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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1 week ago |
dailycamera.com | Meg Wingerter
Parts of Colorado face measles risk as high as West Texas due to low vaccination rates Measles vaccine rates low in some rural areas, have declined in large counties since 2020
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denverpost.com | Meg Wingerter
Parts of Colorado are as vulnerable to measles as West Texas, where the highly contagious virus has infected hundreds of people and killed two. Colorado has recorded more confirmed measles cases so far this year than it has in almost two decades. Rural pockets of the state are undervaccinated, and large counties have seen their protection erode since the pandemic.
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2 weeks ago |
gazettextra.com | Meg Wingerter
DENVER - A group supporting medical aid-in-dying sued Colorado on Thursday, alleging the state's ban on assisting out-of-state residents in ending their lives violates the U.S. Constitution. Compassion & Choices filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver on behalf of a Minnesota resident with stage 4 cancer and two Colorado physicians who prescribe aid-in-dying medication: Dr. Barbara Morris, of Golden, and Dr. Jennifer Harbert, of Creede. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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2 weeks ago |
thebrunswicknews.com | Meg Wingerter
By Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post DENVER - A group supporting medical aid-in-dying sued Colorado on Thursday, alleging the state's ban on assisting out-of-state residents in ending their lives violates the U.S. Constitution. Compassion & Choices filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver on behalf of a Minnesota resident with stage 4 cancer and two Colorado physicians who prescribe aid-in-dying medication: Dr. Barbara Morris, of Golden, and Dr. Jennifer Harbert, of Creede.
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2 weeks ago |
thederrick.com | Meg Wingerter
DENVER — A group supporting medical aid-in-dying sued Colorado on Thursday, alleging the state’s ban on assisting out-of-state residents in ending their lives violates the U.S. Constitution. Compassion & Choices filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver on behalf of a Minnesota resident with stage 4 cancer and two Colorado physicians who prescribe aid-in-dying medication: Dr. Barbara Morris, of Golden, and Dr. Jennifer Harbert, of Creede.
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Our first look at how Denver Health is going to spend the sales tax money voters approved: https://t.co/pt5Wpcsjgz The largest share is going for uncompensated emergency care, but they also plan to open 10 psych beds.
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