Jason felt like his life was over before it had begun. Twenty-two years old, unable to keep a job, and spending his time and money maintaining a heroin habit, Jason wanted more but didn’t know how to stop using.

Jason felt like his life was over before it had begun. Twenty-two years old, unable to keep a job, and spending his time and money maintaining a heroin habit, Jason wanted more but didn’t know how to stop using.

Monkeypox cases are exponentially increasing nationwide. So much so that the disease’s rapid spread was recently declared by the Biden administration and World Health Organization a Public Health Emergency. Dr. Sarah Rowan, an infectious disease expert at Denver Health, noted that while this designation brings more attention and funding to monkeypox treatment and research, more needs to be done to slow further spread of monkeypox in our communities.

In June of 2022, thanks to $4000 raised by Denver Health’s Anesthesia Department, two Denver Health nurse anesthetists and doctoral students, Adal Wolde (pictured in green) and Yannick Macaulay (pictured in light blue), were able to participate in a life-changing medical mission in Nigeria.

If you live in Denver, you’re likely familiar with the term “altitude sickness.” Both residents and visitors to alpine environments can experience altitude sickness, but it’s most common in individuals who are not acclimated to traveling above sea level. It can cause immediate symptoms including headache, nausea, vomiting, malaise and fatigue.