Trump team’s use of arcane budget rule threatens Medicaid coverage
Waivers allow states flexibility from existing Medicaid law in how they cover low-income residents.
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Moderna shares surge after it says its experimental mRNA cancer treatment passed a key test
Moderna shares more than doubled after announcing initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment. Moderna and Merck are developing an mRNA-based cancer vaccine designed to be tailored to individual patients based on unique mutations within their tumors.
As federal protections fade, disabled Americans fear a return to institutions
Disability advocates around the country are fighting a surge of federal and state actions.
Wildfire smoke is now the primary pollutant affecting pregnancy, study shows
Even in regions not strongly associated with wildfire, wildfire pollution rates grew substantially.
Colorado’s death rate improves, but traffic crashes and drug overdoses keep it above pre-pandemic levels
The overall death rate in Colorado improved in 2025, but overdoses, traffic accidents and deaths linked to frailty in older adults kept it above pre-pandemic levels.
Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor
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 feds $8 million from improper Medicaid payments, audit says
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.
Nurses chase cyclospora, aided by interviews, fast-food receipts — and the messy details
Cyclospora symptoms can take as long as two weeks to appear.
Colorado pharmacy board sues Denver restaurant for selling antibiotics
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.
Twice-closed, often-sued northern Colorado psychiatric hospital reopens with new owner
A twice-closed psychiatric facility in Johnstown, which patients repeatedly sued for allegedly holding them longer than necessary, has reopened with new ownership.