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A coalition in Colorado is racing to gather enough signatures to put Proposition 89 on the November ballot ahead of an April deadline. Several Denver-based groups were in Aspen this month collecting signatures.
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An investigation into UCHealth shows that the state’s largest hospital network is suing thousands of patients for unpaid medical bills.
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Last year, teen harm reduction activists in Durango successfully lobbied the 9R School District to allow students permission to carry and administer Narcan. Now they've helped draft a bill to help change school drug policies across the state.
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Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives? It’s a controversial topic. A health law conference at the University of Nevada Las Vegas discusses the past, present, and future of legalizing medical aid in dying.
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The American Lung Association released its State of Tobacco Control report, which grades how states have been doing in terms of limiting access to tobacco and improving access to programs that help people stop smoking. Almost all Mountain West states got an F for not spending enough to stop tobacco use, though some states got high marks for their smoking cessation programs.
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A new analysis shows a growing number of children are losing federal health insurance across the U.S., including in the Mountain West.
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Data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) shows that respiratory illnesses across the state are declining in January after a surge of COVID-19, flu, and RSV infections over the holiday period.
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New data shows respiratory illness is elevated or increasing across most of the United States, including the Mountain West region.
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It’s one of many battles fought nationwide for survival of rural birth centers, which tend to be less profitable for hospitals operating in small communities. At stake is the health and safety of women who could lose access to necessary healthcare entirely.
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With a new year underway, many Americans have sworn off alcohol for “Dry January” or as a New Year’s resolution. A new nationwide report reveals alcohol consumption trends vary widely in the Mountain West.
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The Indian Health Service is working to provide tens of thousands of children’s books to Indigenous families across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West.
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The documentary, produced by Olympic ski racer Bode Miller and the Alterra Mountain Company, explores the high highs and low lows of life in a resort community. It screens at the Wheeler Opera House on Wednesday.