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U.S. report indicates broad risk of COVID-19 at wildfire camps

BOISE, Idaho – Outbreaks of the coronavirus could sweep through large camps where crews typically stay as they fight wildfires across the U.S., according to a federal document obtained by Th...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

On top of extreme drought, firefighters face new challenge: COVID-19

How will pandemic affect firefighting efforts in Southwest Colorado?

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Mercy welcomes new physician Andrew Carter

Mercy Regional Medical Center has welcomed fellowship-trained, board-certified interventional cardiologist Dr. Andrew Carter to Mercy Cardiology Associates, 1 Mercado St., Suite 130. ...

DATE: May 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Mercy, Good Food Collective to launch Roots of Health program

Mercy Regional Medical Center is working to improve access to healthful foods for community members by partnering with The Good Food Collective to create an intact regional food system progr...

DATE: May 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

New coronavirus test is imperfect step toward mass screening

WASHINGTON – A new type of coronavirus test offers a cheaper, quicker way to screen for infections, moving the U.S. toward the kind of mass screening that experts say is essential to returni...

DATE: May 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Organ transplants dive amid virus crisis, start to inch back

WASHINGTON – Organ transplants plummeted as COVID-19 swept through communities, with surgeons wary of endangering living donors and unable to retrieve possibly usable organs from the dead --...

DATE: May 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Some people miss travel so much they’re ordering airplane food delivered to their homes

Frequently purchased as a graduation gift, Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Places You’ll Go!” is taunting us, its singsong meter and rhyme piling on. It is a book about itchy feet and the wide-open road...

DATE: May 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Photo: A Durango Icon: The Strater Hotel ca. 1890

DATE: May 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Battered global tourism industry makes reopening plans

Six months ago, the global tourism industry was celebrating a record year for travel. Now, it’s decimated and facing a recovery that could take years. Tourism Economics, a data an...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Experts worry CDC is sidelined in coronavirus response

NEW YORK (AP) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has repeatedly found its suggestions for fighting the coronavirus outbreak taking a backseat to other concerns within the Trump...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. kids are obese, according to latest data

NEW YORK – Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. kids are obese, according to the latest national data. The news is disappointing, given that programs across the country have for years been trying t...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Pressure mounts as tribes seek more time on drilling plan

ALBUQUERQUE – After more than a decade of planning and protests, U.S. land managers have crafted a proposal for how to manage oil and gas development across a wide swath of northwestern New ...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life