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Communities of color in Colorado, at greatest risk of death from COVID-19, too commonly face infection without health insurance: Open Enrollment is…
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Montrose Memorial Hospital recognized as #1 rural hospital in ColoradoCity of Grand Junction reports May sales tax was down 8.6 percent from last yearOver…
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Obesity, with all its dire health consequences, is hitting some ethnic groups harder than others. Environment plays a big role. And it affects not just individual health, but the health costs of all.
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Delta County is seeing a spike in pertussis, also known as whooping cough, cases. The highly contagious respiratory disease causes uncontrollable coughing…
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NewscastNews rules proposed for coal minesRevenue Silver Mine owner defaults on paymentsWaldorf type school in Paonia now officially a realityTwo deceased…
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The health agency says kissing and cuddling chickens could be contributing to outbreaks of salmonella. But backyard chicken owners aren't about to lay off the birds.
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An analysis of mortality records uncovered the most distinctive cause of death in each state. In Texas, it's tuberculosis. In Maine, the flu. And in Nevada, it's "legal intervention."
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Excess fluoride consumption is leading to tiny white marks on many people's teeth. It's mainly a cosmetic problem, but one that could be solved by lowering the fluoride in drinking water.
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This is the worst outbreak since the H5N2 influenza was first detected in December. The disease has been found in seven other states over the past five months.
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The prevalence of smoking and other major cancer risk factors varies widely by state. So does the uptake for preventive screening tests.