En Colorado, comienzan a usar hongos psicódelicos para experimentación terapéutica

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Los hongos psicodélicos y su compuesto psicoactivo, la psilocibina, tienen el potencial de tratar a personas con depresión y ansiedad, incluso a aquellas que no responden a otros medicamentos o terapias.

Nursing Homes Are Left in the Dark as More Utilities Cut Power To Prevent Wildfires

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A nursing home in Colorado had 75 minutes to prepare for a power outage that lasted 28 hours. Such public safety power shut-offs are being used more often as a fire prevention tool, but not all health facilities are prepared.

Residencias de adultos mayores quedan a oscuras en la lucha contra los incendios forestales

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A medida que se generalizan los cortes de electricidad preventivos, las residencias de adultos mayores se ven obligadas a evaluar cómo prepararse. Pero no debería depender sólo de las residencias, según autoridades del sector y académicos.

Médicos de atención primaria asumen tareas de dentista para ayudar a pacientes vulnerables

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En Denver, la inestabilidad de la vivienda, las barreras del idioma, la falta de transporte y el “costo astronómico” de la odontología sin seguro hacen que la atención dental sea inaccesible para muchos nuevos inmigrantes.

Programas ponen los medicamentos sin usar en manos de pacientes que los necesitan

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Recogen de centros de salud, residentes, farmacias o prisiones los medicamentos sin abrir y sin caducar que se acumulan cuando los pacientes son dados de alta, cambian de medicina o mueren, y los redistribuyen a pacientes vulnerables.

These Programs Put Unused Prescription Drugs in the Hands of Patients in Need

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States and counties look to expand programs that accept donations of unused surplus drugs from places like nursing homes and hospitals and redistribute them to low-income and uninsured residents.

Refurbished Walkers and Wheelchairs Fill Gaps Created by Supply Chain Problems

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Loan closets are playing an important role as supply chain issues and the rising price of aluminum have led to shortages in medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, and knee scooters.

Schools, Pediatricians Look to Make Up Lost Ground on Non-Covid Vaccinations

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Health officials hope the rollout of covid shots for young children and other initiatives will boost routine vaccine rates that dropped during the pandemic and narrow socioeconomic disparities.

Tampons, Pads And Politics Mesh In New Push For Access To Menstrual Supplies

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As a national movement for better access to menstrual products gains steam, “period equity” activists in Colorado are finding the path to change isn’t straight. Although Denver last summer repealed sales taxes on menstrual products and the state now requires supplies to be provided in prisons, an effort to repeal the statewide sales tax on the products failed. So, activists assemble supply kits to donate to those who need them.

If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know

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Colorado is on the front lines in dealing with how marijuana use affects surgery. Lessons learned on operating tables and in recovery rooms have prompted calls for more research on marijuana nationwide.