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vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sit in a cooler

Mesa County hosts measles vaccination clinic Saturday

Boulder Abortion Clinic, one of the few in the nation to provide the procedure late in pregnancy, closes after 50 years

Two men stand in a brightly lit hallway.

Rep. Crow warns of potential brain drain of health providers and catastrophic impacts on Coloradans’ care

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Looming cuts to Medicaid would shake entire San Luis Valley health care system — and its economy

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

Colorado’s measles vaccination rate is just a bit too low for herd immunity

By Alison Borden and John Daley

From left, a man in a green shirt touches a seated woman's arm as they both look at a man holding a sheet of paper. They are all in a doctor's office exam room.

Parkinson’s patient finds hope in computerized advances to brain stimulation treatment

A room view of conference tables with black tablecloths forming a rectangle with 18 people sitting around them with large white name plates in front of them at the table

Colorado researchers warn of lost advances and a lost generation of scientists due to federal cuts

A nurse prepares a dose of the flu vaccine.

This flu season looks like it might be Colorado’s worst one in 20 years

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

What Coloradans need to know about measles as outbreaks pop up around the US

A line outside a COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinic

Resilience shines through as Coloradans reflect on five years since the pandemic shut the state down

Colorado has a plan to save $65 million a year. Hospitals say it could drive them to close

Congressman speaks to large crowd in clinic.

Government and Politics

Republicans are aiming for deep Medicaid cuts. Here’s what folks at one Colorado community health center think of it

Various liquor bottles at a bar

Weight-loss drugs could revolutionize treatment for alcohol addiction

By Andrea Dukakis

Free naxolone kiosks

Mesa County program aims to provide naloxone to residents through free kiosks

Protestors hold a trans flag outside Children's Hospital

Protest outside Children’s Hospital Colorado after sudden suspension of gender-affirming care

How does psilocybin alter the brain? We talked to a scientist to find out

By Alejandro A. Alonso Galva and Andrea Dukakis

Four dairy cows peering through a wire fence

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

By The Associated Press

Psychiatrist Sammie LaMont Moss, MD.

Breakneck speed of news have you stressed? Colorado psychiatrist has some suggestions

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