NEW YORK — The nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The Centers for Disease
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Long COVID: Denver study explores if concussions and long COVID share roots
A study in Denver is trying to determine whether a history of concussions increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive or psychological symptoms of long COVID, and, if so, whether that points to new ways
Read moreMonkeypox in Colorado: How to get tested and vaccinated in Denver
Colorado had recorded 79 confirmed monkeypox cases — with 55 of those reported in Denver — as of Thursday, when federal health officials declared the virus a public health emergency as its spread shows no
Read moreUS declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak – The Denver Post
By ZEKE MILLER, MIKE STOBBE and MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans. The
Read moreColorado was better prepared than many states for transition to 988 crisis hotline
Colorado was better prepared for the transition to the 988 crisis hotline than many states, but people working in the mental health field still anticipate some bumps along the way. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Read moreBoost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID’s next wave
Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, asthma — she wanted to see how other people fared after the shots. Then her mother got
Read moreColorado teens reported more depression, no change in suicidal thoughts
Colorado teenagers reported more depression last year than pre-pandemic, but that didn’t translate into more drug use or suicidal thoughts. The Healthy Kids Colorado survey found the rate of youth reporting they stopped doing normal
Read moreWHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency – The Denver Post
By MARIA CHENG LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency. But some experts say the WHO’s
Read moreWorld Health Organization convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency
GENEVA — The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency. WHO Director-General
Read moreHow Coloradans are trying fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria
There are only two major options to fight “superbugs” that laugh off available antibiotics: prevent those infections in the first place, or come up with new antibiotics. The United States was making some progress on
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