Author: Anne Imse
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What Obamacare will mean to your family, your neighbors
The election results put an end to the threat of a Republican repeal of the health care law, but not to the public’s emotional response to it. Fueled by contradictory campaign claims, the public’s reaction ranges widely. Many Republicans fear interference with their medical care, while many Democrats are jubilant that everyone will be able…
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A breakthrough in fighting lung cancer? CU researchers think so
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Physicians at the University of Colorado Hospital are finding startling success with medications that are made to match the genes of a particular lung cancer. The new strategy means the drugs work only on certain…
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A breakthrough in fighting lung cancer? CU researchers think so
Physicians at the University of Colorado Hospital are finding startling success with medications that are made to match the genes of a particular lung cancer. The new strategy means the drugs work only on certain patients — but they can work really well. Researchers think the cancer-fighting drugs may tamp the disease for a few…
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Colorado highway fatal crashes in sharp decline
The number of people killed on Colorado highways dropped 5 percent last year from the previous year to 439, continuing a dramatic decline in the state’s road-death toll. Nine years ago, 743 people died on highways across the state. That’s 304 more than in 2010, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The one-year difference did…