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Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Inefficiencies in American health care are a real pain. I know.

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MDT on Aug 20, 20235:39 PM MDT on Aug 18, 2023

My attempt to address foot pain has led me down a multiple-month process that highlights how inefficient our health care system remains.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: No longer a luxury, air conditioning is a public health requirement in the age of global warming

by Caitlin Rublee, M.D. 1:30 AM MDT on Jul 22, 20234:26 PM MDT on Jul 21, 2023

We wouldn’t allow landlords to rent apartments without heat. The time has come to provide cooling, too.

Posted inHealth

Colorado rides cresting wave of psychedelic medicine as state prepares to roll out regulation

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Jun 30, 20234:04 PM MDT on Aug 7, 2023

The Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver was the largest-ever gathering of psychedelic scientists, researchers, medical professionals, policy makers and entrepreneurs

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: There is no such thing as abortion “reversal”

by Michael Belmonte, M.D. 1:30 AM MDT on Mar 16, 20236:44 PM MDT on Mar 15, 2023

Physicians who say otherwise deserve to be marked as “unprofessional”

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Psychologists are not qualified to prescribe medication

by Patricia Westmoreland, M.D. 1:30 AM MST on Feb 16, 20236:10 PM MST on Feb 15, 2023

They are highly educated, but not in medicines and the human body. A proposed law allowing them to prescribe drugs should be defeated.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Importing medicines from Canada is no guarantee of lower drug prices

by Danielle Bargo 1:30 AM MST on Feb 3, 20238:58 AM MST on Feb 3, 2023

A lot of things have to go right — but probably won’t — for Coloradans to achieve even modest savings.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: To realize the promise of DNA-driven medicine, genetic libraries need to be more diverse

by Ankita Arora 1:30 AM MST on Nov 19, 20225:02 PM MST on Nov 18, 2022

Otherwise, we will miss disease predictors for entire racial and ethnic groups

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Watch: Colorado health insurance experts discuss open enrollment

by The Colorado Sun 2:04 PM MST on Nov 17, 20222:05 PM MST on Nov 18, 2022

The Colorado Sun talks about health insurance, open enrollment, shopping tips, ways to get the most out of your plan and more.

Posted inOpinion

Opinion: My patients are suffering from climate change

by Jennifer Camello, M.D. 1:30 AM MDT on Jul 18, 20226:17 PM MDT on Aug 31, 2022

Mr. A came to our appointment with a laundry list of issues he wanted to address in our 20 minutes together, including typical primary-care complaints like high blood pressure and lower back pain. As our visit progressed, he revealed that he recently moved to Denver from Syria and was seeking asylum. He had run out […]

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As more people turn to extreme sports, Colorado doctors are rethinking how they treat athletes

by Dan England 4:10 AM MDT on Jun 8, 2022

Doctors took a look at Ian Mitchard’s body four years ago and assumed his career was over.  That’s why Steph Davis brought him along to a talk she gave to doctors: She wanted them to see what was possible.  To be fair, it’s probably the conclusion many would reach after Mitchard crashed while paragliding alone. […]

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