Aug. 14, 2024: Medicaid cuts cost some families needed coverage; The Olympics in a time of international strife
People were allowed to keep Medicaid coverage during the pandemic without the usual restrictions. But when things went back to normal, some lost coverage who shouldn’t have.
“Medicaid Unwinding” meant some Coloradans lost needed coverage
During the pandemic, the US government required states to keep people on Medicaid without checking their eligibility. Then, as the pandemic wound down, those who found jobs or earned too much to qualify, had to find other coverage. The problem was, some people who still qualified for Medicaid also lost coverage.
July 31, 2024: FDA decision soon on MDMA for PTSD; The legacy of a tough-on-crime DA
It’s illegal. And a party drug. But MDMA, also known as ecstasy and molly, shows promise in treating PTSD. The FDA has an August deadline to approve it, after clinical trials that include Colorado. Then, a father and son bond over gardening in Colorado Springs. Plus, the legacy of a tough-on-crime Denver DA from the 1920s. And En Garde! A Colorado fencer heads to the Paralympics.
July 25, 2024: Demand grows for children’s mental health care; Centenarian on life and longevity
In Colorado and across the nation, emergency departments at pediatric hospitals are overflowing with kids who need intensive mental health treatment. We talk with Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Mental Health in Chief, Dr. Ron-Li Liaw. Then, perspectives on living with Alzheimer’s with Rebecca Chopp. Plus, a program to find homes for wild mustangs. The growing popularity of flag football. And centenarian Nancy Tipton of Centennial!
From codebreaker to columnist, great-grandmother Nancy Tipton reflects on life and longevity
Nancy Tipton says all her life, she’s been blessed. The 101-year-old great-grandmother lives at Holly Creek in Centennial. As a young woman, she worked as a codebreaker and at the Pentagon, before moving to Colorado where she worked as a columnist for the Denver Post.
Hospitals struggle to serve growing number of children in need of intensive mental health treatment
In Colorado and across the nation, emergency departments at pediatric hospitals are overflowing with kids who need intensive mental health treatment. Many of these young people are essentially boarding at hospitals because there aren’t enough other treatment options.
Elephants have distinct names for one another, CSU researchers discover
African elephants are among the first animals known to have names similar to humans.
Wife of unarmed Black man fatally shot by Aurora police says husband complied with police orders
Anndrec Lewis said she can’t let another fatal police shooting go unnoticed, especially since the man shot was her husband.
Film shines light on one school’s struggle to accommodate flood of new immigrants
McMeen Elementary knows first-hand what it’s like to absorb some of the thousands of Venezuelan and other new immigrants who arrived in Denver this schol year. A new film, “McMeen in the Middle, Denver’s Migrant Crisis,” profiles the real-life challenges for these new students and their families and the burden felt by teachers.
New memoir recounts a thriving business, a vengeful ex-employee, and a new life in Ouray
When Di Rushing left her Mississippi Delta home three decades ago and headed for a new life in Ouray, Colorado, she and her family were fleeing a dark chapter in their lives. That episode became the catalyst for a memoir called “The Delta in the Rear View Mirror.”
June 17, 2024: ‘Purplish’ on the battle for CD3; Fleeing a dark chapter for a new home in Colorado
“Purplish” reviews at a crowded GOP primary in Colorado’s third congressional district. Then, “The Delta in the Rearview Mirror” chronicles how things went south at Di Rushing’s Mississippi winery, leading her to Colorado. And, a Colorado Wonders question about those big sculptures in Golden. Plus, singer-songwriter Bay Bryan.
For many, COVID is in the rearview mirror. Here’s what to keep in mind
Given the slight uptick in concentrations of COVID-19 in local wastewater, we asked a critical care physician how Coloradans should think about COVID-19 right now.
Doctors are working on a test to predict if a baby will develop food allergies
This would allow doctors to offer emerging treatments to head off allergies before baby’s grow up.
Selling plasma helps pay the bills but raises ethical concerns, researchers say
Researchers surveyed people in 2018 and 2019 and found most plasma donors tend to be low-income and younger.
June 5, 2024: Predicting which babies are prone to food allergies; The debate over solitary confinement
Colorado researchers say they can predict which babies are prone to food allergies, using a simple skin test. We’ll hear about this new test and novel treatments to prevent allergies as babies grow up. Then, people with Long COVID share essays about their experiences as they continue to fight for treatment and awareness. Later, the book “No Human Contact” raises questions about the impact of solitary confinement on both inmates and prison guards.
June 3, 2024: The issues voters tell us are most important this election; Why does Oklahoma have a panhandle?
As primary ballots are mailed this week, Purplish has the first results from our Voter Voices survey, in which Colorado voters prioritize the issues most important to them. Take part in the survey here. Then, Colorado Wonders why Oklahoma has a panhandle. Plus, Colorado history through matchbooks. Plus, an inspiring commencement at Front Range Community College.
