Health and Wellness

By Vignesh Ramachandran, KHN In March, a Frontier Airlines flight was headed from Phoenix to Las Vegas when a female passenger stopped breathing. The flight attendant yelled in the cabin for help. A passenger who […]

Reaccreditation assures patients of highest quality care. Reaccreditation of a program that treats pulmonary hypertension means health care consumers in Northern Colorado can be assured they are receiving high quality care with the potential for […]

Local blood supplies are critically low statewide, and the officials at UCHealth Garth Englund Blood Centers are asking the public to consider donating blood in the next three weeks to help save lives. Holiday activities and changes in routines often prevent people from […]

By Aneri Pattani and Rae Ellen Bichell | KHN Tim Buck knows by heart how many people died from drug overdoses in his North Carolina county last year: 10. The year before it was 12 — an all-time […]

Meals on Wheels of Loveland and Berthoud will celebrate 55 years in operation in 2023. The local nonprofit organization will be hosting celebratory events throughout the year, starting with their Founder’s Day Open House Celebration […]

Stephanie Seng | Director of CSU’s Center for Family and Couple Therapy “… It’s clear that struggle doesn’t take off for the holidays. The gremlins don’t go on vacation. Checks bounce, chemotherapy appointments are scheduled, […]

Critics declared Colorado’s new quasi-public option a failure this fall, before it was even available for purchase on the state’s Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace. They seized on an October announcement from the state that premiums for […]

North Colorado Medical Center and McKee Medical Center have earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates the hospitals’ achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors. […]

Northern Colorado Medical Society “Perhaps now more than ever it is important for physicians to lean in and lead conversations about health and healthcare on behalf of our patients.  I am committed to health equity, […]

The Reinsurance Program, Colorado Option and federal assistance will save people money on health care. The Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI), part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies, has released the approved health insurance plans […]