How Parents Can Help Their Underage Kids Resist Alcohol
To discourage teenage alcohol use, parents can engage their kids in discussion, set some rules and let their children know they care.
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Obama Administration Eases Restrictions On Doctors Who Treat Opioid Addiction
Read MoreThe government is raising the limit on the number of patients a doctor can treat for opioid addiction using the drug buprenorphine to 275 from 100. The move expands office-based treatment options.
Coloradans Who Need Mental Health Care Have Options Beyond The ER, Jail
Read moreNew crisis centers offering care as simple as listening to a song in a soothing environment, have opened in Denver, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction and other communities
The Ways We Change Our Environment Deal An Infectious Diseases Wild Card
Read moreRising Earth temperatures could help spread some diseases like Zika because the mosquitoes that carry them survive in more places.
Research And Hollywood Shine Light On Traumatic Brain Injuries
Read moreThe recent Will Smith film "Concussion" may have put traumatic brain injury into the national spotlight, but work on degenerative diseases like chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, has been happening for more than a decade.
Drawn To Colorado By Marijuana, Some End Up Homeless
Read moreA report in the International Business Times finds a spike in homelessness as people come to Colorado to consume and to work in the industry
Meet 'The Geezer Dad': Lakewood Author Tom Lamarr
Read moreIn his new memoir, Lamarr navigates infertility, adoption and becoming a father late in life.
In Denver, Gunshot Wounds Are Deadlier Than They Were A Decade Ago
Read moreResearch shows gunshot wounds are larger and penetrate more deeply into the body.
Colorado Town Of Security On High Alert During Contaminated Water Crisis
Read moreAn EPA advisory has town officials scrambling to provide safe drinking water for citizens.
Colorado Rep. Polis Wants To Ease Restrictions On Gay Blood Donations
Read moreDemocratic Rep. Jared Polis of Boulder says the current policy is "morally bankrupt."
After Disaster, Where Does Your Blood Donation Go?
Read moreMany Coloradans gave blood after the mass shootings in Orlando, Florida. A spokeswoman for Colorado's Bonfils Blood Center explains the national distribution system that governs where donations go.
For Young Colorado Athletes, Concussions Are More Than A Headache
Read moreLengthy recovery times for concussion are now the norm. But researchers say there's still a lot not known about the injury.
Experts: Colorado's Medicaid Expansion Is Costly, But A Boon To Economy
Read moreAccording to two new reports, more people have health insurance, new jobs have been created in Colorado, but some say the good news comes at the expense of the federal deficit.
Court Rules In-Bounds Skiers' Avalanche Safety Is In Their Own Hands
Read moreColorado justices ruled that avalanches are an inherent danger of skiing. If it had gone the other way, the case could have jeopardized ski areas in the West.
With Obamacare, Colorado Hispanics See Both Coverage Gains And Disparities
Read moreHispanics saw the biggest gains in health coverage under Obamacare. Despite that, big disparities and rising costs are a cause for concern.
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