Katie Kerwin McCrimmon

1 month ago | 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.

2 months ago | 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.

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.

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.

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.