Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | | |
| | | | | BY MEG WINGERTER A Boulder couple who lost their son to a sudden crisis are trying to raise awareness of suicide risk factors in people without preexisting mental illnesses. They hope that refining the questions that health care providers ask to gauge suicide risk could catch people who don't have a history of suicidal thoughts, but could act impulsively while caught in a period of overwhelming emotion. Screening will never be perfect, though, so experts would like to see more investment in building supportive relationships, teaching coping skills and creating a stronger safety net, so that a setback such as a job loss doesn't become a crisis. | | | | The majority of suicide decedents said they weren’t thinking about killing themselves. Conversely, few of those who said they had serious suicidal thoughts in the past year made an attempt. | | | | | Colorado has had a relatively low number of cases this year, with 40 counted so far. Two people have died and 20 have needed hospital care. | | | | | The hospital has alarms for drops in oxygen pressure and was able to make the switch to a different large tank before levels reached the danger zone, officials said. | | | | | The person, who was visiting Colorado, is the second measles case confirmed this week. | | | | | A Colorado doctor fraudulently billed the state’s Medicaid program for nearly $375,000 after his clinic lost its license to provide opioid addiction treatment services in 2022, a new lawsuit alleges. | | | | | Saphier is director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth. | | | | | A person with a confirmed case of the measles may have exposed others in Boulder, Lafayette and Westminster last week, Colorado public health officials said. | | | | | The Environmental Protection Agency’s rule change won’t be immediate because federal laws require administrative procedures, including a public comment period. | | | | | The Boulder Valley School District implemented what is likely the nation’s first — and only — neurodiversity policy. | | | | | The largest share of kids who weren’t vaccinated in Colorado were “noncompliant,” meaning their parents hadn’t submitted proof of immunization or an exemption form. | | | | | What we're reading
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