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Colorado State University pioneers new way to identify Zika virus
Colorado State University researchers have developed a new test to identify the Zika virus, potentially making it easier for local officials to determine whether mosquitoes in their communities are carrying...
Colorado health insurers given one-month extension for filing 2018 plans
Amid ongoing federal debate over the future of America's health care laws, Colorado's health insurance regulators have officially given companies until June 19 to file their 2018 plans for approval,...
Five Colorado school districts receive grants for mental health services
Five Colorado school districts will receive $1.5 million in grant funds from Kaiser Permanente to improve behavioral health in their schools.
State budget cuts could cost rural Colorado hospitals millions, cause service reductions, layoffs
The cuts to Colorado's hospital provider fee program in next year's state budget is forcing talks of major cuts at hospitals in the state. "For us this is just such...
Colorado could see double-digit health insurance rate hikes if federal uncertainty lingers
Colorado's insurance commissioner has sent a letter to the state's congressional delegation warning that individual health insurance rates could see double-digit percentage increases next year because of lingering debate around...
Denver 4/20 in the Trump era: Marijuana celebration or political rally?
Should organizers of 4/20 pro-marijuana events view this year as a chance to show strength or should they lay relatively low in the hopes of not attracting unwanted attention that...
Juror at center of misconduct claim testifies in Sir Mario Owens death penalty appeal
A juror at the center of a misconduct inquiry that could overturn Sir Mario Owens' death sentence testified that she didn't meet relatives of victim Javad Marshall-Fields until after the...
Worries of an Anthem exit add to Western Slope’s health care woes
Reports that health insurance giant Anthem is considering pulling out of many Affordable Care Act exchanges in 2018 is another blow for Colorado's Western Slope, which already pays some of...
Colorado law enforcement officers reverse two opiate overdoses per day, on average
Law enforcement officers across Colorado reverse two opiate overdoses per day, on average, part of a surge in heroin and prescription drug abuse in the state that officials hope a...
Mumps cases are booming in Colorado in 2017; most occurred in unvaccinated people
Colorado in 2017 is seeing a surge in mumps cases, mirroring a national trend but also driven largely by an outbreak among unvaccinated individuals that appears to be slowing.