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University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    A Colorado teen sentenced to forty years gets a second chance

    Also read: Josh Beckius was sentenced to prison at sixteen -- but sixteen years later, he has a second chance

  • News

    August 4, 2011

    Illboard: A diabetic artist takes to the streets

    Brian Bradley's artwork reflects his struggles with diabetes and the health-care system

  • News

    December 9, 2010

    Madness and murder didn't kill Peter Spitz's love for the wife who blinded him

    Brian Bradley's artwork reflects his struggles with diabetes and the health-care system

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    When this physician gets the fever, it's the women he dates who can't shake the bug

    Brian Bradley's artwork reflects his struggles with diabetes and the health-care system

  • 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 >>

  • News

    July 2, 2009

    The way the Adams County Coroner is running his office could be dead wrong

    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 >>

  • News

    November 13, 2008

    Troubled teens were banished to the Monarch Center wilderness program. Then their troubles really started

    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 >>

  • Culture

    September 18, 2008

    Steven Turner leaves Historic Denver behind

    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 >>

  • News

    July 19, 2007

    High Trauma

    A dubious deal between a law firm and medical providers spins out — and accident victims feel their pain.

  • News

    December 7, 2006

    Of Meth and Men

    The drug fuels gay parties -- but the party was almost over before Rod finally found help.

  • News

    January 26, 2006

    Digging Deep

    On Mesa Verde's hundredth birthday, there's still a lot of dirt behind the "Mystery of the Anasazi."

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    Maxed Out

    Shipping inmates to private prisons is Colorado's cheap solution to overcrowding and violence. But so far, it's cost plenty.

  • News

    November 18, 2004

    A Grim Prognosis

    HIV infection is soaring in the Latino population. Can El Futuro slow it down?

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Nowhere Boy

    His biological parents didn't want him -- but to get him the help he needs, his adoptive parents must give him up.

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    Critical Condition

    Denver Health nurses are ready to unionize to save their profession.

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    Dr. Dicke's Day in Court

    A judge must decide if dildos are appropriate in therapy for sexually abused children.

  • 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

    August 22, 2002

    Alienation Nation

    In bitter custody battles, parents aren't fighting for their kids -- they're fighting through them.

  • News

    June 27, 2002

    A Healthy Paycheck

    Denver Health may cut services, but its execs won't feel the pain.

  • News

    June 27, 2002

    Hidden Damage

    The insurance company claimed that Sunserea McClelland's problems were all in her head. She knew better. But would a jury believe her?

  • News

    March 14, 2002

    Playtime Is Over

    The state has barred a child psychologist from using adult sex toys in therapy sessions.

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    Cutting Edge

    A plan by some Colorado leaders to trim hard-won health-insurance benefits could leave consumers feeling the pain.

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    This Thug's Life

    Frank Lontine thought being in a gang would be cool. Now he's got plenty of time to think about why it isn't.

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of October 11, 2001

  • News

    August 16, 2001

    Property Values

    The feisty Congress Park neighborhood may have met its match in a new developer.

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    Signs of the Times

    The city wants to have the final word with street-corner panhandlers.

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    Mobile Savages

    Does Aurora want to turn trailer trash into trailer cash?

  • News

    July 27, 2000

    This Place Is a Dump!

    Rocky Flats was designed to produce plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs. But what it really produced was waste -- lots of hazardous waste.

  • News

    May 4, 2000

    Old Wounds and Family Scars

    An estranged father and son find something in common: their kidneys.

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    Big Boss Man

    Jim Hannifin commands a ready-made urban army—and he keeps winning his battles.

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    Waiting Room

    Colorado’s nurses are sick of a system that ruins careers over minor complaints.

  • News

    March 25, 1999

    Doctor's Orders

    Physician Karl Shipman devoted his life to medicine. But when he needed it most, the health-care system let him down.

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    Resurrection

    Physician Karl Shipman devoted his life to medicine. But when he needed it most, the health-care system let him down.

  • News

    July 30, 1998

    The Big Fix

    A new detox program for heroin abusers storms into Denver. Methadone proponents are irked.

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Plugging In to D.C.

    How Washington lobbyists--and some politicians--cash in on Colorado's local governments.

  • News

    January 29, 1998

    Twenty Years of Denver

    How Washington lobbyists--and some politicians--cash in on Colorado's local governments.

  • News

    May 1, 1997

    The Marlboro Woman

    The AG's campaign fund is nicotine-stained--and critics say she's dragging her feet on tobacco suits.

  • News

    April 3, 1997

    And Not a Drop to Drink

    The AG's campaign fund is nicotine-stained--and critics say she's dragging her feet on tobacco suits.

  • Culture

    November 28, 1996

    Roots

    The AG's campaign fund is nicotine-stained--and critics say she's dragging her feet on tobacco suits.

  • News

    November 14, 1996

    Boys and Their Hoods

    Two guys take personal growth to the extreme in a quest to bring foreskins to the fore.

  • News

    October 17, 1996

    Letters

    Two guys take personal growth to the extreme in a quest to bring foreskins to the fore.

  • News

    October 3, 1996

    Slay It With a Smile

    Paul Cameron's mission to stop homosexuality is hard to swallow

  • News

    September 5, 1996

    Life in a Fog

    Did a dose of pesticides ruin a Denver family's health?

  • News

    February 22, 1996

    Out for Blood

    It's the most precious fluid on Earth -- and the most feared. Will your next transfusion be a stranger's blood or a solution called Optro?

  • News

    December 6, 1995

    WHO'S THE BOSS?

    THE BATTLE LINES ARE FORMING IN THE BREWING POLITICAL SKIRMISH OVER PARENTS' RIGHTS.

  • News

    August 9, 1995

    LETTERS

    THE BATTLE LINES ARE FORMING IN THE BREWING POLITICAL SKIRMISH OVER PARENTS' RIGHTS.

  • News

    April 12, 1995

    BEDSIDE MANNERS

    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OFFICIALS BOOTED A PROMINENT DENVER PHYSICIAN AFTER HE WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. THEN THEY TRIED TO COVER IT UP.

  • News

    March 8, 1995

    TOUGH TO SWALLOW

    CU WAGES A DRUG WAR OVER THE PRENATAL VITAMIN MATERNA.

  • News

    August 31, 1994

    HARD TO SWALLOW

    TEN YEARS AFTER QUESTIONS WERE FIRST RAISED ABOUT THE DRINKING WATER IN FRIENDLY HILLS, SCIENTISTS SAY THE STATE IS DROWNING OUT CRUCIAL RESEARCH.

  • News

    March 16, 1994

    ILL WILL

    LANCE CLEM, FORMER HEAD OF THE GOVERNOR'S AIDS COUNCIL, CLAIMS A DISPUTE OVER FEDERAL FUNDS COST HIM HIS JOB.

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