Research Clinical Trials Veteran and Military Health Palliative care
Sometimes, getting a caring phone call is just what we need to feel better. And now, research led by a University of Colorado Department of Medicine faculty member shows that a program of scheduled phone calls can significantly improve quality of life for people living with serious chronic illnesses – and that improvement continues for months even after the calls end.
Research Clinical Trials Lupus
It took “an incredible amount of bravery” for a young Colorado woman to be the first American to enroll in a clinical trial that points the way to a promising cell-based therapy for those like her with lupus nephritis, where the body’s immune system attacks the kidneys, says Amber Podoll, MD, a University of Colorado Department of Medicine faculty member.
Research Clinical Trials Geriatrics Older Adults
Older adults have acquired lots of lived experience and transferable skills. A program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is tapping into those assets to help recruit older adults, and other underrepresented populations, into clinical trials, an objective that could help improve health care quality, outcomes, and equity.
Diversity Health equity Clinical Trials lymphoma Equity Diversity and Inclusion LGBTQ
Five projects submitted by faculty, staff, and trainee members of the University of Colorado Department of Medicine (DOM) have been awarded grants in the inaugural round of the department’s new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) grant program.
9News
April 08, 2024
The concept of using stents to seal off non-flow-limiting vulnerable plaques, before they have a chance to rupture, worked out in the first major trial testing this provocative idea.
KKTV
April 02, 2024
As the flu season ends, Colorado doctors are keeping an eye on the rise of measles cases nationwide.
Precision Medicine
April 02, 2024
The University of Colorado is preparing to begin testing gene therapies for ...
9News
April 01, 2024
During the first three years Colorado’s “red flag” law was in effect, judges approved more than two-thirds of the petitions seeking the removal of guns from people believed to be dangerous, according to a study released Monday.
Mark Harden
