Disease

Most people dying of COVID-19 are older, and local long-term care facilities are taking precautions to keep at-risk residents healthy and safe. More than 17% of people living in La Plata County –...

As the COVID-19 outbreak spreads across the United States – with Colorado reporting 11 cases Monday – residents, businesses and government agencies are taking precautions and making preparations...

There are no cases of the corona virus COVID-19 in Montezuma County or in Colorado, said Montezuma County Health Director Bobbi Lock. Lock said the disease outbreak is being closely monitored by...

Mercy Regional Medical Center is seeing far more cases of flu this year than last year, as flu season nears its typical January peak. The hospital has seen 34 cases of flu and four patients who...

Three mosquito samples from the Animas Valley have tested positive for West Nile virus over the last two weeks. The samples are the first collected by the Animas Mosquito Control District to test...

San Juan Basin Public Health reports a bat in the region has tested positive for rabies. Rabies is a fatal viral disease that spreads from rabid animals to people and pets through bites and...

New cases of a sudden and severe lung illness related to vaping have been reported in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah in the past week, as the number of cases in the United States rose to 300. Many...

This year’s cool, wet spring likely made life comfortable for ticks across the state and increased the chances of encountering one of the disease-carrying insects in Southwest Colorado. Already the...

An internationally known specialist in endometriosis opened a second clinic in Durango, drawing patients who have often endured pain from their condition for 10 years and undergone failed...

Durangoan Ian Altman was diagnosed 20 years ago with multiple sclerosis. But he hasn’t let the diagnosis slow him down. Altman continues to ski and rock climb, and he is now a teacher and...

Child poverty rates are falling in the region, a positive sign for long-term public health, according to new health rankings. Social and economic factors, such as child poverty and educational...