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Government and Politics

‘A culture of fear,’ outdated equipment and data manipulation. How the Colorado public health lab unraveled

A bottle of the MMR vaccine photographed in Lubbock, Texas, where a measles outbreak has sickened dozens.

Colorado records 36th measles case of the year, state’s epidemiologist says vaccination provides the best protection

Colorado health leaders react to CDC limiting hepatitis B vaccine recommendations

A locomotive lies on its side in the Gunnison River. It's the early hours of the morning and snow covers the ground.

Colorado officials see no risk to drinking water from derailed coal train

Government and Politics

How Medicaid became such a drag on Colorado’s state budget

By Colorado Sun

A woman is sitting at a table, holding a book titled "Before the Next Crisis." She is smiling at the camera.

Doctor and author turned social media creator: Former Colorado public official on posting science-based health content

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Avalanche safety is vital as we head into winter

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Less than 3 weeks after cancer surgery, Broncos’ Alex Singleton is back in the game

By The Associated Press

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

Colorado complies with Trump administration’s request for data on immigrants who received emergency Medicaid services

By Allison Sherry

Thousands of undocumented immigrants in Colorado lose health care subsidies

By Mateo Schimpf

Three children sit at a table while one of them receives a shot

Government and Politics

Coloradans back extending federal ACA tax credits, vaccine requirements in schools, not so much RFK Jr.

By John Daley and Bente Birkeland

SENIOR COMPANION

AmeriCorps program matches older people who need a helping hand with an older volunteer looking to help

A woman is giving a young boy a vaccine. She is wearing a mask and surgical gloves. The boy is holding one hand over his mouth as he receives the shot.

With a potentially rough flu season on the horizon, Colorado has lost nearly $28 million in federal immunization funding

A woman in a blue shirt speaks into a microphone at a podium with a crowd behind her

Parents, advocates warn of dire consequences from proposed budget cuts to therapy for kids with autism

A worker looks at a table while two people standing across from her talk.

In Weld County, a mobile health unit hits the road to bring health care to the people

By Juanita Hurtado Huérfano

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