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2 weeks ago | 
aish.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
After a freak accident left him paralyzed, Dr. Bill Silvers fuels his heroic recovery with faith, love, and a legacy of resilience and moral strength he received from his parents. The moment the retired doctor’s head crashed into the net, snapped backwards and sent him flying through the air, he knew he had suffered a spinal cord injury. It was the first time Dr. Bill Silvers, then 72, ever had played pickleball and just 10 minutes into his first game.
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4 weeks ago | 
coloradotimesrecorder.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
“Magic mushrooms” may conjure images of people in the 1960s using hallucinogenic drugs to launch journeys of self-discovery. There is truth in that portrait; Ken Kesey and many others have detailed their experiences with LSD, MDMA, and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms. There is also a of efforts to use psychedelic drugs to treat a variety of mental health conditions.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
steamboatpilot.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon |Susan Cunningham
Coloradans are at higher risk for hantavirus The deaths in February of legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa in their home in New Mexico have put a spotlight on hantavirus, a family of viruses that rodents can carry. Arakawa, 65, died sometime around Feb.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
coloradotimesrecorder.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
If you feel lousy, you’re not alone. Cases of influenza are spiking now in Colorado and across the U.S.Many people are suffering with chills, fevers, a cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache and body aches. While those symptoms can also be consistent with COVID-19, experts say cases of influenza A are dominating the winter respiratory virus season right now.
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Feb 1, 2025 | 
uchealth.org | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
More than 10% of adults in the United States have diagnosed sleep apnea, meaning they stop breathing multiple times every hour while they sleep. And there’s likely a significant undercount for the true toll of sleep apnea since medical experts estimate that more than 80% of people with the breathing ailment don’t know they have it.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
coloradotimesrecorder.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Millions of people living in the U.S. have ordered free at-home COVID-19 tests in the past, and by the end of September, 2024, each U.S. household will once again be able to order four free tests. Ordering the tests takes less than a minute. You simply visit the popular covid.gov/tests website. Then you fill in your address, and the free at-home COVID-19 tests should arrive within a week or two. For now, each household in the U.S. is entitled to four free at-home COVID-19 tests.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
coloradotimesrecorder.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Here are some answers to questions about COVID as cases appear to be spiking in Colorado. Is COVID on the rise? From barbecues to festivals and elder facilities to crowded airports, COVID-19 has been infecting many people this summer. COVID cases are likely to keep rising this fall and winter. Experts at the World Health Organization recently declared that COVID-19 infections are surging around the world, with 84 countries from the Americas to Europe to the Western Pacific reporting summer spikes.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
coloradotimesrecorder.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Federal health experts have authorized a new 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine that they hope will reduce deaths and hospitalizations among the most vulnerable people in the country. COVID-19 continues to sicken people and is still causing hundreds of deaths every week in the U.S. It’s especially dangerous for older adults, many of whom are not up to date on their vaccines.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
coloradotimesrecorder.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Are you planning an international trip to climb Mount Kilimanjaro or do a safari in Africa? Or perhaps you’re heading to a Costa Rican jungle to zipline, raft or see some monkeys. Then, along with making sure your passport is up to date, it’s wise to schedule a visit with an infectious disease expert in a travel clinic so you can stay as healthy as possible during your trip. If you are wondering what a travel clinic is, don’t worry. You’re not alone.
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Apr 7, 2024 | 
steamboatpilot.com | Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
It’s spring, the season for sweet strawberries, colorful tulips, crisp vegetables — and a COVID-19 booster shot. Health experts with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend an extra dose of the 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccine for all people in the U.S. ages 65 and older. To help sort out the details about the new spring COVID-19 booster shot, Dr. Michelle Barron, UCHealth’s senior medical director of infection prevention and control, answers a few common questions, below.
