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11/06/2025

In 2024, scammers stole over $243 million from Coloradans, a significant increase from previous years. And that only counts what was reported! The Colorado Attorney General has put together a website that lists common scams and makes it easy to file a complaint.

Our mission is to protect consumers and businesses from the unscrupulous behavior of fraudsters operating throughout our state.

05/29/2025

Did you know...

If you have been diagnosed with a permanent disability, you qualify for a free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass!
Click here for more information:
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/accessibility/interagency-access-pass.htm

Seniors (62 and older) can get an annual pass for $20, or a lifetime pass for $80.
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm -passes

The Access Pass is part of the America the Beautiful— the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass series and is available free for US citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities.

04/09/2025

People who visited the Denver Health Emergency Department (777 Bannock St. Pavilion A, Denver, 80204) on April 6 between 10:30am-4:30pm may have been exposed to positive case & should monitor themselves for symptoms. Additional info at https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Public-Health-Environment/News/2025/DDPHE-Confirms-First-Case-of-Measles-in-Denver

03/29/2025

Need a program to help boost your child/teen's reading and comprehension ability? Check out these classes offered by Regis University for the summer:

Since 1997, Regis University, Division of Education has proudly partnered with the Institute of Reading Development.

03/05/2025

Attached is an interview with Dr. Paul Offit, a professor of pediatrics and a leading vaccine expert in the US. It’s fairly long but worth the listen. He discusses the science behind vaccines, the history of vaccine hesitancy and the current measles outbreak, among other topics.

03/04/2025

A pediatrician recently started a series of posts that review vaccine-preventable illnesses; most currently practicing physicians in the US have not seen these diseases in real life, but they are sadly becoming more common as public health resources are strained and vaccine misinformation spreads.

Third in this series is Pertussis aka whooping cough. Be sure you listen to the recording of what whooping cough sounds like in a baby, but be aware that older kids and adults with whooping cough often won't have this type of cough.

Note - Dr. Krugman states that there is no current recommendation for repeated TdaP vaccines in adults but the CDC does recommend a booster tetanus shot at least every 10 years, and I have always felt that if we are boostering the tetanus, we might as well booster the whooping cough as well.

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03/04/2025

A pediatrician recently started a series of posts that review vaccine-preventable illnesses; most currently practicing physicians in the US have not seen these diseases in real life, but they are sadly becoming more common as public health resources are strained and vaccine misinformation spreads.

Second in this series on diseases is Hemophilus Influenza B (Hib).

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02/18/2025

A pediatrician recently started a series of posts that review vaccine-preventable illnesses; most currently practicing physicians in the US have not seen these diseases in real life, but they are sadly becoming more common as public health resources are strained and vaccine misinformation spreads.

This first post is especially timely given the current measles outbreak in Texas, with additional cases now in New Mexico as well.
https://apnews.com/article/measles-texas-new-mexico-mmr-outbreak-vaccines-408371700e3ab548777bf0354e586549

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