Starting in January, some Colorado residents’ health insurance will pay for in-vitro fertilization, but like many of the state’s efforts to expand coverage, it doesn’t apply to everyone. House Bill 1008, which passed this spring, requires state-regulated large-group employer health…
Read MoreColorado’s monkeypox cases are mostly in younger men in Denver area
Almost two-thirds of Colorado’s monkeypox cases have been found in the Denver area, and they’re primarily clustered in men in the first half of adulthood. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released new information about the demographics of…
Read MoreAir ambulances were made for transport, but now offer ICU in the air
When air ambulances first took off in the 1980s, they were mostly about getting patients to a hospital as fast as possible. But now they can operate more like mobile intensive-care units, the crew of a Greeley-based medical helicopter said….
Read MoreColorado COVID hospitalizations down, but drop may not be significant
Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations this week dropped marginally for the first time in a month, but it’s too early to say if the state’s situation is improving. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported 304 people were hospitalized with…
Read MoreScars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, their families – The Denver Post
Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check his oxygen levels after a months-long bout with COVID-19. Months after being warned…
Read MoreNew coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond
The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 –…
Read MoreColorado abortion providers see increased demand from across U.S., more requests for birth control
Within an hour of news breaking that the U.S. Supreme Court had struck down Roe v. Wade, the phones at the Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center started ringing. Not just one or two calls, but at least a dozen —…
Read MoreDenver’s InnovAge was struggling long before Medicare stopped paying
A company tasked with caring for some of Colorado’s sickest people failed to consistently provide basic services like insulin injections for more than a year before state and federal authorities intervened, as its profit-driven leaders recruited more clients than they…
Read MoreGrand Junction man sues Mind Springs after wife died from withdrawal
A Grand Junction man this week sued Mind Springs Health, alleging employees weren’t trained to see that his wife’s alcohol withdrawal symptoms were escalating before her death. Laurie Glover, 47, went to Mind Springs’ Grand Junction location in July 2020…
Read MoreFederal court blocks FDA ban on Juul e-cigarette sales in U.S.
A federal court on Friday temporarily blocked the government’s order for Juul to stop selling its electronic cigarettes. Juul had filed an emergency motion earlier Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington so it can appeal the sales…
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