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Living With Depression and Anxiety During a Global Pandemic

With mood disorders on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, people who’ve never experienced mental health issues are enduring some of the emotions I feel almost every day of my life. Maybe that’s why I can finally tell my story.

Is It Safe to Travel to See My Family?

I would love to visit my 94-year-old grandmother in Georgia. I also don’t want to kill her. So I spoke with an infectious disease expert at UCHealth to see what I need to do to make that happen.

Front Range County Jails Have a Suicide Problem

Far too many Colorado jail inmates are dying from suicide, a cause of death critics say can be prevented with reasonable health care services. The problem? Private correctional health care firms may have a goal other than providing adequate care.

Denver’s Top Doctors 2020

For more than 25 years, 5280 has asked physicians in the Denver area whom they would trust to treat themselves or a loved one. The following 339 doctors—in 98 specialties—were nominated by their peers this year.

Denver Has a Drinking Problem

Roughly 27 percent of Denverites say they binge drink regularly. That opens us up to a host of health concerns that most people don’t think about when they order just one more.

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