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Addressing the Loneliness Epidemic With Heart Mar. 08, 2024

From the Desk of Dr. J

One of the concerning health headlines toward the end of 2023 was the loneliness epidemic that is af... Read More

Mental Health Toll From COVID Epidemic Continues Dec. 29, 2023

C Force

"As one day blurs into the next and one month into another, the consequences of sustained stress can... Read More

Colorado's Higher Ed Joins Fight Against Fentanyl Oct. 10, 2023

Daily Editorials

Fentanyl is a scourge on society and, too often, a death sentence for those who overdose after consu... Read More

Help AG Weiser Teach Children About Death Sep. 11, 2023

Daily Editorials

Coloradans have an attorney general who fancies himself "The People's Lawyer." That requires him to ... Read More

Fauci's Advice to Wash U Medical Grads Is Also Good Advice for America May. 22, 2023

Daily Editorials

There was perhaps no one more in the crossfire of the pandemic-era culture wars than Dr. Anthony Fau... Read More

We Are Not the Ones to Define Our Times but Live Them Apr. 09, 2023

My So-Called Millennial Life

Good game, COVID-19. After three years of dodging and deflecting, the little extra line on the at-ho... Read More

Obesity Epidemic Out of Control Mar. 31, 2023

C Force

Approximately 9 million people die every year of hunger and hunger-related diseases, more than from ... Read More

Two Shots Dec. 30, 2022

Marc Dion

On the way into the drugstore, I ejected the stump of a cigar from my mouth and put it out with the ... Read More

Paralysis as Policy: Doing Nothing About Gun Violence Dec. 03, 2022

Susan Estrich

A new report out this week has found the gun death rate to be the highest in 40 years. No one is exe... Read More

Fentanyl-Laced Drugs Make Epidemic Deadliest Ever Nov. 26, 2021

C Force

Announced last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and reported by NBC News (amon... Read More

Decision Makers Behind Purdue Pharma's Opioid Criminality Deserve Prison Time Oct. 28, 2020

Daily Editorials

Last week's admission by Purdue Pharma of criminal responsibility for its role in fomenting and expl... Read More

The Coronavirus: What Would Joe Biden Do? Apr. 02, 2020

Larry Elder

Many Democrats and much of the media claim that President Donald Trump has mishandled and continues ... Read More

Notes From the New Normal Mar. 25, 2020

Jamie Stiehm

"The old custom of shaking hands fell into disuse." The line comes from Philadelphia in the 1793 ye... Read More

'Epidemic'/'Pandemic' Distinction Requires Fine-Tuning Mar. 25, 2020

The Word Guy

During the current coronavirus scare, I've been taking comfort in playing the piano. I'm a terrible,... Read More

American Micro-Efforts and Macro-Efforts Combat the Epidemic Mar. 18, 2020

Austin Bay

From March 16 through March 31, the United States will conduct a calculated national experiment that... Read More

The Opioid Crisis Hits Close to Home Apr. 25, 2019

Jackie Gingrich Cushman

Last winter, my husband and I joined with other mourners at the funeral of a man who died in his mid... Read More

Trump Rates Close to Zero on 'War' Against Opioids Jun. 13, 2017

Froma Harrop

Police near Daytona Beach, Florida, recently came upon an SUV with the motor running and three littl... Read More

Suicide Has Become a Serious National Epidemic Mar. 05, 2015

Lifelong Health

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, rates of suicide are increasing signifi... Read More

The Real Dirt on the Growing Allergy Epidemic (Part 2) Jul. 18, 2014

C Force

Many experts are already pointing to 2014 as clouding up to be one of the worst allergy seasons on r... Read More

The Real Dirt on the Growing Allergy Epidemic (Part 1) Jul. 11, 2014

C Force

Q: I hate being allergic to peanuts. They can be hidden in so many products that it puts you always ... Read More