Peak Health

Isaiah gives fellow tots a lesson in empathy

BILL REED

Isaiah Phipps’ eyes grew wide as he saw the other kids, and then the preschool classroom jammed with toys he’d never played with before. For Isaiah, 3, Friday’s preschool debut was the first social outing of his short life. He has... Full story

LIVE BLOG: Memorial hospital commission interviews

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

City Council names three members of hospital commission

Interviews continue Friday

DANIEL CHACÓN

The Colorado Springs City Council has named three members to the Citizens Commission on Ownership and Governance of Memorial Health System: Stephen S.S. Hyde, a longtime healthcare businessman; Tim Leigh, owner and co-founder of commercial real... Full story

Council to consider closed-door interviews for Memorial commission

DANIEL CHACÓN

The Colorado Springs City Council, frequently criticized for meeting behind closed doors, will decide Thursday whether to go into executive session to interview candidates vying for a spot on a new commission that will look at selling Memorial... Full story

PEAK HEALTH: Living forever...in a test tube

BILL REED

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Indian Ocean tsunami retrospective: Five years later

BRIAN NEWSOME

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

Humans were born to run - barefoot

WASHINGTON • Harvard biologist and runner Daniel Lieberman had a simple question: “How did people run without shoes?”The answer he got is: Much better. At least running barefoot seems better for the feet, producing far less impact... Full story

Los Angeles OKs restrictive medical marijuana ordinance

LOS ANGELES — In a 9-3 vote, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday gave its final approval to an ordinance that will shut down hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries and impose strict rules on the location and operation of the... Full story

Despite hepatitis C cases, state won't license surgery techs

DENVER — Colorado regulators won't license surgery technicians, despite the recent case of a surgery tech who admitted stealing syringes filled with a painkiller and infecting three dozen people with hepatitis C. The state Department of... Full story

Mental health training set for Samaritans helping the homeless

BARBARA COTTER

Community members who insist on taking firewood, blankets and other items to the homeless camps are being asked to take something else -- two days of training so they'll be prepared when they confront folks with mental illness and substance abuse... Full story

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