Federal officials have traced a multistate salmonella outbreak to jalapeño peppers from a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico. At least 345 people in 27 states have fallen ill.
Colorado could owe the federal government at least $8 million for improperly documented care to people with disabilities, according to a new audit from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General.
Cyclospora symptoms can take as long as two weeks to appear.
The Colorado State Board of Pharmacy is suing Panaderia y Taqueria Chihuas, 4810 Chambers Road, in Denver, for selling antibiotics and an antiparasitic drug without a license.
A twice-closed psychiatric facility in Johnstown, which patients repeatedly sued for allegedly holding them longer than necessary, has reopened with new ownership.
Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face higher monthly costs in 2027. The Trump administration said this week it has decided to end a temporary subsidy program that helped offset premiums for the past two years.
Trump’s administration has slashed billions of dollars in public health funding.
Federal health officials have linked four more states to an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite. The update announced Friday expands the scope of the largest U.S. outbreak of cyclospora on record.
The U.S. has surpassed 2025’s record for measles cases, with five months left in 2026. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it has logged more than 2,300 cases of measles as of Thursday.
The Denver Post is investigating resident care at Colorado’s three largest nursing home chains: the Ensign Group, Life Care Centers of America and PACS Group.