MELBOURNE, Australia — If the United States had the same COVID death rate as Australia, about 900,000 lives would have been saved. For many Americans, imagining what might have been will be painful. But especially now, at the milestone of…
Read MoreColorado’s COVID picture looks manageable, but BA.2.12.1 is wild card
Right now, Colorado’s increasing COVID-19 cases are manageable, but it’s not clear what the state should expect as yet another more-contagious variant of the virus is poised to take over. Hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 across the state increased slightly…
Read MoreHealth care workers uneasy as Colorado collects providers’ diversity data
Shaunti Meyer, a certified nurse-midwife and medical director at STRIDE Community Health Center in Colorado, doesn’t usually disclose her sexual orientation to patients. But at times it feels appropriate. After telling a transgender patient that she is a lesbian, Meyer…
Read MoreCheers and fears as U.S. ends mask mandates for travel – The Denver Post
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge’s decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it’s really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the…
Read MoreColorado closing 40 COVID-19 testing sites in April
About one-third of state-run COVID-19 testing sites across Colorado will close in April as the state continues winding down its emergency response to the pandemic. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Wednesday that 40 sites will close,…
Read MoreLongmont United nurses union to move forward nine months after vote
Almost nine months after nurses at Longmont United Hospital voted whether to form a union, there’s finally an answer: they will. The original vote took place on July 7, with 93 in favor and 88 against. Seven ballots remained uncounted and,…
Read MoreDoes moderate drinking protect your heart? A genetic study offers a new answer. – The Denver Post
By Gina Kolata, The New York Times Last week, two patients asked Dr. Stanley L. Hazen, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, how much daily alcohol consumption would be good for their cardiac health. He gave them both well-accepted medical…
Read MoreFDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision opens a fourth dose of…
Read MoreColorado to close community COVID-19 vaccination sites at end of month
Colorado’s mass COVID-19 vaccination sites will shut down March 31 as the state transfers responsibility for most new shots to health care providers. The state’s vaccine buses, which hold pop-up shot clinics in areas with fewer options for health care,…
Read MoreDeath toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year – The Denver Post
BANGKOK — The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is the latest tragic reminder…
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