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A hospital room at Denver Health. Jan. 1, 2025.

Colorado joins 19 other states to stop transfer of Medicaid data to federal health and immigration agencies

city limits sign near agricultural area

A key rural hospital in La Junta is laying people off with deep federal Medicaid cuts looming

An array of packaged naloxone for use in preventing overdoses is displayed on a table outside

“It saved my life.” Public health groups express relief as Colorado AG directs $3 million in opioid settlement funds to overdose reversal kits

A baby on a mat

What does a baby’s babbling tell you about their future intelligence? CU researchers say a lot

By Jenny Brundin

Medicare Health Insurance

Federal request for Medicaid data has advocacy groups raising safety, health and privacy concerns

A gloved hand holding a shot going into the upper arm of a woman

Colorado’s new law protects vaccine recommendations from RFK Jr.’s CDC overhaul

Colorado Psychedelic Church

Life and Culture

This church holds psychedelic rituals. But that’s not what keeps people coming back

By Hayley Sanchez

Four people sit around a table. One man in a blue suit jacket and one woman is wearing a beige blazer and making a hand gesture to the woman sitting across from her. A man in a gray suit sit at the head of the table.

Colorado leaders, hospitals paint bleak picture of Medicaid cuts if GOP bill becomes law

Magic Mushroom Conference Denver

Psychedelic Science conference returns to Denver

By Kiara DeMare

A negative pressure room inside St. Joseph Hospital

Survey shows strong majority of Coloradans back Medicaid as GOP Congress weighs deep cuts to the program

Sign that reads Connect for Health is on the first story of a building on a sunny day.

Colorado’s health insurance marketplace also at risk under GOP budget bill

CHATFIELD STATE PARK SWIM BEACH HOT SUMMER WEATHER

We’re in for another hot summer. Health care providers are preparing for more heat-related illnesses

Colorado is getting a third medical school. Rural communities will benefit, says its dean

By Hayley Sanchez and Ryan Warner

Desks fill an empty classroom.

Amid Trump’s funding threats, a rural Colorado school district looks to remove LGBTQ policy protections

Colorado Wonders

Had the measles as a kid? Then you’re already protected

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