How to Boost Your Brain’s GPS
What you should know to prevent getting lost in the wild.
Magazine Section: Pulse
The Fight to Prevent Hospital-Related Infections
Colorado’s recent efforts to reduce “health-care-associated infections” have been working, but we still have a few issues to tackle.
This Local Hospital Could Make Your Surgery Recovery Easier
St. Joseph’s pre- and post-op practices mean better outcomes for patients.
Medical Assistants’ Roles in Colorado Health Care Keep Growing
They’re neither your doctors nor your nurses, but their jobs—and training—could mean a lot to your health.
The Data Doctor
How a local ER doc is helping Medicaid patients access the path to better health.
Denver’s New VA Hospital
Finally, Denver’s long-awaited (and long-debated) new veterans’ medical center debuts.
Coaching For Kids’ Good
The Colorado organization trying to eliminate the next generation of dopers—by giving parents some training.
Meet the Father of Modern Organ Transplantation
Fifty-five years ago, a Colorado doc pioneered liver transplantation—and his legacy endures.
Fragile Fertility
Here’s what cancer patients need to know if they want to start (or grow) a family.
Healing the Whole Cancer Patient
A new University of Denver program adds mental wellness to cancer treatment plans.
The Fasting Fad
What you should know about the latest trendy diet making its way around Colorado—and why it could do more harm than good.
First Person: Buying Happiness
Millennials spend more money on self-care than any other generation, but that doesn’t mean the investment is paying off. Trust me. I’m a millennial.
Safe Place
How thoughtful facility design benefits Denver’s formerly homeless residents.
Why You Should Play In The Dirt
A new study from CU suggests bacteria in the soil could lessen your anxiety.
Sleep Training For Adults
What a twentysomething journalist learned from a local expert on catching more (and better) Zs.
Relief For Kids With Dairy Allergies
How desensitization saved our son from an adolescence void of Sweet Cow Ice Cream.
Good Microbes For Babies
Local researchers find a way to boost C-section newborns’ immunity.
A New (Old) Approach To Delivering Breech Babies
A Denver doctor challenges current conventions on delivering infants bottom-first.
Is A Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet For you?
Local experts weigh in on whether fitness freaks benefit from this trendy diet.
Innovation: Rotator Cuff Surgery Just Got Easier
How one Denver surgeon is transforming the ways we treat torn tendons.