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April 11, 2012
Reader: Big Pharma is leading the fight against medical marijuana
Kylie Horner's post about the arrest of doctors Joseph Montante and Dallas Williams for allegedly writing fraudulent medical marijuana recommendations spurred one reader to weigh in on MMJ enemies. In his view, one of the biggest opposes cannabis for reasons of profit, not concern over the substanc ... More >>
Blogs
November 28, 2011
Kristen Parker's hep-C rampage: Doctors deny duty to prevent drug thefts (VIDEO)
Although Kristen Parker, the surgical tech who infected dozens of Rose Medical Center patients with the hepatitis C virus in 2008 and 2009, is now serving a thirty-year prison sentence, the fallout from her crimes continues to keep a scrum of attorneys busy. In recent court filings in a patient laws ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2010
Libby Szabo: Campaign flier attacking Sara Gagliardi adds insult to injury for hep C patient
Libby SzaboWe can expect plenty of over-the-top negative ads and low blows in the next few days as this gruesome election cycle enters its final days. But a mailer sent out by Republican statehouse candidate Libby Szabo, trying to paint Rep. Sara Gagliardi as a typical tax-and-spend Dem, is j ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2010
Hepatitis scare at Grand Lake restaurants: Who needs to get shots?
Max & T's.It was one of those moments when the personal and the professional collided. On Friday, my wife and I were in Grand Lake when a summer storm passed through -- so we took refuge at Max & T's Bar and Grill, where we ate a delicious lunch. Then, the next morning, I opened up my Denver ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2010
Syringe exchange legalization bill clears first legislative hurdle
A bill that would legalize syringe exchange programs in Colorado cleared its first hurdle today. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved it with two nay votes. Last year, Westword wrote about the state's lack of legal syringe exchange programs, which swap injection-drug user ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2010
Medical marijuana fight: Health department lobbies against MMJ use in treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
Photo by John J. Kruzel, courtesy of the U.S. Defense DepartmentThe use of the lifelike simulator shown here has been approved for PTSD treatment.Update, 4:00 p.m.: Representative Sal Pace's amendment relating to medical marijuana and post-traumatic stress disorder has been defeated, and the ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2010
Kristen Parker: Sentencing options for the hep C inflicter
How can Kristen Parker make amends? Last Friday U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn threw out a plea bargain deal for former Rose Medical Center employee Kristen Parker, who admitted infecting surgical patients with hepatitis C through needles contaminated by her own drug use. No real surpri ... More >>
Blogs
January 18, 2010
Kristen Parker's hepatitis-C confession: After she's linked to outbreak, "I started caring"
Kristen Parker in a photo from deleted MySpace page -- before she started caring.Remember Kristen Parker, the surgical tech who passed her case of hepatitis-C to at least fifteen patients at Rose Medical Center via needles she'd used on herself? As part of her plea agreement in the case, she ... More >>
News
September 17, 2009
Hep C victims speak out about getting stuck by Kristen Parker and Rose Medical Center
Kristen Parker in a photo from deleted MySpace page -- before she started caring.Remember Kristen Parker, the surgical tech who passed her case of hepatitis-C to at least fifteen patients at Rose Medical Center via needles she'd used on herself? As part of her plea agreement in the case, she ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2009
Sticking it to the myths about hepatitis C
Rose Medical Center.This week's cover story, "Going Viral," looks into how one drug-seeking hospital worker probably infected dozens of Colorado surgery patients with hepatitis C -- and the emotional fallout of Kristen Parker's recklessness for the patients, several of whom are speaking out h ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2009
Kristen Parker's police confession: "I didn't know this was gonna happen...."
Kristen Parker shows off the girls in a photo from her now-offline MySpace page. As noted in a blog yesterday, operating-room tech/accused hepatitis-C passer Kristen Parker's public comments about the possible infection of patients at two different Colorado medical facilities were limited to quotes ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2009
Got dirty needles? Dispose of them anonymously this week
A Flickr photo. This week, the Denver-based Hep C Connection will do all it can -- legally -- to get dirty needles off the streets. Beginning today, the organization is hosting its first-ever Drop To Stop week, where anyone can anonymously drop off used syringes at eight separate locations around D ... More >>
Music
September 18, 2008
Alejandro Escovedo has a whole new lease on life
A Flickr photo. This week, the Denver-based Hep C Connection will do all it can -- legally -- to get dirty needles off the streets. Beginning today, the organization is hosting its first-ever Drop To Stop week, where anyone can anonymously drop off used syringes at eight separate locations around D ... More >>
News
December 19, 2002
Death on the Installment Plan
Medical neglect, chronic disease, a hepatitis epidemic. Some Colorado prisoners pay for their crimes with their lives.
News
December 14, 2000
The Needle and the Damage Done
In prison, getting hepatitis C is easy. Getting treatment isn't.
News
February 20, 1997
Letters
In prison, getting hepatitis C is easy. Getting treatment isn't.
News
January 16, 1997
Shot in the Arm
Colorado starts mandatory hepatitis B vaccinations for schoolkids.
News
March 22, 1995
HEP TO THE PROBLEM
A HEPATITIS C SUFFERER FORMS A SUPPORT GROUP THROUGH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
News
March 15, 1995
LETTERS
A HEPATITIS C SUFFERER FORMS A SUPPORT GROUP THROUGH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
News
March 1, 1995
LETTERS
A HEPATITIS C SUFFERER FORMS A SUPPORT GROUP THROUGH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
News
February 22, 1995
LETTERS
A HEPATITIS C SUFFERER FORMS A SUPPORT GROUP THROUGH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
News
February 8, 1995
SINS AND NEEDLES
A HEPATITIS C SUFFERER FORMS A SUPPORT GROUP THROUGH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
News
February 8, 1995
THIS IS ONLY A TEST
A HEPATITIS C SUFFERER FORMS A SUPPORT GROUP THROUGH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
News
February 8, 1995
THE HEP-C GENERATION
A HEPATITIS C SUFFERER FORMS A SUPPORT GROUP THROUGH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.

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