National fact sheet gives details of Colorado’s health care landscape
Through a new site, KFF posted state snapshots with a wealth of details on a variety of health care topics, including women’s health, abortions, health care costs and prescription drug coverage.
What’s the plan to deal with dead trees in Colorado forests?
Reducing fuels key to dealing with Colorado’s ghost forests of dead trees, but it’s a massive job.
Allergy pen maker sues Colorado over state affordability program
The law lets uninsured people purchase the auto-injectors for no more than $60 per two-pack.
How much does it cost to have a hip replaced? A new online tool will tell you
Coloradans can now compare costs for more than 260 health care services at more that 150 hospitals and facilities around the state, through an updated online tool called Shop for Care.
Another troubling impact of wildfire smoke? Risk of youth mental illness, according to CU study
A new CU Boulder study found exposure to air pollution — including wildfire smoke — increases symptoms of mental illness in young people.
Once top in the nation for youth e-cigarette use, Colorado’s usage rate has sharply dropped after community response
Despite the drop in usage, health advocates urge the state to stay vigilant in combatting the issue.
New report predicts health care worker shortages in Colorado, with less populated areas suffering more
Still, Colorado’s health care workforce is in better shape than a lot of other states.
High turnover in public health workers and the value of prevention: A conversation with the Dean of the Colorado School of Public Health.
Cathy Bradley’s job, at least in part, is to help recover the public health workforce after it was gutted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Colorado gets hundreds of millions in federal funding for state-run health insurance programs
The money is coming via pass-through funding, due to the combined savings of the Colorado’s new reform efforts.
New federal report on Colorado bird flu cases urges health agencies to prepare for more infections among farm workers
The report also highlights the importance of responding in a way that includes “the cultural and language needs of the agricultural workforce.”
How one Colorado program is training health professionals on the front line of the climate crisis
The University Colorado School of Medicine’s Diploma in Climate Medicine Program links health issues and a changing climate.
Newly updated COVID-19 vaccines have just been approved in time for fall. Here’s what you should know about them
Labor Day is here and, for many Colorado students, school is already well underway. That means it’s time for annual vaccine shots.
Colorado hopes to raise awareness of dementia, start conversations, with new campaign
Nearly 91,000 Coloradans older than 65 are living with Alzheimer’s, and it’s the state’s seventh-leading cause of death.
New CU Boulder study explores how low cortisol levels play a part in long COVID
A new study found proteins that linger after a COVID-19 infection might help explain what’s driving the neurological changes of long COVID.
Report finds rural Colorado hospitals face tough financial conditions, potential closures
The state’s hospital association disputes that any of the state’s facilities are in imminent danger of closing.
Denver opera singer performing again after her voice was silenced by long COVID
“Whatever it is that you are experiencing, life is still worth it. At the end of the day.”
