President’s Award recipient finds her calling in compassionate caregiving
Long before Angie Petersen entered exam rooms, hospitals and nursing homes as a student nurse, the Metropolitan State University of…
Category: Health
Why doomscrolling hooks us — and how to break free
Doomscrolling — chances are, you’ve done it. You open Instagram or TikTok, only to slip down a rabbit hole. Before…
The secret to unlocking happiness
What has Finland got that the United States doesn’t? A lot more happy people, for one thing. For the eighth…
Why eggs are still worth cracking — even as prices remain high
Eggs have become a costly item nationwide in recent months. In February, the average retail price of a dozen large…
Though tasty and convenient, ultra-processed foods come at a cost
On the first floor of the King Center on the Auraria Campus, vending machines stand as fluorescent oases, tempting hungry…
Love it or hate it, daylight saving time should be nothing to lose sleep over
Daylight saving time returns Sunday morning, reviving concerns about the tradition’s health impacts, along with debate about whether the benefits…
Public-health experts hopeful Denver’s flavored-tobacco ban will discourage young people from using
A tobacco-policy analyst at Metropolitan State University of Denver thinks the city’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and…
Mental health care is in high demand — but harder than ever to access
A 2023 Colorado Health Access survey found that 26.2% of Denver residents reported poor mental health. Even more troubling is…
Too many Colorado children read below proficient levels. This new center aims to help
Christina Smith felt she was not receiving needed support after her 9-year-old daughter’s teacher told her the girl had scored…
Speech-language clinic helps kids find their voice
Linda Baker and Abby Marroon recently met for the first time, though Marroon has known Baker’s son, 4-year-old Monty Manley,…