Dr. Nanette Santoro, professor and E. Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, says there are lots of factors at play as to why this could be. She said: ‘My educated guess is that a lot of the differences have their basis in lifestyle, SES (socioeconomic status), and other stressors such as systemic racism and their long-term consequences.’
Most recipient and donor characteristics were similar between the groups, but recipients during the pandemic period were less likely to have ventilatory support before transplant than those during the pre-pandemic period (7% vs. 12%; P = .01), John Iguidbashian, MD, a general surgery resident at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote.
In May, Brent Palmer, PhD, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and colleagues found people with long COVID had persistent activation of immune cells known as T-cells that were specific for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Heart Failure found that people who increasingly drank caffeinated coffee saw a lower risk for heart failure. While senior author Dr. David Kao, medical director at the University of Colorado School of Medicine's Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine, stressed the significance of this finding, he noted that more research is needed.
Today on the Academic Minute: Jacob Pellinen, assistant professor of neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, examines why seizures can be hard to diagnose.
Dr. Emmy Betz, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the co-founder of the Colorado Firearm Safety Coalition, a group bringing together the firearms industry and public health researchers to prevent gun suicides is interviewed for the documentary.
Dr. Joe Sakai is an addiction psychiatrist who teaches in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus. He also works with patients with substance abuse disorders, including meth. He will be one of the principal investigators during an upcoming trial for a potential treatment for meth addiction.
In 2014, a group of people concerned about rising rates of suicide and anxiety in their towns reached out to the High Plains Research Network, a public health group affiliated with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, hoping to design a mental health tool that would address both the challenges and strengths of eastern Colorado.
