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When someone has a medical emergency, according to Technical College of the Rockies Director Randal Palmer, it takes a whole network of people to get them to safety— and it’s vital for the community that each member of that web knows what they’re doing.

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas. The United States Environmental Protection Agency notes that radon disperses rapidly outdoors, which makes it a generally innocuous gas. However, radon can become trapped indoors, and it’s in those instances when the gas poses a potentially sig…

Exposure to radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer among people who never smoked cigarettes or other tobacco products. The Environmental Protection Agency says radon accounts for about 21,000 deaths from lung cancer each year.



Exposure to radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer among people who never smoked cigarettes or other tobacco products. The Environmental Protection Agency says radon accounts for about 21,000 deaths from lung cancer each year.

Men and women share various health concerns. However, certain health issues affect women differently and more frequently than men. In addition, certain health conditions, such as cervical cancer, are exclusive to women.

Yoga has been a part of Sherry Truckey’s life for over 50 years, and over time her practice has grown and evolved with her. So too have many of her clients at Spring Creek Yoga, Truckey’s “yoga cave” at 105 S. Mesa Ave.

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On the Western Slope, plenty of things may stand between residents and mental health care, including stigma and the small-town fear of having someone drive by and see your car in the therapist’s parking lot. But there’s another big thing out here, too: access to enough qualified professional…

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For as long as Dr. Joe Adragna can remember, Montrose hasn’t had a rheumatologist. Instead, primary care providers have teetered on the edge of their scope trying to serve patients with conditions that required this specialty care, while some ventured to Grand Junction or even Denver to see …

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