Finding a great dentist can be as challenging as trying to floss each night. Thankfully, we’ve done the hard part for you. 5280 teamed up with topDentists, a company that creates nationwide dentists listings, to track down Colorado’s best dentists—in eight specialties (including orthodontics!)—to keep your pearly whites, well, pearly. *And the rest of Colorado

Dr. Bill Nelson, Age: 81, Specialty: cardiology
Director of Cardiology Education, Saint Joseph Hospital
Practiced for 55 years; 26 in Colorado
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Drs. Jennifer McLean and Amy Brown—who live in Denver and Glenwood Springs, respectively—practice in medically underserved areas of our state. It's not what most doctors would call a choice position. They do it because they love it. But their jobs come with a fringe benefit that might make other would-be docs reconsider the waning career of general practitioner.

Emotional well-being is a state of health that many of us take for granted. But even the most stable psyche can wobble from time to time. Unfortunately, accessing mental health care can be a frustrating and confusing labyrinth. Here, we give you a basic map for navigating the maze.

Medical marijuana is all the rage in Colorado—but does weed actually have medicinal benefits?

A Denver researcher breaks down an all-natural supplement that may keep age-related diseases at bay.

Using perioperative therapy for postoperative pain.

A Colorado health-care technology company wants you to try iTriage.

Experts are learning that there may be a correlation between students' grades and their health.

A Denver woman faces her eating disorder—and lives to blog about it.