23°
Name:
Screen name:
Email:
NEW YORK – U.S. health officials estimate that millions of cases of heart disease and other illnesses are linked to abuse and other physical and psychological harm suffered early in life. In a...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
CHICAGO – Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope – the very symbol of the medical profession – is facing an uncertain prognosis. It is threatened by hand-held devices that are also...
DATE: Nov. 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
An experimental vaccine proved 50% effective at preventing latent tuberculosis infection from turning into active disease in a three-year study of adults in Africa. Doctors were encouraged because...
DATE: Oct. 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Even some severely obese preteens should be considered for weight loss surgery, according to new recommendations. The guidance issued Sunday by the American Academy of Pediatrics is based on a...
DATE: Oct. 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – Fentanyl is driving drug overdose deaths in the U.S. overall, but in nearly half of the country, it’s a different story. Meth is the bigger killer, a new government report shows....
DATE: Oct. 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
A wound in Durangoan Jim Harvey’s foot caused an infection that nearly killed him six years ago. Now, he is battling a wound in the same spot that he expects will close faster and heal without a...
DATE: Oct. 24, 2019 | UPDATED: 4 days 3 hours ago | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials want women getting breast implants to receive stronger warnings and more details about the possible risks and complications. The Food and Drug Administration said...
DATE: Oct. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON – Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start like the sniffles but quickly paralyze children. The poliolike...
DATE: Oct. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
LONDON – The World Health Organization says the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo still warrants being classified as a global emergency, even though the number of confirmed cases has slowed in recent...
DATE: Oct. 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON – If Roland Henry had died in a different part of the country, his organs might have been recovered. And lives could have been saved. But the local organ collection agency said no. It...
DATE: Oct. 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – So is red meat good or bad for you? If the answer were only that simple. A team of international researchers recently rattled the nutrition world by saying there isn’t enough evidence to...
DATE: Oct. 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2013, Durangoan Tom Riesing has beaten the odds for survival by seeking out a blend of effective nontraditional treatments. Only 9% of pancreatic...
DATE: Oct. 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
