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The Denver Post

Colorado’s COVID hospitalizations remain stable despite new variant taking over

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateFebruary 24, 2023

Viral concentrations in wastewater may be increasing slightly, which would point to increasing infections, but the overall picture is one of stability, said Dr. Jon Samet, dean of the Colorado School of Public Health. Hospitalizations are generally trending down nationwide, with a few exceptions, he said.

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NBC News

How to treat cystic acne, according to dermatologists

news outletNBC News
Publish DateFebruary 24, 2023

The most important takeaway when it comes to cystic acne — especially if you're noticing scarring — is that it requires early intervention and seeing a board-certified dermatologist “to prevent permanent scarring,” Dr. Emma Weiss, board-certified dermatologist and assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, noted.

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Colorado Springs Gazette

Meth contamination around Colorado Springs: It could be everywhere

news outletColorado Springs Gazette
Publish DateFebruary 24, 2023

The substance turns into a sticky residue that spreads when it’s touched, remains on surfaces for “a long time” and is slow to dissipate, said Mike Van Dyke, an industrial hygienist and associate professor at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.

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LabRoots

A Potential Cause of Long COVID is Identified

news outletLabRoots
Publish DateFebruary 24, 2023

Symptoms of long COVID can include fatigue, brain fog, cough, shortness of breath, and chest pain, and these symptoms last more than four weeks after the acute phase of COVID-19. The illness is thought to impact about 20 percent of people who get COVID, noted Brent Palmer, Ph.D., an associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

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Medscape

Intermittent Fasting Plus Exercise a Good Option for Fatty Liver

news outletMedscape
Publish DateFebruary 24, 2023

The results suggest that "combining intermittent fasting with exercise is effective for reducing hepatic steatosis [fatty liver] in patients with NAFLD, but may offer no additional benefit versus fasting alone," Mark Ezpeleta, PhD, formerly at the University of Illinois Chicago and now at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and colleagues conclude.

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MSN

A Group of Scientists Propose a New Driver of Alzheimer's Disease: Fructose

news outletMSN
Publish DateFebruary 24, 2023

"We believe that initially the fructose-dependent reduction in cerebral metabolism in these regions was reversible and meant to be beneficial," says Richard Johnson, a nephrologist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center.

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NPR

A kid in Guatemala had a dream. Today she's a disease detective

news outletNPR
Publish DateFebruary 24, 2023

Asturias, an infectious disease pediatrician with the University of Colorado, had grown up pretty close to that spot and, like Rojop, he witnessed how poverty, malnutrition and a lack of medical care created repeated cycles of disease battering his community.

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MSN

What happens to your body when you drink wine every night?

news outletMSN
Publish DateFebruary 17, 2023

But in 2014, it was suggested that resveratrol may actually reduce the risk for cancer. This is because, although alcohol damages cells, “resveratrol kills damaged cells," says Robert Sclafani, professor emeritus from the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

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