Health & Fitness

During Mental Health Awareness Month, a few 9NEWS reporters and anchors sat down for a conversation on “The First Step.” DENVER — Life is tough, and we all could use a little help now and then, but sometimes taking the first step is the hardest part. During Mental Health Awareness …

The company invited email subscribers to “come hang with Kate Spade” in a perfume promotion. The designer died by suicide when she hanged herself in 2018. BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — International cosmetics company Ulta Beauty is apologizing after sending out a promotional email that struck some people as tone-deaf. On May 1, …

Share these mental health resources to make sure everyone has a helping hand when they need it. DENVER — Everyone needs a little help sometimes. For Mental Health Awareness Month 2022, we’ve put together this list of mental health and addiction resources for when you or a loved one need …

Servicios de la Raza spoke with 9NEWS about how residents can plan ahead of the end of Colorado’s public health emergency as COVID-19 cases drop. COLORADO, USA — With the arrival of the pandemic, the federal government declared a public health emergency (PHE) that according to Hilda González would require …

DENVER — All coconut palms are categized as species Cocos Nucifera, but that is where the singularity ends!   15 types of coconuts grow on Cocos Nucifera…some are yellow and compact, others are brown and bristly, and others still are green and elongated.   Green coconuts are young coconuts, 7 months …

If you’re waiting on your young child to get their COVID vaccine, you’ll have to wait a few more weeks before there’s any update on whether they’ll be eligible. WASHINGTON — For many families with children under the age of 6, it’s been a long time waiting for the U.S. …

The Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to review the bill Friday morning. DENVER — A Senate panel on Thursday evening narrowly approved what policymakers hope is a robust response to Colorado’s spiraling fentanyl crisis.    The Senate Judiciary Committee voted, 3-2, to advance House Bill 1326, after reviewing 19 amendments …

Health officials said the risk to people from this virus is low, as it spreads mostly among wild birds and poultry. MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. — A man working on a farm in Montrose County is the first person in the U.S. to test positive for avian flu, also known as …

First responders are using naloxone more and more to reverse the effects of fentanyl before an overdose turns into death. DENVER — More and more often, first-responders race to parks, homes, parking lots and other places to find people unconscious and dying from fentanyl overdose. “Seconds count,” said Deputy Chris …

Before drawing any conclusions, the data needs context. DENVER — The number of vaccinated versus unvaccinated patients in Colorado hospitals is changing. But before drawing any conclusions, the data needs context. Wednesday, the COVID data dashboard published by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) showed 42 vaccinated …