Tag: Health
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Report: 57 Colorado counties don’t meet herd immunity threshold for measles
Colorado measles vaccination rates are falling behind other states, leading to a lower herd immunity among children. A recent data analysis by The Washington Post found that Colorado has an 88% herd immunity status regarding the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine between 2023 and 2024 — well below the 95% threshold set by doctors across the country. Ultimately,…
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Judge denies AstraZeneca’s bid to block Colorado drug discount law
A Colorado district court judge denied drug manufacturer AstraZeneca’s request for an injunction to block enforcement of a recent law barring drug manufacturers from imposing restrictions on covered entities to obtain drugs under a federal discount program. The law states that manufacturers and others may not directly or indirectly deny, restrict or limit the acquisition…
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Plaintiffs win $10M settlement against CU Anschutz School of Medicine over COVID-19 vaccine exemption denials
Eighteen plaintiffs will receive more than $10 million in damages after settling with the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine on Monday over claims the school denied religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The $10.3 million settlement ended more than four years of litigation after the school denied religious exemptions to the vaccine…
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Colorado ranks as least obese state in the country
WalletHub recently released a ranking of the most overweight and obese states in America, and Colorado (unsurprisingly) ranked at the bottom of the list (which in this case, is a good thing). According to WalletHub, being overweight is unfortunately turning into the “new normal” in America. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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PERSPECTIVE: Off target on ozone
Our state’s air-quality agencies have posted our ozone results for 2025, and once again, the official ozone levels for Front Range Colorado exceed allowable federal levels. But this time there is a difference. It turns out wildfires are responsible for some of our highest ozone days. Federal regulators will allow Colorado to exclude those readings…
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Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for the popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy. Known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, the drugs have soared in popularity in recent years but patient access has been a consistent problem because of their…
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Most Americans are concerned about higher health care costs next year, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future health costs in limbo for millions. About 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned about their health costs…
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As peak flu season looms, vaccination rates remain low in Colorado
Get the flu once, they say, and you’ll never skip your flu shot again. If such wisdom holds true, we’re either getting healthier or better at forgetting what it feels like to be really sick. As of Oct. 11, 10.7% of El Paso County’s eligible adults and children had received the annual flu vaccination, according…
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Field of dreams: High tech diagnoses, surgeries a game changer for young athletes in Colorado
If walking is a series of controlled, false falls, 18-year-old Aidan Harris moves in precision plunges and pivots so smooth he sometimes seems to float — all while snapping ball after ball after ball exactly where he wants it to go. Kid’s got better aim with his leg than most people do with their arm,…
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Colorado Dragon Boat Festival may have to row away from Sloan’s Lake
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Elevated bacterial issues in the Sloan’s Lake blue-green algae may force the beloved Colorado Dragon Boat Festival to clearer waters. Its been at the west Denver man-made lake for 24 years, since 2001. This year’s festival, already moved from July to September to address the…