CU Anschutz In The News

“Imagine a beach ball filled with fluid in your stomach all the time,” said Dr. Joseph Cleveland, Jr., a cardiothoracic surgeon at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

“There is wide variation in symptoms from woman to woman,” Nanette F. Santoro, MD, professor in the divisions of reproductive endocrinology and infertility and reproductive sciences in the department of obstetrics and gynecology and the E. Stewart Taylor Chair of OB/GYN at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, told Endocrine Today. “Some women report no hot flashes, but they are relatively few. There are also large differences in how much symptoms affect a woman’s quality of life.”

Type 1 diabetes treatment is particularly challenging in children younger than 6 because of their small insulin dosing requirements and unpredictable eating and activity habits, say lead author R. Paul Wadwa, MD, of the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, and colleagues, in their article.

The basic premise behind hospitals’ argument is solid, said Glen Mays, a professor at the Colorado School of Public Health who studies health care systems and management. If hospitals take a big enough hit, it would ripple into the provider fee and, ultimately, funding for Medicaid expansion.

In a first-of-its-kind partnership, the Office of Gun Violence Prevention within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is teaming up with researchers from the Injury and Violence Prevention Center in the Colorado School of Public Health. They’ll create and maintain a resource bank of regularly updated and accurate materials regarding gun violence in Colorado.

“Getting 150 minutes a week [of aerobic exercise] is clearly enough to prevent a number of diseases and conditions, including coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, colon cancer, breast cancer, and depression, as well as all-cause mortality and falls and declines in cognitive function,” says Judith Regensteiner, PhD, professor of medicine and director of the Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Two House Democrats introduced HB23-1209 in mid-February in the latest step in policymakers’ ongoing journey to expand health care access in the state. The bill would direct the Colorado School of Public Health to analyze “model legislation” to implement a publicly funded but privately delivered health system here — meaning state-funded care provided by existing hospitals and providers.

While being fed hackneyed guidance such as ‘take deep breaths’ can sound trite to someone experiencing a panic attack or panic disorder, it actually works, according to Dr. Ian Stanley, a psychologist from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.