 2016

GENEVA – Drinking too much alcohol killed more than 3 million people in 2016, mostly men, the World Health Organization said. The U.N. health agency also warned that current polic...

DATE: Sep 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Cornell review finds academic misconduct by food researcher

NEW YORK – A prominent Cornell University food researcher resigned after an investigation found he committed academic misconduct, including misreporting data, the school announced Thursday. ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

New era in virtual reality therapy for common phobias

Dick Tracey didn’t have to visit a tall building to get over his fear of heights. He put on a virtual reality headset. Through VR, he rode an elevator to a high-rise atrium that l...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health