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Their baby was taken away and placed in foster care for 164 days. It turns out, he had a bone disorder.
The Bryants’ son was one of 4,772 Colorado children removed from their homes by child welfare authorities and living in foster care last year. But their story isn’t the typical tale of a child rescued from abuse or neglect.
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Colorado public option opponents accused of trying to “weaponize” doctors against health insurance proposal
By Jesse Paul Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Groups tied to hospitals, insurance companies launch pricey ad blitz against Colorado public option
By Jesse Paul Health Primary category in which blog post is published
HIV-prevention funding is being slashed in Colorado, even as a growing number of people are diagnosed
By Jennifer Brown Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Denver’s Rose Medical Center, celebrating 70 years, created a culture that countered post-war discrimination
By Kevin Simpson Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Potential for short-term health impacts from Colorado oil and gas drilling leads to calls for temporary halt in permits
A new study commissioned by the state health agency and released Thursday shows worst-case scenarios for adverse effects
Centura Health sets off national challenge to aid-in-dying laws after firing a Colorado doctor
A growing number of state aid-in-dying provisions are coming into conflict with faith-based hospitals, which oppose the practice on religious grounds
To appeal to calorie-counting drinkers, Colorado’s craft brewers are taking new approaches
The trend toward low-calorie beers and hard seltzers is catching on in Colorado, in part because of the state’s active lifestyle
Colorado attorney general intervenes in $4.3 billion DaVita-UnitedHealth merger just as deal is finalized
DaVita Medical Group owns two large physicians’ groups in Colorado Springs totaling more than 100 doctors, meaning the sale would have affected patients in the region
Colorado records modest decline in drug overdose deaths — the first decline since 2012
The state recorded 349 deaths from prescription painkillers, dropping by 24 from the previous year
