CU Anschutz In The News

Dion’s neurologist, Dr. Amanda Piqué, was also in the audience. The singer credited her with solving “this mystery about my health,” which prompted a round of applause to honor her work. That night, Dion also pledged $2 million to the Celine Dion Foundation Endowed Chair in Autoimmune Neurology at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Piqué, director of the Autoimmune Neurology Program at the university, will serve as the inaugural chairholder. “She has replaced my fear with hope,” Dion said.

Article by Arian Anderson Emergency Medicine Physician, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Intuitively, then, slower biological aging might seem like a good thing, but that isn’t necessarily the case, said Dr. Wei Perng, an associate professor of epidemiology at Colorado School of Public Health and one of the researchers. The study didn’t look at whether the children were smaller than expected or met their developmental milestones later, so it can’t rule out immediate effects, and not much other information exists on aging in children, she said

“Closing the Pueblo syringe service program is a fiscally irresponsible move, because people are now going to get more infections that are more costly,” said Dr. Josh Barocas, an infectious diseases physician and addiction researcher at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. “A lot of people either are on state insurance, Medicaid or are uninsured. So where does that cost go? That cost goes directly to the city of Pueblo and its residents.”

To the Editor: The beautifully written and supportive essay by Stephen Gettinger about his mother’s journey with Alzheimer’s and his own diagnosis should be read by all families and patients facing this debilitating disease. From L. Michael Glodé, Golden, Colo. ,professor emeritus at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

"I hope the results of this excellent study shine a bright light that we need to change our policies in the U.S.," said Bonnie Jortberg, a registered dietitian and associate professor of family medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colo. She was not involved in the new study.

“It can lead to feelings of guilt, anxiety, regret, FOMO, and for some people, even shame,” Emily Hemendinger, an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, told HuffPost. People might also end up thinking they’re worthless for not being productive or wasting time, Hemendinger added.

The United States Air Force Academy has partnered with the University of Colorado School of Medicine to provide mutual support with research, mentorship and collaborative initiatives. The partnership agreement is designed to facilitate academic collaboration between USAFA and CU Anschutz Medical Campus in developing exceptional leaders and improving the care of US military service members.