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Flu season hard to predict after record-setting year

Health officials say get vaccinations before October

DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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...

DATE: Aug 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

1st death reported in romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

NEW YORK – The first death has been reported in a national food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. The death was reported in California, but state and federal health of...

DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Genetic sleuthing bolsters food poisoning searches

ATLANTA – Disease hunters are using genetic sequencing in their investigation of the ongoing food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, a technique that is revolutionizing the detect...

DATE: Apr 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

New regulations for Montezuma County septic systems are upheld

Additional oversight attempts will identify older systems

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma, La Plata counties rank high for two STDs

Untreated STDs can have lasting consequences

DATE: Mar 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango student battling cancer will meet NBA hero Stephen Curry

Make-A-Wish Foundation sending Durango family to California

DATE: Mar 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Durango woman aims to improve cancer diagnosis in Uganda

Nonprofit supports projects at medical lab

DATE: Nov 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Health department warns of rabid skunks in Durango

Video shows sickened animal near 11th Street and East Second Avenue

DATE: Nov 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Think you can only get salmonella from chicken? Think again

A multistate salmonella outbreak tied to Maradol papayas from Mexico is just the latest example of fresh produce – and not the usual suspects, eggs and poultry – contaminated with a potentia...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

2 more plague cases reported in New Mexico’s Santa Fe County

SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health on Monday confirmed two more human cases of plague. The recent cases involve a 52-year-old woman and a 62-year-old woman. The...

DATE: Jun 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mosquito-control district wants your old car tires

Tires can be prime breeding ground for mosquitoes

DATE: Mar 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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