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Public Health    Epidemiology   

Poisoned: Assessing the ‘Dirty Truth’ About Foodborne Illness

Author Debra Melani | Publish Date September 14, 2023

It’s been 30 years since Americans began looking at hamburgers differently. In 1993, what started as an alert from a Seattle emergency department doctor of an unusual number of bloody diarrhea cases ended in the then-largest foodborne outbreak in the nation’s history.

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Research    Press Releases    Clinical Trials

New Research Adds Evidence to the Benefits of Ginger Supplements for Treating Autoimmune Diseases

New research has revealed a potentially important role ginger supplements can play in controlling inflammation for people living with autoimmune diseases.


School NameCU Anschutz Newsroom
AuthorJulia Milzer | Publish DateSeptember 22, 2023
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Students

Celebrating Dean’s Early Scholar Awards Recipients

University of Colorado College of Nursing PhD students visit the Anschutz Medical Campus at the start of every semester for week-long intensives. The PhD program is online, so the intensives give students an opportunity to meet in-person with their colleagues and faculty, and see campus.


School NameCollege of Nursing
AuthorMolly Smerika | Publish DateSeptember 20, 2023
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Research    Pharmaceutical Sciences   

It’s Cold Season, and Your Decongestant Doesn’t Work. Now What?

Phenylephrine is the most popular oral decongestant in the country, but further scrutiny by scientists has found that the ingredient is actually no better than a placebo.


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AuthorChris Casey | Publish DateSeptember 19, 2023
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Patient Care    Community   

Football Season Means It’s ‘Prime Time’ for Ear Plugs

Fresh off CU’s victory in the Rocky Mountain Showdown this weekend, both college and NFL fans are ready to gear up and head to the stadium for more action-packed games this season.


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AuthorLaura Kelley | Publish DateSeptember 19, 2023
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Patient Care   

TikTok and Mental Health: How Do You Decipher Accurate Information?

An uptick in mental health videos on TikTok can raise acceptance and awareness of psychological issues, but experts warn it can also be misleading and dangerous.


School NameCU Anschutz Newsroom
AuthorMatthew Hastings | Publish DateSeptember 19, 2023
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Education    Faculty

Highlighting the Importance of Treating Mental Health

Mia Roberts, PhD, CPNP-PC, stood in front of a crowd of about 60 University of Colorado College of Nursing PhD students and faculty prepared to present her doctoral dissertation for only the second time.


School NameCollege of Nursing
AuthorMolly Smerika | Publish DateSeptember 19, 2023
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CU Anschutz In the News

Katie Couric Media

Migraines: Why do women get them more often? (And what to do to stop them)

Katie Couric Media
Publish DateSeptember 13, 2023

Dr. Danielle Wilhour, assistant professor and neurologist with the University of Colorado School of Medicine on Anschutz Medical Campus, explains what a migraine is and why women are more susceptible to them than men. She also explains why there's new hope for new treatments in the near future.

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PBS News Hour

What can be done to reverse worrying U.S. gun suicide trend

PBS News Hour
Publish DateSeptember 13, 2023

Firearms are involved in more than half of suicides in the U.S. The gun suicide rate has reached an all-time high, and for the first time, the rate is higher among Black kids and teens than white ones, according to a recent analysis by Johns Hopkins University. William Brangham speaks with Dr. Emmy Betz, director of the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, to learn more.

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HuffPost

This Product Claims To Ease Period Pain. Here's What Doctors Think.

HuffPost
Publish DateSeptember 13, 2023

Unfortunately, pain is one of the hardest things to treat in medicine, said Dr. Gabrielle Whitmore, an OB/GYN and an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

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Everyday Health

Are People Eating Too Many Empty Calories in an Effort to Get Enough Protein?

Everyday Health
Publish DateSeptember 08, 2023

There’s no question that eating highly processed, calorically dense, and nutrient deficient foods like fast food and convenience foods has contributed to the obesity crisis, along with the drastic reduction of daily physical activity, says Bonnie T. Jortberg, PhD, RD, an associate professor in the department of family medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, who was not involved in this study.

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