Grief lingers 5 years after COVID-19 arrived in Colorado, killing thousands

The Denver Post (Healthcare) 3/30 2:00A Jessica Seaman

PUEBLO When paramedics showed up at Bernie Esquibel-Tennant’s door the day after Thanksgiving in 2020, it was the second time in roughly 12 hours that an ambulance had visited her stretch of the...

Opinion: Colorado’s plan to cap some medical bills will cause a health care crisis

The Denver Post (Healthcare) 3/24 1:01A Kristen Fiddes

As Chief Nursing Officer at HCA HealthOne Mountain Ridge in Thornton, I am sounding the alarm: Colorado’s safety net health care providers are facing a crisis , and our most vulnerable citizens are at risk of losing the care they rightfully...

Federal funding cuts threaten Colorado’s plan to reduce HIV infections

The Denver Post (Healthcare) 3/22 2:00A Meg Wingerter

Colorado public health officials started the year with a plan to bring down new HIV infections across the state. Less than three months in, possible cuts to federal funding could halt that progress and leave the state worse off than before. The...

Seeking a “Plan B” under President Trump, some Coloradans make plans to move to other countries

The Denver Post (Healthcare) 3/6 2:00A Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton

Molly Burke has spent her entire life in the United States. But no longer after receiving her working holiday visa to New Zealand last month, she says she plans to move by September at the latest....

Colorado doctor on humanitarian mission in Gaza delayed returning home

The Denver Post (Healthcare) 1/28 2:00A Katie Langford

In the days before the latest ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war , Colorado pediatrician Dr. Mohamed Kuziez learned to estimate how many mass-casualty patients would arrive at a northern Gaza trauma center by how frequently he heard...

One Colorado adventure for each month of the year

The Dever Post (Fitness) 1/15 2:00A Mindy Sink

Each month in Colorado, and every season, offers a chance to experience something that is definitively of this place. Sometimes this means a local festival or annual event, but often it’s just...