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Why Do Women Have a Higher Risk of Developing Autoimmune Disorders?

Kristen Demoruelle, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is working to develop new insights and novel prevention strategies that stop immune dysregulation before rheumatoid arthritis (RA) develops – a disease that affects approximately 18 million people around the world, 70% of which are women.


Author Kara Mason | Publish Date April 14, 2024
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Early Win for Preemptive Stents on Vulnerable Coronary Plaque

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Publish DateApril 09, 2024

The concept of using stents to seal off non-flow-limiting vulnerable plaques, before they have a chance to rupture, worked out in the first major trial testing this provocative idea.

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Pregnant women report increased COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy during omicron wave

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Publish DateApril 09, 2024

“As of July 29, 2023, Vaccine Safety Datalink surveillance found just 16.2% of pregnant people aged 18 to 49 years had received a COVID-19 booster vaccine, with only 8.3% of Black pregnant people and 9.6% of Latino pregnant people vaccinated during pregnancy,” Joshua T. B. Williams, assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Ambulatory Care Services at Denver Health and Hospitals, and colleagues wrote.

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Doctors take on dental duties to reach low-income and uninsured patients

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Publish DateApril 09, 2024

Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health clinic on a recent Monday. They gave flu shots and treatments for illnesses like ear infections.

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Best Physical Therapy Programs

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Publish DateApril 09, 2024

To become a physical therapist, students must first master areas of science such as biomechanics, neuroscience, exercise physiology and anatomy. These are the top schools to train physical therapists at the doctorate level (DPT). The University of Colorado School of Medicine’s Physical Therapy Program is ranked #11.

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