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Associated Press

CU Anschutz Announces Awardees for the Anschutz Acceleration Initiative

news outletAssociated Press
Publish DateJanuary 19, 2024

“The Anschutz Foundation has championed the people and programs that drive innovation here,” said CU Anschutz Chancellor Donald M. Elliman. “As a result, we have become recognized locally, nationally and internationally as leaders in healthcare innovation.”

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CNN

Video gamers may be risking hearing loss or tinnitus, study finds

news outletCNN
Publish DateJanuary 19, 2024

“According to the WHO, over 1 billion youth globally are estimated to be at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe listening habits,” added Swanepoel, also an adjunct professor in the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. “While the evidence is still evolving … (the study) is a critical addition to our understanding of hearing health risks in modern digital lifestyles.”

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Healio

Rates of trampoline-related fractures jump among children

news outletHealio
Publish DateDecember 15, 2023

“Based on our data, we do not know exactly why this significant increase in pediatric trampoline fractures occurred,” Nancy Hadley-Miller, MD, professor and pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital of Colorado, told Infectious Diseases in Children. “An increase in participation at places of recreation or sport may be a contributing factor.”

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American Heart Association

Diabetes control at the holidays: It's not about perfection

news outletAmerican Heart Association
Publish DateDecember 15, 2023

Disruptions brought on by travel, stress and food-filled celebrations can "really wreak havoc on people's self-management of their diabetes," said Dr. Cecilia Low Wang, a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine in Aurora.

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WebMD

Are Glucose Monitors for Those Without Diabetes a Good Idea?

news outletWebMD
Publish DateDecember 15, 2023

“If you look across history, there’s been many instances where large volumes of people have followed something that ended up not being correct,” said Tamara Oser, MD, director of the primary care diabetes lab at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine in Aurora.

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PBS News Hour

How physicians are preparing for climate change and extreme heat's impact on human health

news outletPBS News Hour
Publish DateDecember 15, 2023

In a first of its kind program run by CU School of Medicine, experts are working to address how the medical community can help prevent climate disasters. Dr. Terry O’Connor from the University of Colorado School of Medicine says, “some of these events are coming more and more with less pre-notification. They’re amplifying faster than ever before.”

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United Press International

Food stuck in your throat? Sipping cola won't help, study indicates

news outletUnited Press International
Publish DateDecember 15, 2023

Dr. Kelli DeLay, an assistant professor of gastroenterology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colo., told UPI via email that patients who experience food impaction tend to report a history of food becoming stuck or trouble swallowing. Without proper intervention, prolonged impactions can increase the risk of complications, DeLay said.

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Los Angeles Times

Pregnant people can get a shot to protect babies from RSV

news outletLos Angeles Times
Publish DateDecember 15, 2023

Pediatricians “have been waiting for many decades to have an immunization to prevent RSV, and now we have two, but both have these huge barriers to delivery right now,” said Dr. Sean O’Leary, a pediatric infectious-disease specialist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus who researches barriers to vaccination.

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