Meg Wingerter
Health Reporter at The Denver Post
I cover health for The Denver Post. Open to story ideas! Opinions are mine and retweets aren't endorsements. She/her/hers
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2 weeks ago |
denverpost.com | Meg Wingerter
The husband of a southern Colorado woman killed outside her home two years ago is suing the hospital that saw the suspect and released him the day before her death, alleging medical staff should have recognized he was a risk to others. David Freilino allegedly shot and stabbed Bonnie Young, 64, to death outside her home in Gardner on April 5, 2023.
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2 weeks ago |
denverpost.com | Meg Wingerter
Unvaccinated people who visited Denver Health’s emergency department on Sunday should monitor themselves for signs of measles after a sick child received care there. The patient, who is an infant too young to be vaccinated, contracted measles during a visit to a part of Mexico that has an outbreak, according to the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, which on Monday evening announced confirmation of Colorado’s second measles case of 2025.
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2 weeks ago |
eptrail.com | Meg Wingerter
Colorado’s 2nd measles case confirmed in Denver baby; people who visited Denver Health ER could be exposed Infant, who is too young to be vaccinated, contracted disease in Mexico; case not linked to Pueblo infection
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2 weeks ago |
reporterherald.com | Meg Wingerter
Latest confirmed case is adult in Archuleta County who hadn't traveled or been in contact with other 2 patients
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2 weeks ago |
pressenterprise.com | Meg Wingerter
The studies included in the report, which will help shape the 2025 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, defined moderate alcohol consumption as no more than one drink per day for women and two per day for men. Originally Published: April 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM PDT
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Hospitals have to assess anyone who comes into their ER. They can't keep a patient with a mental illness past when they seem an "imminent" threat to themselves or others, though. https://t.co/VO7hGP97eq
Updated last night: one of the new cases didn't travel, raising concerns that measles is spreading undetected in parts of Colorado.
Colorado reports 2 additional measles cases, warns virus may be spreading undetected https://t.co/Ei8hM8GoUg via @MegWingerter
Mothers have much higher odds of a cesarean births at some hospitals than others. There isn't just one reason, even for lower-risk patients. https://t.co/MMeCHxgLlF