Planning to Hit the Road for the Holidays?

The Injury Prevention team at Denver Health wants to make sure you have a safe and healthy holiday season and if you’re planning on traveling to visit your loved ones during this time, we have some safety tips for you! Traveling by road between late November and mid-January is one of the most common forms of travel, but also one of the deadliest.

Do mammograms hurt? It's a common question we get here at the Denver Health Breast Care Center, especially from people going in for their first breast screening exam. Because getting a mammogram regularly is the number one way to detect breast cancer early, when it is most treatable, the small amount of pain you might experience could save your life.

Winter sports injuries often have the same three things in common – crash, twist and pop! Ohh yes, then there's number four - PAIN!
 

Racial disparities in breast cancer survival rates among African-American women has been well-documented over the past 40 years. Early studies largely connected poor survival rates in this group to having a lower economic and social status. We now know, based on evidence, that there are multiple factors causing this issue, ranging from breast cancer prevention efforts to what happens to this group after breast cancer treatment.

If you're considering getting bariatric surgery (also known as weight-loss surgery), we hope you've already talked to your primary care physician and done some research about how the different procedures are done (roux-en-y gastric bypass vs sleeve gastrectomy), weighed the

While understanding and managing your own personal risk for breast cancer can be overwhelming, it's crucial for prevention and early detection. Studies highlight the importance of early detection in improving breast cancer treatment outcomes. This is why at Denver Health, we have chosen to focus our comprehensive breast care program on including a thorough risk assessment of each patient.
 

Call to Schedule Your Mammogram:

303-436-4949

We can all help prevent suicide. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time when communities can come together and share their stories and resources to help spread awareness about suicide in the hope of preventing another individual from taking their life. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide was responsible for 49,476 deaths in 2022, which is about one death every 11 minutes. The number of people who think about or attempt suicide is even higher.

June is Men's Health Month and while we talk a lot about the need for women to get regular screenings for breast cancer, men can be at risk for getting breast cancer, too.

As the weather warms up, we tend to get more active outside. Whether it’s gardening, walking the dogs or going to the pool, summer is a time of increased activity for most people. With that increased activity, it is common to notice new aches and pains. A frequent injury we see year-round but more often in the summer months is injury to the tendons in your shoulder, called the rotator cuff. It is the most common cause of shoulder pain we treat at Denver Health.

In May, we celebrate National Adolescent Health Month.

Adolescent Health is a broad term that includes many parts of health and well-being – from physical health to behavioral health to sexual and reproductive health. Healthy eating, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight are at the heart of all of these things.