As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underprepared
Analysis shows one in six ER visits in 2022 resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours.
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Colorado lawmakers stave off cuts to program serving young children with disabilities
The Early Intervention program announced in February that it planned to make cuts because of...
The skyrocketing cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for a solution
States increasingly struggling to cover the rising cost of popular GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic...
Whether Colorado mothers get cesarean sections can vary widely by hospital
Numbers alone can’t confirm whether hospitals are doing unnecessary C-sections, but some facilities have confirmed...
Highlands Ranch High students may have been exposed to pertussis
The Douglas County Health Department alerted parents of students attending Highlands Ranch High School that...
Less heart disease, more breast cancer: 5 takeaways from a new report on moderate drinking
The studies included in the report, which will help shape the 2025 edition of the...
How a doctor used Colorado’s price transparency law to cut her hospital bill in half
"I'm a physician, I work in the business and I couldn't figure out what happened...
Will Colorado’s measles case spark an outbreak? Depends on who got exposed.
An unvaccinated adult who lives in Pueblo developed measles after visiting a part of Mexico...
Colorado, 22 other states sue Trump administration over decision to rescind billions in health funding
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department, which began serving employees dismissal notices on Tuesday...
Colorado licenses its first psilocybin healing center
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is one step closer to becoming legally available in Colorado, with the state’s...
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation’s public health agencies
The notices came just days after President Trump moved to strip workers of their collective...