Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | | |
| | | | | BY MEG WINGERTER The data point to a small increase in COVID-19 cases in Colorado and nationwide, so high-risk people might want to get their updated shots as soon as possible. COVID-19 still hasn't settled into a predictable pattern like seasonal flu. In the last few years, we've seen bumps in the summer and winter. It isn't clear if the current increase is a summer bump arriving late or the start of a longer fall-winter COVID season. Experts don't expect particularly severe impacts, particularly if people get the shots to top up their immunity. | | | | Tocabe serves cuisine inspired by the Osage nation but is partnering with other tribes to develop meals that incorporate their traditions while meeting specific nutritional needs. | | | | | Hospitalizations, ER visits and test positivity, plus the state’s wastewater monitoring, point to increased circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, though the number of severe illnesses remains low. | | | | | HHS proposed a rule in December that wouldn’t allow federal funding to go toward puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or certain surgeries for transgender people under 18 covered by Medicaid or under 19 covered by CHIP. | | | | | South Florida patients using a newly approved drug for pancreatic cancer say using the medication has significantly extended their survival with the deadly disease. | | | | | Dr. Lisa DeCamp thought she might have a win-win idea that would improve health for kids with asthma while saving Medicaid money. She may never know if it would have worked after the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ended her funding two years into a five-year project. | | | | | “These are not simple scrapes and bruises,” one Children’s Hospital doctor said. “We frequently see traumatic brain injuries … severe internal bleeding and organ damage.” | | | | | Social media platforms, as they currently exist, can harm youth mental health through showing users content that makes their existing vulnerabilities worse. | | | | | Patients taking the drug nearly doubled their survival time in a company study. | | | | | The doctors said they would face increased federal pressure, as well as the possibility of death threats from people who don’t agree with how they treated transgender children, if their identities were made public. | | | | | What we're reading
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