Con el fin de las licencias pagas por covid, empleados sienten la presión de ir a la oficina
Tanto economistas como expertos en salud pública dicen que la licencia por enfermedad con goce de sueldo es una herramienta
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With Federal Covid Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work
Economists and public health experts alike say paid sick leave is an essential tool — like testing, masks and vaccines
Read MoreCalifornia Joins States Trying to Shorten Wait Times for Mental Health Care
When Greta Christina fell into a deep depression five years ago, she called up her therapist in San Francisco. She’d
Read MoreJournalists Cover Issues From Pollution to Vaccines and the Spread of Covid in Hospitals
KHN freelancer Jim Robbins discussed unhealthy ozone levels in the West on KUNC’s “Colorado Edition” on Tuesday. Click here to
Read MorePor qué los piojos siguen acechando, a pesar del distanciamiento social
Una noche reciente, la familia Marker recibió en su casa a una mujer vestida de púrpura, con una actitud militar
Read MoreA Covid Head-Scratcher: Why Lice Lurk Despite Physical Distancing
PARKER, Colo. — The Marker family opened their door on a recent evening to a woman dressed in purple, with
Read MoreSchools, Pediatricians Look to Make Up Lost Ground on Non-Covid Vaccinations
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Melissa Blatzer was determined to get her three children caught up on their routine immunizations on a
Read MoreWestern Boom Cities See Spike in Harmful Ozone
The reduction of harmful ground-level ozone across most of the U.S. over the past several decades has been an air
Read MoreHow Billing Turns a Routine Birth Into a High-Cost Emergency
Caitlin Wells Salerno knew that some mammals — like the golden-mantled ground squirrels she studies in the Rocky Mountains —
Read MoreLa pandemia obligó a mi esposa transgénero a pelear con nuestra aseguradora por las hormonas
GUNNISON, Colorado – Durante los últimos ocho años, mi esposa, Ky Hamilton, se ha sometido a una terapia hormonal que
Read MoreCovid Testing, Turnaround Times Are Still Uneven This Far Into Pandemic
In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day,
Read MoreCentros de órganos a pacientes de trasplantes: vacúnense contra covid o bajarán en la lista de espera
Un candidato a trasplante de riñón de Colorado que fue puesto en estado inactivo por no vacunarse contra covid-19 se
Read MoreJournalists Examine Vaccination Rates Among Student Nurses and in Covid Hot Spots
Contributing writer and former KHN correspondent Michelle Andrews discussed difficulties in providing clinical training to student nurses who refuse to
Read MoreOrgan Centers to Transplant Patients: Get a Covid Shot or Move Down on Waitlist
A Colorado kidney transplant candidate who was bumped to inactive status for failing to get a covid-19 vaccine has become
Read MoreThe Pandemic Forced My Transgender Wife to Fight Our Insurer Over Hormones
GUNNISON, Colo. — For the past eight years, my wife, Ky Hamilton, has undergone gender-affirming hormone therapy. As a transgender
Read MoreA Colorado Town Is About as Vaccinated as It Can Get. Covid Still Isn’t Over There.
San Juan County, Colorado, can boast that 99.9% of its eligible population has received at least one dose of covid-19
Read MoreWildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Clean the Air Inside Your Home.
The fierce wildfires that broke out across much of the western United States this summer, spreading smoke across hundreds of
Read MoreThe ‘Burn Scars’ of Wildfires Threaten the West’s Drinking Water
Colorado saw its worst fire season last year, with the three largest fires in state history and more than 600,000
Read MoreBomberos en la línea de batalla se resisten a los mandatos de vacunación contra covid
El bombero de Kentucky Jimmy Adams vio de cerca los estragos de la pandemia de coronavirus cuando se desempeñó como
Read MoreFirefighters on Front Lines, No Strangers to Risk, Push Back Against Covid Vaccine Mandates
Kentucky firefighter Jimmy Adams saw the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic when he served as a medic who helped care
Read MoreColorado Clinic’s Prescription for Healthier Patients? Lawyers
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — In her 19 years of living with cerebral palsy, scoliosis and other ailments, Cynthia Enriquez De
Read More¿Escuela o “ruleta rusa”? Entre delta y no exigir máscaras, algunos padres no ven ninguna diferencia
El niño acababa de empezar el jardín de infantes. O, como lo llamaba su madre, “la ruleta rusa”. Eso se
Read MoreSchool or ‘Russian Roulette’? Amid Delta Variant and Lax Mask Rules, Some Parents See No Difference
The child had just started kindergarten. Or, as her mother called it, “Russian roulette.” That’s because her school district in
Read MorePharmacies Face Extra Audit Burdens That Threaten Their Existence
The clock was about to strike midnight, and Scott Newman was desperately feeding pages into a scanner, trying to prevent
Read MoreNew Moms Latched On to Remote Breastfeeding Help. Will Demand Wane as Pandemic Fades?
Madison Cano knew she wanted to breastfeed her son, Theo. But breastfeeding was painful for her. The skin on her
Read MoreBus Stop by Bus Stop, Denver-Area Officials Microtarget Vaccine Hesitancy
AURORA, Colo. — John Letson had seen too many apocalyptic movies to feel comfortable getting a covid-19 vaccine initially. “I
Read MoreHow a Doctor Breaks Norms to Treat Refugees and Recent Immigrants
AURORA, Colo. — Fatumo Osman, a 65-year-old Somali refugee who speaks limited English, was in a bind. She made too
Read MoreJournalists’ Topics Range From Rural Pharmacy Deserts to Opioid Overdoses
KHN senior Colorado correspondent Markian Hawryluk discussed how a rural Colorado town is crowdsourcing ways to get prescription medicines delivered
Read MoreFútbol, banderas y diversión: estrategias creativas para vacunar a los latinos en Colorado
Los tambores se escuchaban sin parar mientras los fanáticos de la selección mexicana de fútbol se reunían en Empower Field,
Read MoreFútbol, Flags and Fun: Getting Creative to Reach Unvaccinated Latinos in Colorado
Horns blared and drums pounded a constant beat as fans of the Mexican national soccer team gathered recently at Empower
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