Access expands to nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses
Mercy provides take-home Naloxone kits to those at high risk
DATE: Oct 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Overdose deaths in U.S. appear to be rising
Matthew Davidson was beating his heroin addiction. The 31-year-old was attending group recovery meetings. He had a restaurant job he liked. He was a doting uncle to a baby nephew.
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DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
CDC redefines COVID-19 close contact, adds brief encounters
NEW YORK – U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone with COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters.
For months, the Centers fo...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
CSU gardening programs accepting applications
The Colorado Master Gardener Program and Certified Colorado Gardener Program are now accepting applications.
Newly accepted Colorado Master Gardener volunteers begin as apprentice...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Colorado health officials weigh in on navigating safe ski season
DENVER – Colorado health officials are weighing in on how to safely navigate the upcoming ski season amid a pandemic as eager skiers and snowboarders who have been cooped up for the greater ...
DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
Pandemic air travel milestone: 1 million passengers screened
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The number of passengers screened in a single day for flights in the U.S. topped 1 million for the first time since COVID-19 infections began to spike last March. ...
DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
San Juan Mountains Association, businesses launch ‘Weminuche Month’ to support wilderness stewardship
October is “Weminuche Month” for the San Juan Mountains Association and local businesses.
The goal is to raise money for SJMA’s Weminuche Wilderness Stewardship Fund to support i...
DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Navajo State Park makes needed repairs to boating infrastructure
Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently made repairs on facilities to assist boaters at Navajo State Park.
The park maintains a grid of 29 mooring balls in the Mooring Cove area of N...
DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Walking tours pick up the pace during pandemic
A concrete antidote to virtual life
DATE: Oct 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
Scientists work in Arizona to reshape desert food production
Methods to increase yield, lower water use draw on practices of Indigenous cultures
DATE: Oct 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Thousands arrive in Hawaii on first day pre-travel testing
HONOLULU – About 8,000 people landed in Hawaii on the first day of a pre-travel testing program that allowed travelers to come to the islands without quarantining for two weeks if they could...
DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
