Health reporter

Meg Wingerter

Meg Wingerter covers health for The Denver Post. She joined the newspaper in February 2019 as an education reporter, before switching to health in 2020. She previously worked at The Oklahoman, Kansas News Service, The Topeka (Kansas) Capitol-Journal and The Muskegon (Michigan) Chronicle. She previously won awards for business coverage in Kansas and for column writing in Michigan.

Sleep problems in preteens increase risk of suicidal thoughts 2 years later, study finds

October 30, 2025 at 10:39 p.m.

Most kids who have sleep problems won’t harm themselves, but establishing that sleep disturbance is a risk factor will allow for earlier intervention, a researcher said.

Children’s Hospital Colorado on April 24, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Sleep problems in preteens increase risk of suicidal thoughts 2 years later, study finds

September 19, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.

Most kids who have sleep problems won’t harm themselves, but establishing that sleep disturbance is a risk factor will allow for earlier intervention, a researcher said.

A mysterious syndrome that paralyzed kids seems to have disappeared. But why?

October 30, 2025 at 11:02 p.m.

Last year, the CDC recorded 18 confirmed cases of AFM, down from a high of 238 in 2018.

Lydia Pilarowski, 16, left, was one of the first cohort of kids in Colorado with acute flaccid myelitis in 2014, when it paralyzed some of the muscles in her upper left arm. Lydia does homework as her mother, Sarah Lacey, works in the kitchen at their home in Denver on Sept. 12, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

A mysterious syndrome that paralyzed kids seems to have disappeared. But why?

September 16, 2024 at 3:28 p.m.

Last year, the CDC recorded 18 confirmed cases of AFM, down from a high of 238 in 2018.

When should I get flu and COVID shots? Experts disagree — but say get them however you can

October 30, 2025 at 10:46 p.m.

CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older get annual vaccination against respiratory viruses.

Jean Ford, left, gets her flu shot at a CVS from pharmacy manager Wendy Rast inside a Super Target in Aurora, Colorado, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

When should I get flu and COVID shots? Experts disagree — but say get them however you can

September 10, 2024 at 3:02 p.m.

CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older get annual vaccination against respiratory viruses.

How to plan for your medical bill like a health reporter

August 26, 2024 at 3:53 p.m.

As a health reporter, I'm using my own situation of choosing where to have my baby as a demonstration of how to figure out what you might pay if you...

How to plan for your medical bill like a health reporter

October 30, 2025 at 10:55 p.m.

As a health reporter, I'm using my own situation of choosing where to have my baby as a demonstration of how to figure out what you might pay if you...

Researchers find link between moms’ experience of racism and kids’ aging

October 30, 2025 at 11:32 p.m.

Mothers' experiences of racism showed up in their children's bodies, with altered patterns of aging – though scientists cautioned they aren't sure if their findings will translate into future health...

FILE: An ultrasound machine sits next to an exam table in an examination room at Whole Woman’s Health of South Bend on June 19, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Researchers find link between moms’ experience of racism and kids’ aging

June 18, 2024 at 2:37 p.m.

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