A Cannabis-Based Medication Might Win FDA Approval
Hemp Industry Daily reporter Kristen Nichols tells Colorado Matters not everyone in the industry is happy with the development.
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Marijuana-Based Seizure Drug Gets Positive FDA Nod
Read moreBritish drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals is seeking permission to sell its medication for rare, hard-to-treat seizures in children.
Surgeries Back On As Porter Hospital Officials Say 'We're Sorry' After Infection Control Problems
Read moreThousands of patients were recently informed that there’s a chance, albeit small, that they may have been infected while at the Denver hospital.
Study: Coloradans Who Live Close To Oil, Gas Wells Face Higher Cancer Risk
Read moreColorado School of Public Health researchers looked at levels of harmful benzene and other hydrocarbons released into the air from oil and gas wells and infrastructure.
From 'March For Our Lives' To 'Vote For Our Lives,' Students Move Gun Activism Forward
Read moreThe first Vote For Our Lives event will be held near Columbine next Thursday, one day before the 19th anniversary of the shooting that left 13 dead.
Bill Would Allow Pharmacists To Tell Customers Drugs Cost Less With Cash
Read moreRepublican Rep. Jim Wilson, of Salida, a co-sponsor of the bill, says other states are also looking to reverse this "gag order."
Porter Adventist Hospital Reschedules More Surgeries Over Sterilization Worries
Read moreEarlier this week, the hospital warned that some of its patients might be at risk of contracting hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV.
Denver Ballot Initiative Aims To Finance Mental Health, Substance Abuse Programs
Read moreIf approved by voters, the ‘Caring 4 Denver’ sales tax could raise as much as $450 million in a decade.
Opioids And Weed Make Headlines In Colorado, But Meth Ruins More And More Lives
Read moreMethamphetamine was found in the systems of 280 Coloradans who died of overdoses in 2017, a number up sharply from the year before.
Mental Health And The Line Of Fire: How To Respond To First Responders
Read moreA study from CU Anschutz says police, fire and other workers are more likely to die from suicide than line-of-duty incidents.
Doctors Were Baffled, Teachers Were Skeptical, So Teen Makes An App To Track Lyme Disease
Read moreOlivia Goodreau of Denver developed TickTracker after she says it took 50 doctors to give her 5the right diagnosis.
In Pueblo, Friction Over How To Get Rid Of The Army's Mustard Gas Stockpile
Read moreA plant was built to neutralize the poison using water. But there are problems. And now the Army's talking about using a detonator instead.
How 'Mysterious' Microbes Rule Your Life
Read moreAuthor Eugenia Bone spoke with Colorado Matters in front of an audience and all their microbes at The Newman Center in Denver.
After Mass Shootings, Some Call For Better Mental Health Programs. Would It Help?
Read moreStatistically, people with mental illness are no more likely to become violent than people who don't have a diagnosed mental illness.
Lacking Compensation From VA, Colorado Doctors Treating Veterans Out Of 'Duty'
Read moreThe Veterans Choice program was supposed to help veterans get healthcare fast. But some providers say they're not getting paid.
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