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Durango woman with prosthetic limb to climb volcano in Ecuador

Bee Mathis one of 20 climbers selected to summit 19,000-foot peak

September 18, 2018

Dolores yoga and wellness festival is Aug. 25

A new wellness and yoga festival will be held in downtown Dolores Aug. 25. The Wild Roots Yoga & Wellness…

August 15, 2018

Healing Nutrition

Learning, growing can start with a good snack

It’s shocking that despite all the medical advances over the last century, today’s children are expected to have a shorter…

August 7, 2018

3D-printed implant restores woman’s collapsed ankle

Doctor at Mercy Orthopedic Associates is an early adopter of innovative procedure

August 5, 2018

Living

Air ambulance companies have consumers in death grip

By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Two years ago in this space, I told the story of a Mississippi…

July 30, 2018

Local News

Dolores walk-in clinic moves to hospital campus in Cortez

Southwest Medical Group has announced that the walk-in care clinic in Dolores would open at its new location, 1413 N.…

July 28, 2018

Hispanics see health care communication barriers

Nearly 60 percent look to outside sources for help with providers

July 26, 2018

Resurrecting old insurance model may limit coverage

du1-i-syn A new health insurance option awaits consumers this fall. Proponents say it will offer lower premiums and relief from…

July 22, 2018

Local News

Residents call for additional testing at proposed homeless camp

Future site poses unanswered health questions

July 9, 2018

Local News

Smoke may be here for a while. Is it dangerous?

Residents advised to limit activity, close windows to avoid exposure

June 8, 2018

Business

Cataract surgery evolves to make vision even sharper

New tool allows surgeons to improve lens selection

April 30, 2018

Local News

Amid shortage, health education centers work to recruit rural doctors

Colorado could be short 800 primary care physicians by 2020

March 23, 2018

Student battling cancer will get to meet his NBA hero

Make-A-Wish Foundation sending family to California to meet Stephen Curry

March 14, 2018

Local News

Enrollment in Colorado health exchange increased this year

Sign-up period ends Jan. 12

January 9, 2018

Local News

New drug could stall deadly symptoms of rattlesnake bite

The new treatment creates blood clots that help slow the spread of venom by creating a barrier between the venom…

December 9, 2017

Southwest Health supports CDC’s ‘Be Antibiotics Aware’ effort

Clostridium difficile bacterium. The intestinal bug sickens nearly twice as many Americans each year as was previously thought, according to…

November 14, 2017

News

San Juan Regional Medical Center to offer free flu shots

San Juan Regional Medical Center will offer free influenza vaccination clinics in October and November at five locations in northwestern…

October 21, 2017

Local News

Southwest Health to host wound care education series

Southwest Health System’s 2017 Ford 350 ambulance is known for its safety features.Courtesy photo Southwest Health System’s director of rehabilitation…

September 7, 2017

Living

Stalemate in D.C. leaves health insurance in limbo

By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service What should you expect now that the drive to repeal and replace the…

August 30, 2017

Local News

Federal insurance program for kids at risk

Program benefiting 570 in county may lose federal funding

August 18, 2017

Living

TOPS installs new officers

Left to right: Marjie Branson, Diane Townley, Robyn Story, Lillian Allen, Judy Echols, Sandra Greene.Courtesy photo The Journal The Cortez…

August 13, 2017

Doctors donate their time for athletes’ physicals

Southwest Internal Medicine offers cut-rate exams

August 10, 2017

Rural people will have fewer insurance choices next year

Liebermandu1-i-syn As Obamacare approaches its fifth sign-up season, policyholders in many parts of the country are facing a marketplace with…

August 8, 2017

U.S. health care lags most industrialized nations

du1-i-syn One thing I haven’t heard much in this latest health care debate is that the United States has the…

July 26, 2017