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Katie Hawkins named to Fort Lewis College dean’s list

Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease

Medical personnel are silhouetted against the back of a tent before the start of coronavirus testing in the parking lot…

How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?

Medical supplies and a stretcher displayed before a news conference at the Jacob Javits Center in New York. Health care…

Photo: 1880 Downtown Durango

The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad was still a year away, but the town of Durango was already springing to…

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

Students sit in a meadow at Yosemite National Park, Calif., below Yosemite Falls. If you are stuck at home because…

For seniors, isolation changes life in varied, nuanced ways

Mark Andersen, 60, co-director of the nonprofit organization, “We Are Family DC,” organizes groceries and food to be brought to…

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

A nurse works in the room of a patient who has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Life…

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

Plots now available for lease at OK Community Garden

Included with membership are all garden seminars, workdays and community events. The garden is affiliated with The Garden Project of…

Pathways Physical Therapy and Holistic Health to offer virtual appointments

Classes are for those in need financially because of the recent changes or for those unable to leave their homes…

Rivergate Pharmacy offers free medication delivery to Durango residents

Over-the-counter medicines from Rivergate Pharmacy can also be delivered with a $25 minimum purchase within Durango city limits. Residents can…

Felicia Libo expands into telehealth counseling services

Libodu1-i-syn She is a provider for Profile EAP (Centura Health) and ComPsych EAP (employee assistance programs) as well as Anthem…

They already had an anxiety disorder. Now comes a pandemic.

Jonathon Seidl sits in his home office in Dallas on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. He said he wasn’t worried about…

Drugmaker backpedals on specialty status for COVID-19 drug

Gilead Sciences said Wednesday, March 25, 2020, it will give up the specialty status it received days earlier for its…

Coronavirus delivers ‘body blow’ to Colorado’s ski industry

Ski lifts sit idle Tuesday in Vail, after Vail Ski Resort closed for the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

United Airlines warns of massive layoffs without federal aid

A Delta Airlines jetliner waits for a Southwest jetliner to taxi past on the way to a runway for take…

Can blood from coronavirus survivors treat the newly ill?

Dr. Zhou Min, a recovered COVID-19 patient who has passed his 14-day quarantine, donates plasma in the city’s blood center…

Potential coronavirus treatment granted rare disease status

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O’Day speaks at a meeting with President Donald Trump, members of the Coronavirus Task Force, and…

Malaria drugs’ promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages

Scientists warn about raising false hopes

COVID-19 lung patterns show few clues for treating pneumonia

This undated image provided by Mount Sinai Hospital in March 2020 shows a CT scan from a 65-year-old man in…

Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection

Alaska state Rep. David Eastman sits at his desk on the House floor in Juneau, Alaska, Monday, March 23, 2020.…

Cheap fares luring travelers to fly despite pandemic

Travelers wait to check in their luggage at the Los Angeles International Airport. The coronavirus pandemic that’s caused many Americans…

Grieving La Plata County residents find healing through yoga

Movement, meditation help address complex emotions around loss

Tips for cleaning your gear after traveling

Georgine Nanos, a California-based physician specializing in epidemiology and public health, recommends for travelers cleaning “anything anyone could potentially touch.”Associated…