State tries to get a handle on costly health insurance in mountain areas
The state’s insurance commissioner has set up a task force to review costs and may also propose state-funded subsidies.
After years of cutting, Colo. lawmakers now plan to spend
Lawmakers plan to spend about $1 billion more in the upcoming year, which includes more money for K-12 and higher education.
Time is (sort of) running out to sign up for health insurance
March 31 is the deadline to sign up for private insurance through Colorado’s health exchange but the state says it will give applicants a little extra time.
State lawmaker wants to fast track experimental drugs for terminally ill patients
A state representative and retired doctor thinks there should be an easier way for very sick patients to take medications that haven’t yet been approved by the FDA.
Beta Test: Doctors seeing PTSD in victims of neighborhood violence
PTSD is often associated with soldiers returning from combat, but hospitals are seeing similar rates of PTSD diagnosis in civilians injured in their own neighborhoods.
Refugees open up new world to medical students
A new rotation at CU’s medical school allows students to work directly with newly arrived refugees, doing everything from picking them up at the airport to visiting patients in their homes.
Clements murder investigation continues, as do his prison reforms
A year after the murder of corrections chief Tom Clements, his push to limit the use of solitary confinement continues. Some say the killing has resulted in stricter enforcement of parole and an increase in the inmate population for the first time in years.
University’s first professor of conservative thought reflects on job
Steven Hayward, who’s wrapping up his stint at CU Boulder, talks about what it’s like to be the token conservative on campus.
Colorado’s prisons chief wants to limit solitary confinement
New Department of Corrections head Rick Raemisch vows to continue efforts to reform the prison system initiated by the late Tom Clements.
Beta Test: Using Xbox technology to help stroke patients
Engineering students at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs have adapted Xbox technology to help stroke victims regain movement.
Colorado skier one of many of disabled veterans in Paralympics
Skier Jon Lujan, who was injured while serving in Iraq, will compete for the U.S. in the upcoming Paralympic Games in Sochi.
Colorado among the worst states for prescription drug abuse
Colorado doctors are trying to get a handle on the state’s high rate of prescription drug abuse, in part by improving what some say is an incomplete statewide prescription database.
Coloradan discovers, publishes harrowing World War II escape story
A Colorado man has unearthed a firsthand account of a group sailors who escaped the fall of the Philippines by sailing to Australia in a small boat.
Beta Test: Colorado researchers studying blood flow outside the body
Researchers have patented a microchip with tiny tubes that mimic blood vessels and blood flow. The technology, which is still in the lab, holds promise for improving medical treatment for people with blood disorders.
Number of HIV infections down dramatically in Denver
In addition to a drop in the number of individuals infected with HIV, fewer Coloradans who have HIV go on to develop AIDS.
Recent teen suicides a grim reminder of Colorado’s troubling rate
In the past few weeks, four teenagers in Douglas County have committed suicide. The incidents coincide with a new national study that finds teens reporting extreme stress, anxiety and depression.
