Three Colorado hospitals that faced severe cash crunches in the last year are getting closer to financial recovery, but still need to make changes to be sustainable in the long term. Two of the hospitals are small rural facilities: St. Vincent Health in Leadville and Delta Health on the Western Slope. The third, Denver Health, is the city’s urban safety-net […]

Symptoms of an overdose can vary widely, depending on which substance, or substances, the person used. But increasingly, bystanders are finding themselves in the role of first responder as public overdose deaths increase in Denver. Here are some symptoms of drug overdoses and tips on how to respond, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Boulder County […]

Children’s Hospital Colorado is asking healthy adults to consider giving a piece of their livers to get kids off the transplant list. Typically, that list fluctuates between four and 10 kids at any time, but fewer livers have been available from deceased donors this summer, which created a backlog, said Dr. Megan Adams, surgical director of pediatric living donor transplantation […]

A union representing about 3,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente Colorado voted this week to authorize up to a two-week strike, meaning they could walk out after their contract expires on Sept. 30. Services Employees International Union Local 105 estimated Friday evening that about 99% of its members who voted were in favor of authorizing the strike. “Going on strike is […]

For people with cystic fibrosis, like Sabrina Walker, Trikafta has been a life-changer. Before the 37-year-old Erie mother started taking the drug, she would wind up in the hospital for weeks at a time until antibiotics could eliminate the infections in her lungs. Every day, she would wear a vest that shook her body to loosen the mucus buildup. One […]

Colorado has a high rate of alcohol-related deaths, ranging from car crash fatalities to suicide deaths and liver failure. Reporter Meg Wingerter would like to talk to people who lost a loved one to alcohol-related causes, as well as those who have experience trying to seek treatment for themselves or someone else. Personal stories shared will be used in a […]

One of the leading new obesity drugs, Wegovy, eased symptoms and raised the quality of life of patients with obesity and a common type of heart failure, a study funded by the drug’s maker found, adding to the evidence that the medications can produce health benefits beyond weight loss. The study, published on Friday in The New England Journal of […]

The News Pulse oximeters routinely overestimated levels of oxygen in the blood in darker-skinned Covid patients, leading to delays in treatment and hospital readmissions, according to a research article published on Thursday. The research focused on the first years of the coronavirus pandemic, when patients overwhelmed hospitals. At the time, blood-oxygen levels were a key factor in deciding which patients […]

The News One-year-olds exposed to more than four hours of screen time a day experienced developmental delays in communication and problem-solving skills at ages 2 and 4, according to a study published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics. The research also found that 1-year-olds who were exposed to more screen time than their peers showed delays […]