Health

The number of Coloradans without health insurance hit an all-time low this year. The state uninsured rate dropped in 2023 to 4.6 percent. Reporter Michael Booth with The Colorado Sun joined KUNC host Nikole Robinson Carroll to discuss how some changes to federal policies are making the future of that figure unclear.

Larimer County residents struggling with serious mental health or addiction issues now have another option for care. A new acute care facility in Fort Collins will be available to residents regardless of their ability to pay.

The Bureau of Land Management recently announced it will no longer allow the use of “cyanide bombs” on its lands. The M-44 devices are often used to protect livestock from animals like foxes or coyotes.

Even though plant-based "meat" products have come a long way from the dry veggie patties of the past, they haven't converted enough meat lovers to make enough of an impact. New techniques are in development, however, with hopes of satisfying our enduring craving for flesh with plants.

Tens of thousands of health care workers have ratified a new four-year contract with industry giant Kaiser Permanente following a strike over wages and staffing levels.

Holding polluters accountable can be an uphill battle for activists. Large companies can afford sizable legal teams and lobbyists that activists simply cannot. But the state of Colorado is trying to level the playing field by throwing pro bono attorneys into the mix.

After losing her daughter in a shooting at a Colorado movie theater in 2012, Sandy Phillips was determined to help others grieving as deeply as she was. After a decade of it, though, the weight of their loss and their frustration with political inaction in the U.S. prompted her to do something she never thought possible: To give up on her own country and move to a new one.

Harmful algal blooms are a major issue in water bodies across our region, and can be toxic to humans and animals. Some scientists have started using satellites to keep a better eye on them.

The federal government is spending another $327 million to help fulfill water rights settlements with Native American tribes, including several in the Mountain West.

A new report shows death rates for people under 40 are surging across the United States, including parts of the Mountain West.