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Alcohol's normalization obscures a lot of the tolls that drinking takes on an individual’s health, but the consequences occur nonetheless.
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A new tax on guns and ammunition in Colorado is set to take effect in the spring. Voters approved the tax, with most of the proceeds going to support services for crime victims and other social programs.
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Federal law says Native Americans aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed anyway as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the agency, financial middlemen, or health systems.
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A proposed drilling pad near Erie would bore 5 miles underneath the town. In a recent hearing, residents expressed their outrage at a project that could endanger their health and their town’s wellbeing. The state stepped in and postponed the project... but residents still don’t know what will happen. KUNC’s Rae Solomon spoke about this controversy on today’s In the NoCo.
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Nearly one in four adults in Colorado (24.9%) are reported to be obese, according to the CDC. In 1990, none of the 45 surveyed states had an obesity prevalence equal to or higher than 15%.
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A diverse networks of friends, former co-workers, neighbors, and extended family are often essential sources of support for older adults living alone.
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Colorado hospitals are still short on sterile IV fluids after more than a month of rationing. Experts say the shortage could last another three to six months.
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Active people don’t stop being active when they become parents; they just become more innovative and efficient. Whether to keep the step count up, find a sense of community or not miss a beat while training for health goals, new and experienced parents are strapping the kids in the stroller and hitting the trails.
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In 2022, Congress eased access for wildland firefighters to workers’ compensation for a number of serious diseases. But advocates are pushing for broader, more inclusive coverage for cancers affecting women.
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A 15-year-old Colorado girl is hospitalized with severe complications of E. coli food poisoning in an outbreak linked to McDonald's. Kamberlyn Bowler, of Grand Junction, ate Quarter Pounder hamburgers three times in the weeks before the outbreak was detected.