Prescriptions Fall 14% As Colorado Doctors Cut Back On Opioids
Rural America has been particularly hard hit by opioid drug overdose deaths, with rates higher than urban areas for longer than a decade.
Here’s What To Know Going Into The U.S. Women’s National Team’s World Cup Matches
The U.S. Women’s National Team, which has two Colorado natives on the roster, hits the pitch for their first game on Tuesday, June 11.
This ‘Lunar Rover’ Will Go Where Some Doctors Have Gone Before: Your Colon
The goal is to make colonoscopies — and doctors — more efficient.
Colorado’s Opioid Crisis Slows, In Part Because Of a Drug That Reverses Overdoses
Like much of the United States, Colorado is fighting a persistent drug epidemic marked by increasing numbers of drug overdose deaths.
Vape Pods Are The New Cigarette Butts. For Colorado, That’s A Whole New Trash Problem
Like a lot of products, once an e-cigarette or pod is thrown away it doesn’t really go away. It just goes somewhere else.
After A School Shooting, The Mental Health Implications Ripple Far And Wide
Students and adults at STEM School Highlands Ranch and nearby schools may be experiencing trauma after Tuesday’s shooting.
Colorado’s Vaccine Advocates Plan Their Next Steps After Bill Fails
Vaccine advocates regroup after a bill aimed at raising Colorado’s low vaccinations rates fails during the legislative session.
State Lawmakers Aim To Temper Teen Vaping Rates With Big Tax Increases
A bill that would triple the cigarette tax rate and introduce new taxes to vaping products was introduced in the waning days of the legislative session.
Most Colorado Counties Aren’t Ready For Climate Change — Or Its Health Hazards
A new report from Colorado Health Institute finds most Colorado communities don’t have a plan to protect its residents or prepare for the impact of climate change — hotter weather, dirtier air and more severe wildfires.
To Some Colorado Parents, Vaccines Are A No-Brainer. To Others, They’re Battlegrounds
The immunization debate in Colorado is heating up again as the Colorado legislature considers new restrictions on vaccine exemptions.
What’s The History Of Vaccinations In Colorado?
Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill last week to help improve the state’s last-in-the-nation ranking for kindergarten students’ vaccination rate — making Colorado ripe for an outbreak. Get a closer look at Colorado’s policy on mandatory vaccinations.
Colorado Is Dead Last For Kindergarten Vaccinations. A New Bill Hopes To Fix That
Less than 89 percent of kindergarten-aged children in Colorado have received vaccines for diseases like measles, mumps and rubella, according to figures from the CDC.
For US Women’s Soccer, The Fight On The Field And Off Is Teaching A New Generation
The U.S. Women’s national soccer team, which takes on Australia tonight in Commerce City is providing a lesson in sports and in life for their young fan base.
The Health Of Coloradans Varies County To County, And Housing Is One Reason Why
Mountain and Denver suburb counties fared well, while southern Colorado counties such as Costilla and Huerfano did poorly.
Denver Health’s ‘Treatment On Demand’ Wants To Fast Track Addiction Help In The ER
Similar programs have popped up around the country.
Political Pressure, Legal Threats Stall Hopes For Denver’s Safe Injection Site
Some Republicans were never sold on the concept of a safe injection site. Their belief was that it would make the problem worse and enable more drug use.
