Tag: Health
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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…
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Two bats test positive for rabies in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two bats found in different Denver neighborhoods tested positive for rabies in July. The first was found in the Sloan’s Lake neighborhood on July 8 and the second was reported in the Highlands neighborhood on July 17, according to a news release from the Denver Department…
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Denver to close city services and offices for Juneteenth
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As temperatures get back up into the upper 90 degrees on Thursday, many Denverites will be enjoying the mid-June day off for Juneteenth. The holiday, a portmanteau of June 19 — the day it is…
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Death of ex-Avalanche enforcer Chris Simon a focus of CTE risk in NHL | Health after hockey: Part I
Editor’s note: The Denver Gazette presents a three-part investigative series on health after hockey for NHL players. Part I examines the life and death of Colorado Avalanche enforcer Chris Simon. Chris Simon found peace on the north shore of Lake Superior, where pristine beaches meet lush forests, rocky bluffs, and clear waterfalls in the same…