One of the reasons the FDA and CDC are recommending this pause is to ensure that health care providers are aware of these potential but rare adverse events, and can respond accordingly…
Category: Education/Health
OPINION: The Future Depends on Teachers
Viewers who visit TEACH.org will be automatically directed to the TEACH Colorado initiative page, where they can explore teaching in the state and find licensure guides, compare preparation programs…
Meet the ‘Director of Equity’ for Adams 14 School District
“We want to ensure that we have ethical and equitable practices and policies that are fundamental to providing access to social, emotional, economic educational opportunities…”
COVID and the Athlete’s Heart, Part Two
Even though myocarditis is rare, studies have found that non-COVID-related myocarditis causes up to 9% of sudden cardiac deaths among athletes, said Dr. Jonathan Drezner…
Free Online Writing Workshops for Veterans, Families
Colorado Veterans Writing Workshops offer a safe place for veterans, their adult family members, and caregivers to write and talk about their experiences…
COVID and the Athlete’s Heart, Part One
For the athletes participating in professional, collegiate, high school or even recreational sports, significant unanswered questions remain…
LIKE I’M DROWNING: Five Stories from the Student Debt Crisis
President Joe Biden has called on Congress to cancel $10,000 in federal debt for each borrower. Some Democratic congressional leaders have pressed for $50,000…
Blood Drive Tomorrow, April 6
Our next Vitalant Blood Drive will be held at Centerpoint Church, 2750 Cornerstone Drive, from 10am to 3pm…
Durango’s COVID ‘Cowboy’ Rounds Up Spring Break Scofflaws, Lines ’Em Up for Shots
“You can’t throw a stone around here without hitting a Texan,” explained Scott Perez, the man in the marshal get-up…
Coloradans Over 16 Years Eligible for Vaccine on April 2
“We’re looking forward to getting more of our community vaccinated; however, at this time less than one-third of our community is fully protected…”
VIDEO: Free Online Tutoring Platform for Colorado School Children
Colorado Education Initiative today announced that they have launched a new partnership with Schoolhouse.world…
Colorado Releases New COVID Rules
Dial 3.0 metrics are further simplified and capacity limits are less restrictive. The state will work with counties to confirm their metrics under the new framework…
ESSAY: Responses to Sexual Violence, Part Two
It is also very important to avoid making comparisons, as each person will experience trauma and recover from it differently, at their own pace…
Doctors Found Jet Fuel in This Veteran’s Lungs. He Can’t Get Full Benefits.
“There are black spots that are burns, particles all over; there’s metal. It was all scarred,” said Szema, a pulmonologist and professor who studies toxic exposures…
ESSAY: Responses to Sexual Violence, Part One
About two-thirds of female assault victims do not report to the police and many victims do not tell anyone. Sexual assault is a terrifying and humiliating experience…
More Coloradans Now Eligible for COVID Vaccine
Eligibility now includes Coloradans age 50 and older, people with high-risk conditions, and workers in food and restaurant services, manufacturing, the US Postal Service…
OPINION: Mental Health, and a Nation on Edge
Sometimes, I look back fondly on those manic episodes of a dozen years ago — the seemingly inexhaustible energy and flashes of brilliance…
San Juan Basin Public Health Overseeing Equitable Vaccine Distribution
“We’ve achieved the highest vaccination rate as a region through community partnerships and efficiency, and at the same time we are prioritizing people who have barriers to accessing a site…”
COVID Vaccine Could Be Universally Available in Colorado by Mid-April
The current distribution phase is 1B.3, which includes people 60 and older, those with multiple high-risk health conditions, and grocery and agricultural workers…
