Tag: Cancer
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Arvada mayor announces breast cancer diagnosis
Arvada Mayor Lauren Simpson temporarily stepped away from the dais Tuesday after a breast cancer diagnosis. “I don’t think cancer knew who it was picking when it picked me, but best believe I’m going to kick its butt,” Simpson said during the City Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday evening. Simpson told the city that she…
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Broncos ILB Alex Singleton tracking to play vs. Commanders after cancer scare
ENGLEWOOD — Malcolm Roach has a new nickname for his Broncos teammate Alex Singleton. Superman. The reason? Singleton said he is “tracking” toward a return to play at inside linebacker Sunday against the Commanders after missing one game due to a testicular cancer diagnosis and successful surgery. Singleton practiced fully on Wednesday at Broncos Park…
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Broncos’ Alex Singleton seeks return to lineup Sunday, saying recovery from testicular cancer has ‘been so fast’
When it was revealed two weeks ago that linebacker Alex Singleton had undergone surgery for testicular cancer, the Broncos announced he “could return to play in the coming weeks pending additional test results.” That indeed could end up being the case. In an interview that aired Tuesday on “Good Morning America,’’ Singleton said he has…
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Boston Jury Returns $83 Million Asbestos-Exposure Verdict Against American Art Clay Company
Iola, Gross & Forbes-King Law Firm: Company failed to warn about its ceramics clay products BOSTON, Sept. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A Boston jury has returned an $83 million verdict against American Art Clay Company, agreeing that a Western Massachusetts woman’s mesothelioma death was caused by their asbestos-laden products. The verdict includes $60 million in punitive…
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Forest Service reverses decadeslong ban, allows wildfire firefighters to use N95 masks
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service has announced it is reversing a ban on federal firefighters wearing masks, and will give crews protective N95s as they battle increasingly intense fires across the nation. For decades, the agency argued their use made firefighters vulnerable to heat exhaustion. Other wildfire-prone nations, such as Canada, Greece and…
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Not Tom Cruise or window washers; these DTC high-rise ropers raise money for cancer nonprofit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Near the bustling Denver Tech Center stretch of I-25, about 120 people — and the Nuggets’ mascot — are rappelling a 19-story hotel in the Denver Tech Center this week. Put on by Over the Edge, an…
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Colorado Planned Parenthood suspends Medicaid services as federal spending law takes effect
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has suspended services to patients who use Medicaid for insurance following the signing of federal tax and spending legislation by President Donald Trump on Friday. The organization notified approximately 15,000 patients, about 25% of their patient base, that they…
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Jury sides with Lakewood medical equipment sterilization company; avoids $444 million judgement
Jury verdict favors Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies
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WATCH: Hundreds of police vehicles parade for Children’s Hospital Colorado patients
Hundreds of local law enforcement officers paraded around the Children’s Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus for the 22nd annual Joe Bumberger Long Blue Line parade put on by Cops Fighting Cancer, a local nonprofit. Aurora police officer and cancer survivor Jim Seneca founded Cops Fighting Cancer over 20 years ago. This year the group gave…
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‘We learned so quickly how strong she is’: Colorado girl fights leukemia with 100 hikes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Do I need to pull over for this conversation?” Sarah Bailey remembers asking the doctor. “Yeah, I think you should,” the doctor told her. Sarah had just taken her 5-year-old daughter, Bellamy Korn, to the office the day before for swollen lymph nodes. They had…