The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients
By Judith Graham Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice….
Mental Health Matters: What Being Aware Can Do
By Hilary Olivares Posted March 28, 2024 When we hear about mental health, we often disregard the physical and mental challenges that are associated with it. For starters,…
If You’re Poor, Fertility Treatment Can Be Out of Reach
By Michelle Andrews Posted: March 21, 2024 Mary Delgado’s first pregnancy went according to plan, but when she tried to get pregnant again seven years later, nothing…
Washington, D.C. Tries to Catch Up With AI’s Use in Health Care
By Darius Tahir Lawmakers and regulators in Washington, D.C. are starting to puzzle over how to regulate artificial intelligence in health care — and the AI industry thinks…
Congress Should Ensure Patients Pay Same Price for Same Health Care Service
Chet Cedars Across the country and here in Colorado, hospitals are buying independent physician practices, driving up prices and insurance costs. As a physician, this trend troubles me,…
Health and Humility
Dr. Pamela Valenza We are about to embark on something new together! An opportunity to learn more about yourself through health, an opportunity to ask questions, and perhaps…
Where Are the Nation’s Primary Care Providers? It’s Not an Easy Answer
By Rae Ellen Bichell Clinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their clinic in San Luis, a town of about 600 people in southern…
Is Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’
By Angela Hart Posted: February 15, 2024 States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s exploding around the country: using scarce…
‘Emergency’ or Not, Covid Is Still Killing People. Here’s What Doctors Advise to Stay Safe.
By Amy Maxmen With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States since the start of October, and tens of thousands more abroad, the covid pandemic…
Rising Suicide Rate Among Hispanics Worries Community Leaders
By Andy Miller and Molly Castle Work Posted: January 25, 2024 A group from teens to seniors gathered in an office inside a grocery store, where Spanish-language food…