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Jon Burianek worked for the CU Athletic Department for 38 years. Now 78, he completed an evidence-based treatment program at UCHealth this week. Before continuing he exercise routine — designed to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease  at …

Cancer is never convenient, but this slap in the face sure stung. Lindley was 50, at a time when many settle into a midlife crisis, she felt settled and happy. She’d met a woman, Rebekah Keat, a professional athlete she called the love of her life. …

For the first time in Southern Colorado, there’s a new treatment for patients with a common heart problem that affects millions of Americans. Atrial fibrillation, or afib, is an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm.

UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central leads the charge in healthcare innovation, home to a one-of-a-kind medical unit dedicated to providing forensic nursing care for victims or suspected victims of violence or abuse. 

Becker's Healthcare is delighted to release its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in healthcare. This list highlights hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that prioritize workplace excellence and the happiness, satisfaction, …

Jose Ramirez is a 25-year veteran of both the Army and Marines, much of that time spent as a member of the special forces, and he knows what it’s like to lose a fellow servicemember.

On Saturday, hundreds of women got together to take a moment for themselves. UCHealth’s evrē event is a morning dedicated to focusing on women’s health and well-being.

UCHealth Parkview Medical Center and the non-profit Donor Alliance honored organ, eye and tissue donors, and their families with a flag raising ceremony Monday

Due to the loss of specific brain cells, people with Parkinson’s produce less dopamine, a vital chemical that transmits messages to the part of the brain responsible for movement, according to the Parkinson Association of the Rockies.

The “Hit the Mitt” banner is back at Coors Field this season. Each time a Colorado Rockies’ ball lands on the banner in left field or makes it into the left-field tunnel it will be a celebration for the home team — and for a program that serves …

A support group for stroke survivors operated by UCHealth is hosting its second annual Life After Stroke Art Show, a form of art therapy for stroke survivors and their families

On March 23, UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital staff set out on a mission to find Charli, a young person who had sent the hospital a donation of $102, some cookies and a letter stating the funds were to be used to support people with cancer.

UCHealth provided more than half a billion dollars’ worth of uncompensated care in fiscal year 2023, and representatives for the health care system on Tuesday said they expect to spend even more this year.

Nuggets star Jamal Murray took to the hardwood Tuesday not as a player but as a coach. 

Three Colorado health care facilities will be the first to get a futuristic technology that promises to help patients with mobility issues get around more easily. Cionic, a San Francisco-based neurotech company, said Tuesday it will bring it’s …

Seventh grade students at Pleasant View Middle School swapped their pencils for a day of exploring future career paths and acquiring life-saving skills applicable in real-world situations. 

It used to be there were only open surgical procedures, where surgeons had to make larger incisions in order to obtain sight for the procedure.

The Manitou Springs Incline offers a workout like no other, with 2,744 stairs and an elevation gain exceeding 2,000 feet. But when heavy, wet snow coats its steps, the challenge reaches a whole new level.

Colorado Rapids 2 announced today the unveiling of the new 2024 home and away jerseys presented by UCHealth.

A Frederick man was the first patient at UCHealth to undergo a new treatment for atrial fibrillation as the hospital becomes one of the first in the nation to offer pulsed field ablation.

The American Medical Association says about 30 million Americans have sleep apnea, but only about six million have been diagnosed.

Experts at UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland are treating some stroke patients with a minimally invasive procedure that they say not only saves lives but also can lead to a higher quality of life after stroke.

Don’t be surprised if your doctors start writing you overly friendly messages. They could be getting some help from artificial intelligence. New AI tools are helping doctors communicate with their patients, some by answering messages and others by …

Physical and rehabilitation therapist Jeff Eagan, of the UCHealth Cancer Center in Fort Collins, Colorado, has the answers about oncology physical therapy: what is it and how does it help people with cancer?

A young man with muscular dystrophy in Pueblo had a lifelong dream fulfilled Monday as he took to the skies. UCHealth and Project Sol Flower partnered to help grant Cesar, 25, his wish of a helicopter ride.

UCHealth’s Medical Center of the Rockies has recently added a new method of treating stroke patients through a minimally invasive procedure.

A lifelong dream is coming true for a Pueblo man battling a serious disease. Cesar Malagon, who is 25-year-old, has muscular dystrophy, a disease that impacts the bones

Both Memorial Regional Health in Craig and UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat have pre-existing clean rooms on site to create compounded medications for inpatient use

Women had been routinely prescribed estrogen and progestin — female hormones that dramatically decrease during menopause — in pill, patch or cream form to help offset its many symptoms. That all changed about 20 years ago when the Women’s Health …

For the seventh consecutive year, UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center has been recognized as one of the top 100 rural and community hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, a management consulting firm that …