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New efforts to improve mental health care for children and teenagers across Colorado will be rolled out over the next two to three years. The Colorado Attorney General’s Office is providing $2.8...
DATE: Oct. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
A new research center focused on ocular conditions in Durango will offer hope to patients suffering from otherwise incurable disorders. Southwest Retina Consultants added 800 square feet to its...
DATE: Oct. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
Durango Sports Medicine, PLLC, is open and accepting new patients. Dr. Timothy Durkin, DO, is an experienced board-certified physician in both sports and emergency medicine. Durkin has strong ties...
DATE: Oct. 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
I sipped my last chilled vodka with lime last September. There wasn’t a lot of pomp when I bid farewell to cocktails. I didn’t want to broadcast my decision because I’d unsuccessfully tried to go...
DATE: Oct. 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
SEATTLE – Obesity surgery may dramatically lower the danger of heart attacks and strokes in patients with diabetes, new research suggests, reinforcing evidence that benefits extend beyond weight...
DATE: Oct. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and said it seems to be following an every-other-year pattern. At least 62 cases have...
DATE: Oct. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – A small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease, worrying health officials. An estimated 100,000 young children have not...
DATE: Oct. 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
LONDON – The rate of new Ebola cases has more than doubled since September after rebel violence in northeastern Congo caused response efforts to be briefly suspended, health officials said...
DATE: Oct. 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON – The youngster’s mysterious symptoms stumped every expert his parents consulted: No diagnosis explained why he couldn’t sit up on his own, or why he’d frequently choke, or his...
DATE: Oct. 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
U.S. regulators Friday expanded the use of Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45. The vaccine was previously only for preteens and young adults through 26. The Food and Drug...
DATE: Oct. 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore were suspicious that the dogs...
DATE: Oct. 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
A bone-strengthening drug given by IV every 18 months greatly lowered the risk of fracture in certain older women, a large study found. The results suggest these medicines might help more people...
DATE: Oct. 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health
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