Tag: Health
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Death of ex-Avalanche enforcer Chris Simon a focus of CTE risk in NHL | Health after hockey: Part I
Editor’s note: The Denver Gazette presents a three-part investigative series on health after hockey for NHL players. Part I examines the life and death of Colorado Avalanche enforcer Chris Simon. Chris Simon found peace on the north shore of Lake Superior, where pristine beaches meet lush forests, rocky bluffs, and clear waterfalls in the same…
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Shakespeare knows a thing or two about the transformative power of our deepest emotion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “And when love speaks, the voice of all the gods make heaven drowsy with the harmony.” So writes William Shakespeare in “Love’s Labour’s Lost.” In this comedy about the search for human betterment, four diligent…
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All-time NCAA scoring leader Caitlin Clark is more than a great shooter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Caitlin Clark is the best college basketball shooter ever. She is also an inspiration to young girls everywhere who have hoop dreams. While Caitlin represents stardom, she also reveals the hard work and selfless play.…
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Savvy Senior: How to find affordable internet services?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dear Savvy Senior, I was recently notified that the Affordable Connectivity Program, which subsidizes my monthly internet bill, is about to end. What are my options for finding affordable home internet services now? I’m 71…
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Colorado wins $1.9 million Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings grant
Smoke from enormous wildfires in Canada last summer sent choking clouds of smoke over much of the nation, including Colorado. On May 20, 2023, the Colorado Department of Health and Environment issued an air quality health advisory for Northeast Colorado. Denver, for a time, registered in the top-five worst air quality ratings in the world…
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The story of Wojtek the bear, who joined the Polish Army in WWll
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Young soldiers, far away from home and missing their families, discover a bear cub. That’s how the story of Wojtek begins, back in 1942. He was alone in the mountains of Iran; nobody knows how…
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In a suburban neighborhood, the angst of the world still reaches a group of elementary kids
Max and his friends worry about the future of the world. They are 9 years old and not immune to the constant barrage of television news about war, the lingering pandemic, the anger in the airwaves. Bob is the old man on the street, a retired physicist who studies gamma rays in faraway deserts and…
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Colorado medical boards propose not banning ‘abortion reversal’ treatment
Democratic state legislators passed a law this year to prohibit so-called “abortion reversal” treatment, moving to make Colorado the first state in the nation to ban the controversial practice. But that plan now faces a major hurdle from state medical boards. Senate Bill 190, signed in April, classifies abortion reversal treatment as unprofessional conduct, subjecting…
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New bionic sleeve helps Colorado woman with mobility challenges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Millions of people in the U.S. struggle with some form of mobility challenge. The causes are many, including multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, strokes, Parkinson’s disease and the deterioration that can come with aging. When Jeremiah Robison started working in his garage…
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The amazing story of the missing marathon runner who turned up 54 years later
We all have started on some task or set a goal for ourselves that we didn’t complete. Sometimes we lose interest or don’t have the willpower to keep going. And sometimes, we just forget about the task and move on, not seeing the purpose of it all — that is, until something stirs us inside,…