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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

 

One dead, 15 hospitalized in new multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots

Only one case of E. coli connected to the organic carrot outbreak has been reported in Colorado, but CDC officials said the true number of infections could be much higher.

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In divide on women’s health care, a consensus on menopause

Despite deep partisan divides on issues like abortion and contraceptive access, lawmakers from both parties appear to have forged a cautious consensus on menopause.

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E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald’s outbreak tied to slivered onions

One person died in Colorado and four people have developed a potentially life-threatening kidney disease complication.

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UCHealth to pay $23 million to settle federal lawsuit over billing fraud allegations

UCHealth will pay $23 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging the hospital system fraudulently coded emergency room visits submitted to Medicare and the military health insurance program TRICARE.

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Jefferson County squeezes brakes, rejecting first-of-its-kind bike park with lift access in Conifer

The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners gave the thumbs-down Tuesday to a Conifer downhill bike park.

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CommonSpirit Health to demolish former TTEC HQ and build 42-acre campus

Demolition of the former headquarters of TTEC, a call center operator, will begin later this winter, according to CommonSpirit.

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Second Wind Fund connects Colorado kids at risk of suicide with accessible mental health care

Last fiscal year, Second Wind Fund managed 1,114 referrals and delivered more than 4,600 therapy sessions.

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CDC calls for expanded bird flu testing after more dairy worker infections found in Colorado and Michigan

The new guidance comes after blood tests for 115 farmworkers in Michigan and Colorado showed that eight workers — or 7% — had antibodies that indicated previous infection with the virus known as Type A H5N1 influenza.

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Boulder County reports first human case of rare insect-borne disease of 2024

Boulder County health officials said people can catch tularemia through bites from infected insects, most commonly ticks and deer flies.

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Colorado settles lawsuit over housing disabled people in nursing homes