Cortez
Insurance premiums may fall 30% for state health exchange customers
Savings depend on approval of federal funding
Health & Wellness
Government health care
Caregiving costs are not just for the elderly
Trudy Liebermandu1-i-syn Is the U.S. ready for a discussion about paying for caregiving, an increasingly vexing and costly problem for a growing number of Americans? The answer may be “yes.”…
Health
Vaping laws take effect Monday across Colorado
Rules also tighten existing smoking restrictions
Business
Laughing gas eases anxiety during labor for moms at Mercy
New tools help hospital welcome 900 children a year into the world
Health
Ketamine center aims to help those with depression, PTSD, chronic pain
Anesthetic developing niche as fast-acting treatment
Civil rights
LGBTQ community struggles to find adequate health care
Access to behavioral and mental providers seen as particular problem
Healthcare provider
Is banding together the answer to lowering health costs?
Nonprofit leads effort to adopt successful model
Health
Cardiology and urology clinic opens in Durango
Specialty physicians leave Bayfield after 2½ years
Local News
Allergy sufferers could be in for ‘huge’ season
Lush vegetation could lead to host of symptoms
Local News
Cortez adds affordable dental care option
Frontier Community Health Clinic offers reduced rates to low-income patients
Motorcyclist critically injured in Highway 3 crash
Police seek additional witnesses to collision
Local News
Veterans lodge allowed in subdivision near Dolores
Some neighbors object; county cites commercial property right
Living
Mercy Regional Medical Center opens breast milk donation center
Contributions benefit infants across country
Local News
Students learn to protect their minds from toxic stress
Techniques build resiliency, prevent trauma from shaping lives
Local News
Man fights high prescription drug costs, and wins
As prices soar, residents and elected officials take a stand
Local News
Animas High class found way to lower suicide, depression risk
Curriculum built on the concept of heroic journey
Living
New group offers support to those caring for mentally ill
Parents started Beacon of Hope after receiving son’s diagnoses
Local News
Will rural residents reap benefits from reinsurance plan?
Bill passed by Legislature would apply to open market customers
Local News
Motorcycle rally to raise funds for suicide prevention
Ride will start in Farmington, end in Durango
La Plata County hit with ‘F’ score for ozone levels
American Lung Association says the number of unsafe days is on the rise