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Colorado’s first abortion clinic is turning 50, celebrating with “condom couture” and expansion of sex education

by Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MDT on Aug 30, 20238:31 AM MDT on Aug 30, 2023

The Colorado Sun’s Q&A with Boulder Valley Health Center delves into 50 years of abortion care and why it’s dropping “women” from its name

Posted inHealth

A Boulder nanoengineer teamed up with Rihanna’s tattoo artist to make smarter ink

by Rae Ellen Bichell 3:45 AM MDT on Aug 29, 202312:14 PM MDT on Aug 31, 2023

For now, the color in the smart ink developed at the University of Colorado only turns on and off. Someday it could signal health problems like high blood sugar.

Posted inHealth

A Colorado community with high medical debt questions its hospitals’ charity spending

by KFF Health News 3:59 AM MDT on Aug 24, 20237:18 AM MDT on Aug 24, 2023

Complaints over lack of charity care come as 15% of Pueblo County residents have medical debt in collections, compared with 11% statewide

Posted inHealth

Opioid settlements from Big Pharma are helping Colorado communities fight fentanyl

by Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MDT on Aug 18, 20233:43 PM MDT on Aug 17, 2023

The state plans to use more than $700 million from opioid settlements to build treatment centers, prevention programs

Posted inHealth

What happened to Centura Health? Why the Colorado hospital brand name is about to disappear.

by John Ingold 3:46 AM MDT on Aug 18, 20239:48 PM MDT on Aug 15, 2023

CommonSpirit Health and AdventHealth, the two systems that partnered to form Centura, are splitting up

Posted inHealth

Colorado Medical Board finds that so-called abortion reversal is outside “generally accepted standard of practice”

by Jennifer Brown 2:10 PM MDT on Aug 17, 20234:53 PM MDT on Aug 17, 2023

The rule, which came after hours of discussion, does not go as far as the Democratic-controlled legislature wanted, but comes close to an outright ban

Posted inHealth

What does science say about abortion pill reversal?

by John Ingold 3:30 AM MDT on Aug 17, 20235:04 PM MDT on Aug 16, 2023

A Colorado Medical Board hearing on so-called abortion pill “reversal” puts a spotlight on flawed and incomplete studies

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Some Colorado hospitals are still struggling financially, while the picture is improving for others

by John Ingold 3:33 AM MDT on Aug 15, 20238:34 PM MDT on Aug 14, 2023

The Colorado Hospital Association says nearly half of the state’s hospitals are losing money on patient care

An adult injects a vaccine into a baby's leg
Posted inHealth

Vaccination rates for Colorado children are dropping, raising public health concerns about measles

by Jennifer Brown and John Ingold 4:00 AM MDT on Aug 14, 202310:25 AM MDT on Aug 14, 2023

The state health department is sending five vaccination vans to communities across Colorado in the hopes of getting kindergarteners immunized

Two parents embrace a girl.
Posted inHealth

Two Colorado sisters had dozens of seizures every day. Then a genetic test revealed they needed a vitamin. 

by Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MDT on Aug 8, 20231:12 PM MDT on Aug 8, 2023

Children’s Hospital Colorado opened a new Precision Medicine Institute focused on finding individually tailored treatments for rare diseases

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