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Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about chronic wasting disease
Recent research shows that the barrier to a spillover into humans is less formidable than previously believed.
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Colorado legal settlement would up care and housing standards for trans women inmates
A historic legal settlement is expected to be finalized by early March. It would establish two new voluntary housing units for incarcerated trans women, making Colorado the first state to offer a separate unit.
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¿Dónde están los proveedores de atención primaria del país? La respuesta no es fácil
Los médicos en Valley-Wide Health Systems nunca saben quién se presentará en su clínica en San Luis, un pueblo de unas 600 personas en el sur de Colorado.
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Where are the nation’s primary care providers? It’s not an easy answer
Costilla County is among more than 180 federally designated areas that have remained stuck on the primary care shortage list for at least 40 years.
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Colorado blames Biden team and drugmakers for delaying Canadian imports
Colorado officials say they haven’t been able to stand up a program to import drugs from Canada because of drugmaker opposition — and the Biden administration’s inaction.
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These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need
States and counties look to expand programs that accept donations of unused surplus drugs from places like nursing homes and hospitals and redistribute them to low-income and uninsured residents.
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Colorado spent $134 million on “low-value” medical care last year according to new analysis
A new analysis shows that the number of tests and treatments conducted for which the risks and costs exceed the benefits has barely budged despite a decade-long attempt to tamp down on such care.
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Storing Guns Away From Home Could Reduce Suicides, but Legal Hurdles Loom
Safe storage maps show gun owners where to put their firearms for safekeeping if they experience a mental health crisis. The idea has support among some gun enthusiasts, but legal obstacles threaten wider adoption.
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Officials agree: Use settlement funds to curb youth addiction. But the ‘how’ gets hairy
Much of the opioid settlement money is slated for addiction treatment and efforts to reduce drug trafficking. But some is going to school-based prevention programs to reduce the possibility of addiction before it begins.
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Pot boom wakes sleepy Dinosaur, Colorado
A classic story of a border town prospering from differing laws state to state.
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Should you get the new COVID shot? The CDC says yes. Here’s what to know
The CDC says it’s time for new COVID boosters — and not only for those at highest risk of serious disease. Here are seven things you need to know.
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Community With High Medical Debt Questions Its Hospitals’ Charity Spending
The two hospitals in Pueblo, Parkview Medical Center and Centura St. Mary-Corwin, do not pay most federal or state taxes. Advocates want to see them use community benefit spending on things that actually create community benefits, such as charity care.
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As water levels in the San Luis Valley drop, the risk of arsenic rises
Even a small exposure to arsenic, added up over the course of a person’s life, is enough to cause health problem.
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How Colorado is filling gaps as last-resort schools dwindle
Experts are hopeful a new state law will lead more facility schools to open. Meanwhile, school districts are creating their own programs, and creative and skilled educators are finding ways to meet students’ needs in traditional classrooms.
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Students in rural Colorado are left without options as specialized schools close
A new state law aims to keep the doors open at schools that accept students with intensive needs. One preteen in rural Colorado shows how the current system leaves some students bouncing between institutions far from home.
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Colorado bill would encourage, but not require, CPR training in high schools
CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival if performed immediately after the heart stops beating.