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Maui wildfires could be triggering for Coloradans who have endured wildfire trauma, professor says

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateAugust 15, 2023

"Repeatedly viewing events like Maui’s fires online and on television may trigger feelings, such as anger, fear and hopelessness," Ian Stanley, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, said in a news release. "For Coloradans who have experienced the physical and psychological toll of wildfires locally, these feelings may be even stronger."

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Polis vetoes drug task force, defies Colorado Legislature by seeking reboot of criminal justice panel,

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateJune 09, 2023

A second provision would have tasked the Colorado School of Public Health with an actuarial cost study on enforcement of drug laws and incarceration.

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Anschutz Foundation donates $50 million to CU Anschutz

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateJune 09, 2023

"With this tremendous gift from The Anschutz Foundation, our goal is to fund the next Shingrix (vaccine) ... the next big, transformational innovations in health and medicine, particularly those that are just on the precipice of improving or saving lives," CU Anschutz Chancellor Donald Elliman told The Denver Gazette.

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BUYER BEWARE: "Meth contaminated" condo hits the market in Denver

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateApril 07, 2023

According to a report by the University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus, the level of meth contamination necessary for a residential home to be considered contaminated is 0.5 micrograms of meth per 100 square centimeters.

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Rocked by deadly pandemic, Colorado public health faces needed rebuild

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateMarch 21, 2023

Essentially, public health needs rebuilding, said Dr. Jon Samet, dean of the Colorado School of Public Health. Officials need to rebuild public health staffing, better integrate health care and public health systems, stockpile supplies to provide better respiratory protection to workers in high-risk industries in case of future risk and invest in updating public health databases, among other steps, Samet said.

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COLUMN: To protect future generations | Pius Kamau

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateFebruary 10, 2023

Recently I attended CU Anschutz’s Sickle Cell Summit and learned of new therapeutic modalities — pharmacologic as well as the exciting CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing therapy. Unfortunately, many people who have SCT are unaware of their status or the implications of SCD their offspring might inherit. Such knowledge can be useful in determining future family planning. On a positive note, the Anschutz Sickle Cell Group under Dr. Kathryn Hassell as well as Colorado Sickle Cell Association are actively disseminating information on SCT.

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Red flag laws are only as effective as the frequency with which they get used

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateDecember 01, 2022

Christopher Knoepke, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, who has studied red flag laws both in Colorado and nationwide, worries the state law is a valuable tool that is being underutilized. He said his research found that in its first year there were 109 ERPO petitions filed in Colorado. In 2021 there were 144, and as of Aug. 1 of this year there have been 69.

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'Colorado's Dr. Fauci' reflects on COVID and the state of public health

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateJuly 26, 2022

Nearly half of Jon Samet's tenure as the dean of the Colorado School of Public Health has been spent battling COVID-19, from modeling the virus's spread to advising state and local leaders; he even found time to keep a regular blog with his thoughts on the situation.

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