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How much does it cost Coloradans to have a hip replaced? A new online tool will tell you

Prices for health care services can vary wildly. Now Coloradans can compare costs for more than 260 health care services at more that 150 hospitals and facilities around the state, through a...

DATE: Sep 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado researcher says people with PTSD are losing out on an effective treatment

A Boulder-based therapist said he's baffled and disappointed by federal regulators’ decision last month not to approve a therapy using MDMA, also known as ecstasy, to treat PTSD. Bruce Poult...

DATE: Sep 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado hopes to raise awareness of dementia, start conversations, with new campaign

Dementia touches countless Colorado lives, with Alzheimer’s disease the most common kind and older adults most likely to experience it. As described by the Centers for Disease Control and Pr...

DATE: Sep 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango-area officials tell Hickenlooper housing partnership is working well, but federal support needed

U.S. senator says workers need higher wages

DATE: Aug 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

'We were expendable': Downwinders from world's 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story

The documentary ‘First We Bombed New Mexico’ is racking up awards from film festivals

DATE: Aug 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Colorado legislators weigh grants for behavioral health services in jails

Committee considers other programs to help divert youth from criminal justice system, provide supportive housing to people deemed incompetent

DATE: Aug 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coloradans cite cost concerns as major reason for delayed health care

Over two-thirds of adults in Colorado delayed or went without health care over the past year because it was too expensive, a recent survey from the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative found....

DATE: Aug 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Here is everything you need to know about the bird flu outbreak in Colorado

Colorado is leading the nation in human cases of the H5 bird flu and millions of poultry in the state have been killed to stop the threat of the virus. It also has hit dairy cows in the stat...

DATE: Jul 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango woman opens first recovery residence in Southwest Colorado

Durango residents recovering from substance abuse disorders find new home

DATE: Jul 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Planned Parenthood clinic to close temporarily, but indefinitely

Suspension of services means patients seeking abortion must head to Farmington or Cortez

DATE: Jul 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bar-D Wranglers’ Gary Cook performs following triple bypass surgery in June

Despite missing three weeks, musician didn’t wait long before returning to stage with Durango band Bar D Chuckwagon guitarist and vocalist Gary Cook and his family were preparing to go to di...

DATE: Jul 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community