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Man protests emergency room bills from Mercy Regional Medical Center

Avoiding unneeded emergency care could save Colorado $800 million

DATE: Jan 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local group forms to help restaurant workers cope with stress, share stories

Service workers face odd hours, low pay, high demand

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. flu season poised to be milder than last year’s harsh one

NEW YORK – It’s early, but the current flu season is shaping up to be gentler than last winter’s unusually brutal one, U.S. health officials said. In most parts of the country, mo...

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Survey: Teens struggle with prolonged sadness

Data will inform prevention coalition goals in La Plata County

DATE: Jan 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. medical marketing reaches $30 billion; drug ads top surge

Ads for prescription drugs appeared 5 million times in just one year, capping a recent surge in U.S. medical marketing, a new analysis found. The advertisements for various medici...

DATE: Jan 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

New Year’s nutrition success tips

The new year always marks a fresh start when it comes to our health. It’s a great time of year to set new goals and achieve new milestones. You’re familiar with the common resolut...

DATE: Jan 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

U.S. cancer death rate hits milestone: 25 years of decline

NEW YORK – The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer death...

DATE: Jan 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Low carb? Low fat? What the latest dieting studies tell us

NEW YORK – Bacon and black coffee for breakfast, or oatmeal and bananas? If you’re planning to try to lose weight in 2019, you’re sure to find a fierce debate online and among fri...

DATE: Jan 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Detecting depression: Phone apps could monitor teen angst

Rising suicide rates and depression in U.S. teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could the same devices that some people blame for contributing to ...

DATE: Jan 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

New hearts forge new friendship for transplant recipients

CHICAGO – A suburban Detroit woman and South Side Chicago man are recovering in a Chicago hospital following rare triple transplant surgeries that gave them the healthy heart, liver and kidn...

DATE: Jan 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

AP-NORC Poll: Edit baby genes for health, not smarts, poll says

WASHINGTON – Most Americans say it would be OK to use gene-editing technology to create babies protected against a variety of diseases – but a new poll finds they’d draw the line at changing...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health