Health and Fitness

For further information about the pandemic in the Telluride region, go to tellmed.org/coronavirus. For San Miguel County updates, go here. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call The Center for Mental Health’s crisis line at 970.252.6220. For help with deep stress, Lindsay Wright can be reached by calling the Telluride...

Part-time Telluride local, Dr. Alan Safdi, is a world-renowned internist and gastroenterologist with encyclopedic knowledge of mind-body wellness and preventative medicine. He posts regularly on Telluride Inside… and Out under the banner of “To Your Health." His blogs feature the most current information in his...

For up-to-date coronavirus information visit here. For more information about voting in San Miguel County, please visit here. For more information about BallotTrax, please visit here. SMC COVID-19 UPDATE: Public Health has confirmed six new positive cases of COVID-19 from test results received the 28th through the 30th...

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment school cases and outbreak guidance can be found here. For up-to-date coronavirus information visit here. [caption id="attachment_87160" align="aligncenter" width="441"] Grace Franklin, County Public Health Director.[/caption] Public Health has confirmed two positive COVID cases of students from the same household in...

For up-to-date coronavirus information visit here. To learn more about exposure notifications, please visit here. Public Health has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19 from test results received the 24th through the 27th of October. One 29-year-old male resident and one 55-year-old male resident are...

Donate to the Telluride Med Center's Covid-19 Fund here. With the pandemic surging everywhere and plans to temporarily relocate to respiration clinic at Telluride Science's Depot building, now more than ever the Med Center needs your support. [caption id="attachment_90294" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Med Center staff, including Kathryn...

We curated this article by Nicole Pajer from the Huff Post, who cautions "Beware of these errors when disinfecting your hands for germs, including the virus that causes COVID-19." For months now, people have been toting around hand sanitizer and slathering it on anytime they touch...

We curated this excellent article by Ted Neff from UCHealth Today. The title: "Does Regeneron antibody drug cocktail that Trump received work for COVID-19?" Note: Regeneron’s lab-engineered antibody treatment, which Trump received after his COVID-19 diagnosis, is the focus of three clinical trials at Colorado's Anschutz Medical...

We curated this excellent article by Katie Kerwin McCrimmon from UCHealth Today. This must-read is titled "Top 10 medical issues to take care of now before flu season and COVID-19 collide." [caption id="attachment_90107" align="aligncenter" width="255"] Dr. Livia Tsien describes the top medical issues to address now. Photo:...