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Quitting tobacco begins improving health within minutes

WEBThe average cigarette pack price in Colorado is $9.72. So a pack-a-day smoker who quits will save nearly $3,550 a year, according to the Campaign for …

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Adams County will leave the Tri-County Health Department, …

WEBThe Tri-County Health Department will soon be a single county health department, as Adams County joined Douglas County Tuesday by announcing plans to …

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More Coloradans Enrolled In The State Health

WEBBrennan Linsley/AP Photo An employee of Connect For Health Colorado, the state’s health care exchange, explains options and procedures to a walk in client …

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Why two Colorado insurance companies collapsed in one year, …

WEBSetting low prices and burning capital. Friday Health Plans was a homegrown Colorado company — based in Alamosa and offering plans on the state …

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ER doctors sound the alarm as Colorado’s hospital system shows …

WEBHospitals as busy as ever. The call from the ER doctors and UCHealth’s move comes as the omicron variant drives up high numbers of COVID-19 cases and a …

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Study: COVID-19 Hit Hardest In Front Range Neighborhoods …

WEBKevin J. Beaty/Denverite Gina Cammarata gets the first round of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Denver Indian Center, part of the second wave of prioritized …

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Despite improvements, Hispanic Coloradans are still more likely to …

WEBGaping disparities in health care leaves Hispanic Coloradans experiencing the lowest health system performance when compared with other racial and ethnic …

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Long COVID may have hit more than 700,000 Coloradans, and …

WEBThe 72-page report was issued by the Office of Saving People Money on Health Care, directed by Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera, and is a deep dive into …

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Colorado spent $134 million on "low-value" medical care last year

WEBThe U.S. spends huge amounts of money on health care that does little or nothing to help patients, and may even harm them. In Colorado, a new analysis shows …

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Lungs, Heart, Brain: The Health Risks Of Vaping That Doctors Know …

WEBKevin J. Beaty/Denverite Steve Daniels sits for an interview about vaping at Children's Hospital Colorado. Feb. 11, 2020. Cigarettes can raise blood pressure and …

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Colorado is about to spend half a billion dollars on mental health

WEBWhile he has long dealt with depression and anxiety, Joshua Hursa’s major mental health symptoms didn’t appear until he was 25. And the first time they did, they …

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SNAP benefits in Colorado are changing this month. Here's how to …

WEBColorado Gov. Jared Polis this week signed a $14 million state funding boost to local food banks and pantries in anticipation of the SNAP benefit changes. But that’s a …

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More than 300,000 Coloradans hit with long COVID, creating …

WEBThe survey found women (16 percent) were more likely than men (11 percent) to report long COVID symptoms. The 30 percent of people who already face a …

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Trustworthiness Might Be More Important Than Trust When …

WEBThe racist history of health care impacts people of color to this day. There’s a long-documented and painful history of racism in health care and in the public health …

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'You shouldn’t have to pay your deductible twice' — Lawmakers …

WEBYou want to know what is really going on these days, especially in Colorado. We can help you keep up. The Lookout is a free, daily email newsletter with news and …

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Colorado Catholic health clinic joins forces with D.C. law firm to

WEBBella Health and Wellness, an Englewood-based Catholic health care clinic, is challenging one of the state’s new abortion-access laws that were signed by Governor …

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Coronavirus Almost Took The Life Of The Healthiest Man In Lone …

WEBAfter he got home to Lone Tree on March 20, Jason began to feel ill. It all started with pressure and pain in his chest. Michelle, a nurse, brushed it off. Jason had …

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Jailed Coloradans waiting longer and longer for competency …

WEBHart Van Denburg/CPR News The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo.. Although some Denver area jails have competency restoration programs, the …

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The Coronavirus Exposed Colorado's Racial Inequities in Health Care

WEBKevin J. Beaty/Denverite Jose Silva helps George and Barbara Goree get a COVID-19 test at the Center for African American Health in Denver’s Northeast Park Hill …

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Mandatory Reporting Laws Meant To Protect Children Get …

WEBMandatory reporting may disproportionately harm families that are poor, Black, or Indigenous, or have members with disabilities.

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