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The bill would make the state cover some of the most costly medical bills incurred by patients on Colorado's individual market, or about 250,000 people who buy health coverage directly from insurers.
A group of doctors says the USDA's current inspection policy isn't good enough because it only applies to fecal matter that's "visible" on the production line.
Nearly three dozen doctors and a host of other medical professionals across eight states were charged for illegally prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
Help may be on the way for Coloradans who struggle with the cost of prescription drugs.
Colorado's Senate advanced another piece of Democratic Gov. Jared Polis' health care agenda on Tuesday by tentatively endorsing a study on creating a state-run health insurance option.
Five months after a study found men with beards to be more attractive, a new report suggests a man's beard contains more germs than dogs carry in their fur.
White beanies with the Avs logo and dark blue beanies with the Nuggets logo were handed out to newborns by those closest to the players.
A state lawmaker wants to make it harder for parents to opt their kids out of vaccines.
Colorado could be the next state to pass a law to get more children vaccinated.
Denver Processing LLC has recalled nearly 14,000 pounds of raw pork and beef products.
Forced smiles and drinking -- the two go hand in hand according to a new study.
While Denver is seeing an influx of duplex and multi-family home construction, the city says nearly 70 percent of the homes were built before 1978. For many families, this can present a fun fixer-upper opportunity but it can also present some serious health hazards.
Over 30 infant fatalities have occurred in Rock 'n Play Sleepers, after the infants rolled over while unrestrained, or under other circumstances.
In the midst of a push to hire nurses in every school across the country, many schools in Denver can afford to bring in school nurses only one day per week.
A new facility in the Lowry area of Denver is being built to provide families more solace when facing tough medical diagnoses.
As extreme heat and air quality warnings continue along the Front Range, the shifting climate isn't just impacting humans. At the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, it's changing which species can call the zoo home.
The water-efficient landscape includes replacing the existing Kentucky bluegrass on the Great Lawn at the Aurora Municipal Center.
The pilot of a gyrocopter that crashed in a Colorado neighborhood earlier this month died five days later, according to the NTSB.
Police in Aurora are asking for help in tracking down a hit-and-run driver wanted in a deadly crash that killed a bicyclist earlier this week.
Monsoon rainstorms targeted areas east of the Denver metro area on Wednesday, causing flash flooding in some parts.
The pilot of a gyrocopter that crashed in a Colorado neighborhood earlier this month died five days later, according to the NTSB. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it went down in the area of Crow Drive and Cheyenne Drive, south of Perry Park Country Club, near Larkspur on July 13.
Police in Aurora are asking for help in tracking down a hit-and-run driver wanted in a deadly crash that killed a bicyclist earlier this week.
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Aurora is transforming the Great Lawn of the Aurora Municipal Center to water-efficient turf amid drought conditions.
Country music star Garth Brooks chatted with CBS Colorado Mornings about his tour coming to Denver in September and shared details on new music he is planning to release. Tickets for his "Blame It All on My Roots" tour go on sale Friday.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Denver Broncos Linebacker Nik Bonitto is teaming up with the Safeway Foundation's Nourishing Neighbors program, the Bonitto Family Foundation and Food Bank of the Rockies to help fight childhood hunger.
Denver Broncos' Jonathon Cooper appeared in a Douglas County courtroom on Friday morning, where a judge set a date for his arraignment on criminal charges.
There were 89 people arrested in the New York area over the course of the World Cup, the NYPD said.
Economic activity weakened between April and June as energy costs surged, new government data shows.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
The DOJ is seeking to deport an Afghan woman who prosecutors allege is an "alien terrorist," in the first-ever test case before a secretive court that has never convened since it was created three decades ago.
The Justice Department is proposing a new rule to empower federal immigration judges to hold attorneys, their clients and witnesses in contempt if they violate court orders.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other AI leaders say they support pacing the rapid advancement of AI's capabilities.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
The DOJ is seeking to deport an Afghan woman who prosecutors allege is an "alien terrorist," in the first-ever test case before a secretive court that has never convened since it was created three decades ago.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn has demanded formal modifications to an agreement the Justice Department made with President Trump to settle his lawsuit against the IRS.
The acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of an abuse of power during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hours after Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to all questions during a Senate hearing, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky told CBS News he believes Fauci could be prosecuted.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
Economic activity weakened between April and June as energy costs surged, new government data shows.
Boulder city leaders are considering the sale of a public parking lot for a proposed 110-room hotel with commercial space.
Fort Morgan leaders say they're breathing a sigh of relief after Cargill and Teamsters Local 455 reached a tentative agreement that could end the nearly 70-day lockout at the company's beef processing facility.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other AI leaders say they support pacing the rapid advancement of AI's capabilities.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
Nearly three out of every four written comments submitted to the Colorado Department of Transportation during the early public review of its proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard oppose the idea.
Insurance can be a hassle for anyone. For one Coloradan, that hassle has been magnified all because of her name.
A man who stopped to help victims of a devastating motorcycle crash instead found himself handcuffed, jailed and accused of driving under the influence -- despite repeatedly asking officers to administer a breath test that he believed would prove his innocence.
For Billy Hailey, his release was a day he had been waiting for and working toward for 20 years. Now, he is unexpectedly back in custody after the state says it miscalculated the date.
A second family in Colorado says a little-known insurance rule has left them fighting two companies to get medical bills paid.