American Red Cross helps students stay safe ahead of the academic school year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– As students make their way back to the classrooms, the American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado is offering ten…
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Peak Vista celebrates National Health Center Week
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– For the week of Aug. 6, Peak Vista Community Health Centers (Peak Vista) will be celebrating National Health Center…
Continue ReadingBella Hadid shares her health issues, including Lyme disease. A doctor explains what it is
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — As model Bella Hadid opens up about Lyme disease and other health issues, her ordeal brings up many questions.…
Continue ReadingWegovy shown to reduce risk of heart attack, stroke in major cardiovascular trial
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The weight loss drug Wegovy was shown to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death by 20% in…
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Older women’s breast cancer is often overdiagnosed, study finds, raising risk of unnecessary treatment
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A breast cancer diagnosis is an all-too-common reality for women around the world. In the US, about 240,000 cases…
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Normal lungs successfully transplanted into bodies with reversed organs
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Fifty-year-old psychologist Dennis Deer’s lungs were failing, scarred by a rare inflammatory condition called…
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PACT Act Claims Clinic helps veterans get screened, paid for toxic chemical health issues
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Veterans looking to file claims for chemical-related health effects that they suffered in the line of…
Continue ReadingAir pollution may contribute to rising threat of antimicrobial resistance, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Antibiotic resistance is on the rise around the world, and there may be a surprising reason why: air pollution.…
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Two new Colorado healthcare laws to go into effect Aug. 7
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO)– On Monday, August 7, two new healthcare laws will go into effect in Colorado to limit the negative impacts of medical debt on…
Continue Reading‘Gaslighting’ is a commonly misused therapy buzzword. Here’s what it really means
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Alleged text exchanges between actor Jonah Hill and his former girlfriend, surfer Sarah Brady, have sparked…
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Make-A-Wish Colorado seeking volunteers ahead of 40th anniversary
COLORADO, USA (KRDO)– To celebrate its 40th anniversary and the more than 6,200 wishes that have been granted to children across Colorado,…
Continue ReadingOne-size-fits-all blood pressure cuffs ‘strikingly inaccurate,’ study says
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Georges Benjamin was shocked when he got his vitals checked before undergoing cataract surgery. His blood…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife looking for a bear following an attack in Trinidad
TRINIDAD, Colo. (KRDO)– Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is looking for a black bear after it bit the arm of a man relaxing in a hammock on…
Continue ReadingOnly 1 in 5 adults with an opioid use disorder received medication to treat it in 2021
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As drug overdose deaths reached record levels in the United States, evidence-based treatments for substance…
Continue ReadingMore gay men can give blood as ‘one of the most significant changes in blood banking history’ gets underway
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Back when Kody Kinsley was in high school, he was so dedicated to boosting the US blood supply that he helped…
Continue ReadingDr. Sanjay Gupta: Cannabis is having a senior moment
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN (CNN) — Prior to filming our first documentary on cannabis a decade ago, I was highly skeptical about its use as a…
Continue ReadingFDA approves first postpartum depression pill in the US
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the medication zuranolone for the treatment of…
Continue ReadingMore Baby Boomers are living alone. One reason why: ‘gray divorce’
By Catherine E. Shoichet and Parker Leipzig, CNN (CNN) — Edith Heyck didn’t expect she’d be 72 years old and living alone. “I always…
Continue ReadingACL injuries plague the Women’s World Cup. The solution for athletes may need to start much earlier
By Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) — You know it the moment it happens. Sometimes it comes with an audible pop. Other times it’s just enough pain to…
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FDA approves first postpartum depression pill in the US
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the medication zuranolone for the treatment of postpartum…
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