Before we flip the calendar to 2019, The Gazette’s business staff is circling back to some of the biggest stories in 2018 to bring readers up to date. Here are followups on people, companies and developments the staff covered this year:A building boomHospital construction has been booming in Colorado Springs during the past two years, and three major projects will be completed next year and another will be on the drawing board.Major additions are under construction at St. Francis Medical Center at Woodmen Road and Powers Boulevard and UCHealth Memorial Hospital North at Union Boulevard and Briargate Parkway. Both are expected to be completed in February and a 165-bed hospital built by Children’s Hospital Colorado is expected to open in late spring. The three projects cost nearly $400 million and will add hundreds of jobs for doctors, nurses and other health care workers.But more hospital construction is on the way. Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, which operates St. … [Read more...] about Catching up on Colorado Springs business stories
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Consider the business angle when covering antibiotic resistance
About Bara Vaida Bara Vaida (@barav) is AHCJ's core topic leader on infectious diseases. An independent journalist, she has written extensively about health policy and infectious diseases. Her work has appeared in outlets that include the National Journal, Agence France-Presse, Bloomberg News, McClatchy News Service, MSNBC, NPR, Politico and The Washington Post. View all posts by Bara Vaida → Photo: NIAID via Flickr In early October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Paratek Pharmaceuticals’ new antibiotic Nuzyra, which kills bacteria associated with skin and lung infections. The approval was notable because there are so few new antibiotics coming onto the market, , says journalist Maryn McKenna in Wired magazine, largely because most drug companies don’t think antibiotics — which have wiped out the threat of many infectious diseases — to be worth the investment. The problem is a unique business and policy dilemma for society. … [Read more...] about Consider the business angle when covering antibiotic resistance
Stephen Curry shares his favorite story about Riley
By Dianne de Guzman, SFGATE Updated 4:28 pm PDT, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 FILE -- Riley Curry, daughter of Warriors' Stephen Curry, interacts with fans while riding on a bus during the Golden State Warriors NBA Finals Championship parade in downtown Oakland, Calif. Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Stephen Curry talked about his favorite story featuring his daughter, Riley, in which she learned to differentiate between "daddy" and his famous basketball persona. less FILE -- Riley Curry, daughter of Warriors' Stephen Curry, interacts with fans while riding on a bus during the Golden State Warriors NBA Finals Championship parade in downtown Oakland, Calif. Tuesday, June 12, ... more Photo: Jessica Christian, The Chronicle Buy photo FILE -- US basketball player Stephen Curry (C) taps hands with Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (L) at the start of the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain … [Read more...] about Stephen Curry shares his favorite story about Riley
Minnesota business leaders urge employers to step up on depression care
A group of Minnesota business leaders called on fellow employers Tuesday to upgrade their benefits packages and workplace attitudes in an effort to improve the treatment of depression and reduce the state's rising suicide rate. Citing reduced productivity and increased prescription drug costs, leaders with the Minnesota Health Action Group said companies have both economic and moral reasons to take on mental health. And they unveiled a series of practices that local companies have adopted in the last year to help workers struggling with depression or other illnesses. At Best Buy Company, for example, executives are trying to normalize mental illness — and encourage employees to seek care — by discussing their own experiences with depression. Hennepin County expanded its health insurance benefits, which now pay in-network rates to therapists even if employees go outside their network for mental health care. "There is a sense of commitment and a sense of the moment that … [Read more...] about Minnesota business leaders urge employers to step up on depression care
Tiny Love Stories: Dog Parades, Rowing-Machine Romance and a Hurricane
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Style Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Supported by Modern Love Modern Love in miniature, featuring five reader-submitted love stories of 100 words or fewer. Oct. 30, 2018 Dogs on Instagram It was a typical New York City love story: We met playing kickball, bonded over jazz and fantasy football and dog runs. We were together for a year, but Astoria is far from the Upper West Side. Weeknights became weekends became every other weekend. We split up after the Halloween dog parade, both agreeing that it just fizzled. Yet, three years later, we still talk every day. But only trading cute dog photos on Instagram. Pugs, Brussels Griffons and Frenchies exclusively. It’s one of my most cherished friendships. — Ricardo Screpka Passing the Message On As I waited for my friend to pay the bill, an elderly gentleman said, “Excuse me, I want you to know that … [Read more...] about Tiny Love Stories: Dog Parades, Rowing-Machine Romance and a Hurricane