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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

 
 

BY MEG WINGERTER

It’s time to bid farewell to 2025 and start looking ahead to 2026 – and to one project I’m excited to bring to you.

We’re investigating the finances of Colorado nursing homes, and whether money is truly going toward residents’ care, as homes say, or into owners’ pockets, as some critics of the industry allege.

Your tips will be invaluable in helping us figure out which homes to focus on and connecting us to the people who are more affected – residents and their families. Have thoughts on where we should start? Drop me a line at mwingerter@denverpost.com.

Coloradans snap up over-the-counter naloxone while hospitals offer the overdose-reversal drug to more patients

Most hospitals already offer naloxone to anyone treated for an opioid overdose, but two hospitals are investigating whether it makes sense to give it out more broadly.

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Food distributor recalls ground beef from Colorado for E. coli contamination

There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of these products, the federal agency said.

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A Fort Collins family is trying to raise millions to test gene therapy that could help kids trapped in bodies they can’t move

Everly Green, whose family lives in Fort Collins, has a rare mutation in a gene called FRRS1L, pronounced “frizzle,” which affects how cells in her brain communicate.

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Americans face growing loneliness and social disconnection

Small groups are working to restore community connections.

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Injured snowmobilers in Grand County rescued, flown to hospital

Search and rescue personnel responded to a snowmobile accident in Grand County on Wednesday, and two injured snowmobilers were air-lifted to hospitals.

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Salmonella outbreak linked to raw oysters sickens Coloradans

At least three Coloradans have been infected by a national Salmonella outbreak linked to raw oysters, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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