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UPDATE: A Texas Measles Outbreak is Spreading Fast. Here’s What Coloradans Need to Know
News of the first death from the West Texas measles outbreak was released today; the victim was an unvaccinated school-age child. As it stands now, 124 people have been officially diagnosed as having measles in West Texas. It is unknown how many more are currently infected, either experiencing mild cases or not seeking healthcare due to financial or other constraints. More than 18 children have been hospitalized in West Texas, most due to difficulty breathing. Officials in Texas reported this weekend that an individual who tested positive for measles in West Texas traveled to two universities around San Antonio and spent time at the busy tourist attraction, The San Antonio River Walk.
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Why Medicaid Cuts Threaten Health Care for Everyone in Colorado
If you thought Medicaid cuts wouldn’t affect you because you’re not on Medicaid, you couldn’t be more wrong.
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What Texas’ Measles Outbreak Could Mean for Colorado Kids
On Friday, Texas public health officials estimated that a measles outbreak had likely spread to between 200-300 people, across five counties in the western area of the state. Then, on Sunday night, word started coming out about three cases in Eastern New Mexico. Given measles is one of the most infectious diseases known to humankind, and that it takes 7-14 days for symptoms to become apparent, it’s possible that by next Sunday, more than a thousand people will be sick and the outbreak will have crossed more state boundaries.
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Coloradans Got Millions of Dollars Thanks to a Watchdog Agency Suspended by Trump. And More Cash Was Likely Coming. What Happens Now?
CFBP website on Thursday Three years ago, Wells Fargo was required to pay a total $3.7 billion to customers, including over 50,000 Coloradans, after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found that Wells Fargo had engaged in systemic fraud including misapplied loan payments, wrongly assessed fees and interest, and harmful auto loan practices.
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What the Death of the Department of Education Would Mean for Colorado Kids
Republican presidents as far back as Ronald Reagan have been threatening to shutter the Department of Education (DOE). Lamar Alexander (under former President George W. Bush) took up the chant, as did Betsy DeVos during the first Trump administration and several prominent Colorado Republicans. But in the midst of the current onslaught from Washington, D.C., it looks like it may be more than a threat this time.
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Bird Flu Might Be the Next Pandemic, and Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Make It Worse
The CDC tells us bird flu is "low risk" to humans. But with no mandatory testing, tracking, and reporting of animal-to-human or human-to-human transmission, we can’t know that.