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CHICAGO — The nation’s largest association of doctors and the AARP senior citizens’ lobby are endorsing President Barack Obama’s revised health overhaul legislation. James Rohack, president of the American Medical...... Full story

The Colorado Springs City Council on Friday afternoon is conducting public interviews of candidates for its Citizens Commission on Ownership and Governance of Memorial Health System. Reporter Daniel Chacon will report on the interviews later today...... Full story

The entire earth wobbled on its axis. The waves sped to shore at the speed of a commercial jet. Some 230,000 people died in moments. It’s been five years since an earthquake deep in the Indian Ocean spawned one of the worst natural...... Full story

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WASHINGTON • House and Senate negotiators working on President Barack Obama's health overhaul bill appear likely to drop a proposed income tax increase on high-wage earners and possibly jettison a requirement for large businesses to offer...... Full story

Today could be just another day at the office for El Paso County health officials, who plan to vaccinate 100 people against H1N1 in what has become a well-rehearsed exercise. That is, were it not for the fact that this time the surgeon general will...... Full story

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services has recruited an endocrinologist whose new Colorado Springs office will specialize in one-stop treatment for diabetics. Dr. Michael S. Koren's practice, Advanced Care in Endocrinology & Diabetes, includes a...... Full story

Breast-cancer doctors in Colorado say they have no plans to change their recommendations based on a government task force's suggestion that women don't need mammograms until they are 50 — and then every two years, not annually. The...... Full story

The last of four El Paso County H1N1 flu vaccination clinics is this morning in Fountain. The 10 a.m. clinic is at The Hangar, 6436 S. Highway 85/87 Suite R, Fountain. The free clinic is only for groups considered at risk: Pregnant women, people in...... Full story

An ambulance without 911 might seem like an airplane without a control tower — something that has no direction or destination. But a new Colorado Springs company is trying to capitalize on just such a concept by circumventing 911 to serve...... Full story

WASHINGTON • Hours after President Barack Obama exhorted Democratic lawmakers to “answer the call of history,” the House hit an unprecedented milestone on the path to health-care reform, approving a trillion-dollar package late...... Full story

Two patients arrived at the same time, barely breathing and near heart failure. They came in different ambulances from unrelated calls at 3 a.m. on an already busy night. Calm became chaos in an instant as emergency workers scrambled to save their...... Full story

Colorado Springs city employees with diabetes have seen improved health markers and saved money through a national pilot program designed to help people take more responsibility for their health. More than 60 city employees saw a significant drop...... Full story

Flu-like illnesses are keeping health care workers hopping at doctors' offices and hospitals. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports both doctors' office visits and hospitalizations for flu-like illnesses are higher than...... Full story

NEW YORK • The images are striking: One congressman's office defaced by a swastika, other congressmen heckled at public meetings, videos and placards likening Barack Obama to Hitler, private citizens with guns joining anti-Obama protests....... Full story