Colorado Doctors Split on Health Reform
Only about a third of Colorado doctors say the law will improve health care, and many still aren’t sure.Colorado Public Radio Health Reporter Eric Whitney talked to doctors at the […]
By Eric Whitney
New Mental Health Crisis Hotline Debuts
The free crisis hotline number is: 888-885-1222 Backers say the it should reduce the number of people being arrested as the result of a mental health crisis, and keep them […]
By Eric Whitney
CU’s Cancer Center Has New Director
The University of Colorado Cancer Center is one of only 40 comprehensive cancer centers nationwide that’s recognized by the National Cancer Institute.
By Eric Whitney
Colorado Expecting $300 Million From Federal Jobs Bill
When Governor Ritter and the legislature wrote this year’s state budget last spring, they included $212 million in extra money from the federal government.
By Eric Whitney
Colorado Docs Could Get Federal Dollars to Go High Tech
Colorado doctors are welcoming new guidelines that will help them apply for billions of dollars in incentives to use electronic medical records.The federal Recovery Act passed last year includes $27 […]
By Eric Whitney
New Health Insurance for Mexicans in the U.S.
The Mexican government estimates that 6.6 million of its citizens live in the U.S.
By Eric Whitney
Community Clinics Win Big in Health Reform
Community clinics are just regular health clinics, with one important caveat: they serve whoever comes through the door, insured, uninsured or just flat broke.
By Eric Whitney
Rooting Out Bad Pot Docs
Until now, investigators weren’t allowed to use the official database of legal medical marijuana users to look for shady doctors.
By Eric Whitney
Med Students Get Taste of Rural Life
One of Colorado’s biggest health care challenges is simply staffing clinics in rural parts of the state. There’s a chronic shortage of doctors and nurses.
By Eric Whitney
Pills That Can Call Your Doctor
“Smart band aids” are adhesive strips worn on the skin that hold tiny sensors that can monitor, record and even transmit all kinds of health information to your doctor.
By Eric Whitney
A New Option For People Denied Health Coverage
This week, state officials told the federal government how they’ll implement a key provision of the new federal health law: that people refused coverage for pre-existing conditions must have a […]
By Eric Whitney
Health Care and Small Businesses
It’s estimated that more than 140,000 small businesses in Colorado are eligible for new federal help with health care costs this year.
By Eric Whitney
Reducing Unnecessary ER Visits
In 2008, two Colorado safety net clinics were awarded grants to pilot a pair of projects aimed at reducing unnecessary emergency room visits.
By Eric Whitney
Colorado Biotech Innovator Takes on Health Care
Larry Gold is a University of Colorado biology professor who, in the 1990s, made significant discoveries and sold two biotech start-up companies for close to a billion dollars.
By Eric Whitney
Iraqi Vets Lead Protest at DNC
In the biggest protest of the DNC to date, thousands of anti-war protesters marched through the streets of Denver and blocked the main delegate access to the Pepsi center for […]
By Eric Whitney
Voters in Colorado’s Swing Counties
Colorado is seeing an unprecedented number of visits from the presidential and vice presidential candidates in recent days, verifying its status as a hotly contested state.
By Eric Whitney