 Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | | |
| | | | | BY MEG WINGERTER The Denver Post recently got some recognition: our alcohol project, Colorado's Quiet Killer, came in second in a national health journalism contest. (The first place winner, which is about tracking infectious diseases in Nigeria, is also worth a read.) If you missed it the first time around, we examined why so many Coloradans die from alcohol-related causes, and how the state's response has failed to meet the challenge – and arguably, made things worse. We don't work for the awards, but I'm not above sharing when we get them. | | | | How to talk about vaccines with parents — or anyone — is taking on new urgency: At least 216 U.S. children died of flu this season, the worst pediatric toll in 15 years. | | | | | What federal officials call streamlining feels like abandoning moms in need. | | | | | Roughly 20 states now have laws permitting families to place cameras in the rooms of loved ones. Facility operators are often opposed. | | | | | Research shows vaccines prevent hospitalizations and deaths. | | | | | People of color, with Black and Hispanic people disproportionately represented on Medicaid rolls. | | | | | A gun violence bill signed by Biden sent $1 billion to help schools. | | | | | Children’s Hospital Colorado performs only about one EXIT procedure each year, in cases where the baby has no other options. | | | | | Last year, Children’s Hospital Colorado performed 22 liver transplants, with about 40% going to kids who live in other states. | | | |
