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…
Category: Health
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
Editor’s note (May 2026): MSU Denver’s College of Health and Human Sciences has received renewed funding, an additional $889,925 over…
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,…
Why bird flu isn’t the next pandemic — yet
Bird flu has been tearing through poultry for several years now, infecting birds and prompting the wholesale slaughter of flocks….
Microplastics might be worse than you think. Here’s why
Just when it seemed the news about microplastics’ potential for harm couldn’t get worse, an environmental researcher at Metropolitan State…
Why our New Year’s resolutions fail
Nearly 40% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions every year. Unfortunately, around 90% of these earnest ambitions will end in…
MSU Denver helps rural Colorado address crisis in health care
With 77% of rural counties in Colorado designated as health-professional shortage areas, the state faces a care crisis. That’s the…