Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped for a second week — the first time that’s happened since March. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported…
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Colorado childhood vaccinations still lag pre-pandemic level
Routine childhood vaccinations are still below pre-pandemic levels in Colorado, and health officials are pushing to catch kids up before they return to school. The…
Some women “self-manage” abortions as access recedes
By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times Company In states that have banned abortion, some women with unwanted pregnancies are pursuing an unconventional workaround:…
The US mental health hotline network is expanding, but rural areas still face care shortages
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s 988 phone number, which launched July 16, was designed as a universal mental health support tool for callers at any…
Why are Colorado’s COVID hospitalizations stuck on a plateau?
Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations remain stuck in the same rough zone they’ve hovered in for the past six weeks, and it’s not clear why they aren’t…
Nearly 600 people should get revaccinated after Denver health care provider gives out expired doses
Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment is recommending nearly 600 people get revaccinated for COVID-19 after a Denver-based provider administered vaccines past their use…
New York reports first U.S. polio case in nearly a decade
NEW YORK — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday.…
Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, their families – The Denver Post
Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses…
Colorado “stuck on this plateau” as rise of BA.5 cancels out other variants’ decline
Colorado’s COVID-19 trajectory is still on a plateau, and there aren’t many clues to what may happen next. The Colorado Department of Public Health and…
Colorado abortion providers see increased demand from across U.S., more requests for birth control
Within an hour of news breaking that the U.S. Supreme Court had struck down Roe v. Wade, the phones at the Boulder Valley Women’s Health…