Flu infections are at historic lows. Here’s why

During the 2019-20 flu season, Ruben Zorrilla, M.D., medical director of the Health Center at Auraria, would regularly review the number…

Addiction recovery a year into Covid-19 pandemic

Vic Vela was struggling. Despite six years in recovery from drug addiction, 2020 had pushed him into “crisis mode.” In…

Care across lifetimes

The husband-and-wife team of Annaliese Stone, D.O., and Jie Casey, D.O., have the health of their Cascade Mountain community covered…

STAR alternative

Vinnie Cervantes and Chris Richardson are reimagining the role of first responders. The Metropolitan State University of Denver alumni last…

Rising to the moment

One week after Ellie Wagley underwent a lumpectomy to remove Stage 3 breast cancer, she returned to her job as…

8 tips to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder

It’s officially winter in Colorado, with the Front Range today experiencing the shortest daytime length of the year at 9…

Best of RED 2020

Earning a diploma on COVID-19’s front lines At the onset of the pandemic, nursing students joined STRIDE Community Health Center to…

A COVID-19 surge is straining Colorado’s medical workers. Reinforcements are on the way.

Victor Hernandez was working as a student nurse at Porter Adventist Hospital in Littleton this year when COVID-19 broke out at a…

Colorado COVID-19 Exposure Notifications System boosts contact-tracing efforts

More than 1 million Coloradans have activated the statewide COVID-19 Exposure Notifications System since its launch Oct. 25, according to the…

The language of life

Ryan McGoffin’s first try at college, right out of high school, ended not long after it started. After struggling with…

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