Colorado filed a lawsuit Wednesday to prevent the Trump administration from canceling more than $20 million in grants for public health. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health…
Read more Colorado sues to block Trump administration from cutting public health grantsDENVER — Nearly 2,500 people have been hospitalized with influenza in Colorado since October, and recent holiday celebrations are now causing an even bigger increase. This surge is particularly…
Read more Colorado flu hospitalizations surge to record levels after holiday gatheringsDENVER — ‘Tis the season — the flu season, that is. “It’s a great time to get together, and I’m sure people like to share joy, share peace.…
Read more A new flu variant is spreading in Colorado as flu season heats upDENVER — The Colorado General Assembly’s Joint Budget Committee (JBC) approved two emergency funding requests Thursday morning for low-income food and nutrition support amid federal government shutdown disruptions.…
Read more Joint Budget Committee approves emergency funding for food, nutrition support amid federal government shutdownMesa County’s late-summer measles outbreak started with three children who brought the virus back from an out-of-state trip, ultimately passing it on to eight other people. The Colorado…
Read more Mesa County’s summer measles outbreak totaled 11 cases, started with out-of-state travelA Virginia family is suing the Eating Recovery Center over what they allege was a failure to prevent patients from harming themselves during their daughter’s treatment at a…
Read more Family sues Denver’s Eating Recovery Center for allegedly ignoring suicidal thoughtsHot, dry weather and wildfire smoke from out-of-state fires will contribute to lower air quality across the Front Range and Denver metro through Friday afternoon, Colorado public health…
Read more Wildfire smoke, ozone causes air quality alert for Front Range, Denver metroColorado’s fifth-largest wildfire on record is 90% contained as rain showers and thunderstorms continue across the Western Slope, fire officials said. As of Monday morning, the Lee fire…
Read more Colorado wildfires: State’s fifth-largest wildfire on record now 90% containedFor the first time, Coloradans have a clear picture of where they can go for sometimes-controversial health services such as abortion, gender-affirming care or medical aid-in-dying. In much…
Read more Most Colorado counties lack access to aid-in-dying, abortion or gender-affirming care at hospitalsDenver is heating back up, with city temperatures nearing 100 degrees Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. If Denver hits the forecasted 98-degree high, Saturday will…
Read more Denver weather: Near-record heat returns Saturday, temperatures approach 100 degreesA Denver resident has West Nile virus, and the local health department urged the public to drain standing water and take other precautions. The Denver Department of Public…
Read more Denver reports first known West Nile case in city resident – The CannabistColorado air pollution regulators made the rare move this month to extend the public comment period on a permit that would allow a pipeline company to expand its…
Read more Colorado to allow additional public input on planned expansion of gas storage near Adams County elementary school – The CannabistColorado has three years to lower ground-level ozone pollution to meet federal standards, and this summer’s hazy skies — caused by oil and gas drilling, heavy vehicle traffic…
Read more Clock is ticking to clean the Front Range’s dirty air by 2027. The region’s off to a bad start this summer.Mosquitoes seen through a microscope in the Broomfield office of entomologist Michael “Doc” Weissmann, Ph.D. June 25, 2024. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite Mosquitoes collected in Denver have tested positive…
Read more Mosquitoes in Denver test positive for West Nile VirusHaze blanketed Colorado on Monday as wildfire smoke drifted from Canada, and the gray skies are expected to hover overhead for at least another 24 hours. The wildfire…
Read more Canadian wildfire smoke triggers poor air quality, health advisories in Colorado – The CannabistDenver Mayor Mike Johnston announces the city’s priorities for 2024, during a press conference Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 at the City and County Building. Hart Van Denburg/CPR News…
Read more Mayor Mike Johnston names nominee to lead Department of Public Health and EnvironmentChildren living near small airports in Colorado had slightly higher levels of lead in their blood than the statewide average, according to a new study — though experts…
Read more Kids living near Colorado airports have slightly elevated levels of lead in their blood, new study findsColorado is experiencing an alarming spike in syphilis among newborns, leading the state to issue a public health order Thursday aimed at curbing the disease’s spread through wider…
Read more Colorado takes action to fight deadly spike of syphilis in newbornsThe world’s first legal sale of recreational marijuana happened in Denver on Jan. 1, 2014. In fact, it happened twice. Mason Tvert was managing the onslaught of media…
Read more The first 10 years of legal marijuana in Colorado were a wild ride. What will happen in the next decade? – The Cannabist
