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Creative Arts Therapy May Reduce Stress and Turnover Among Health Care Professionals

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many health care professionals admit they felt tired. Despite doing work they love, the days could be long or frustrating or very, very disheartening.


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date June 28, 2022
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Research    Community    Awareness    Child & Adolescent

Non-Judgmental, Patient-Centered Care Is Most Effective when Talking with Families about Firearm Safety

In 2020, firearm injuries were the leading cause of death in U.S. children 18 and younger, accounting for 3,230 children’s deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control.


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date June 13, 2022
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Research    Education    Community    Awareness    COMBAT

CU Summit Focuses on Strategies for Addressing Suicide by Firearm Among Active-Duty Military Servicemembers

An important step in addressing the growing crisis of suicide by firearm among active-duty military servicemembers involves asking not only why these deaths are happening, but how.


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date June 09, 2022
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Education    Community    Awareness    Climate Science

Effects of Climate Change Envisioned in Science Fiction Draw Deeply from Reality

The very near future begins with a stark observation: “It was getting hotter.”


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date March 09, 2022
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Research    Community    Awareness

Research Works to Understand the Risks and Rewards of Football for Its Players and Fans

When the L.A. Rams and Cincinnati Bengals face off Sunday evening in Super Bowl LVI, the tens of millions of fans expected to tune in may be thinking about a lot of things ­– the matchup, the coaching, the quality of the guacamole and the ads. It’s less likely that they’ll consider the players’ potential for concussion.


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date February 09, 2022
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Community    Awareness    Blood

National Blood Donor Month Highlights Ongoing Need for Regular Blood Donation

The American Red Cross recently made headlines when it announced that anyone who donates blood between January 1–31 will automatically be entered to win two tickets to Super Bowl LVI February 13 in Los Angeles.


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date January 25, 2022
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Could a Baby's Gut Health Be an Early Predictor of Future Type 1 Diabetes?

news outletMedscape
Publish DateMarch 27, 2023

Microbial biomarkers for type 1 diabetes may be present in infants as young as 12 months old, suggesting the potential to mitigate disease onset by nurturing a healthy gut microbiome early, show data from the Swedish general population.

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Kaiser Health News

When College Athletes Kill Themselves, Healing the Team Becomes the Next Goal

news outletKaiser Health News
Publish DateMarch 27, 2023

In the weeks after Stanford University soccer goalie Katie Meyer, 22, died by suicide last March, her grieving teammates were inseparable even when not training.

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Denver Gazette

Bill to ban hospital facilities fees gets heated hearing, moves on

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateMarch 24, 2023

These fees are a real cost of doing business, said John Reilly, president of the faculty practice at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He also warned that loss of revenue from the facility fees would result in a downsize of training programs and fewer physicians who want to practice in Colorado. These fees have existed for decades, he pointed out, but the trend toward high-deductible health plans are largely why those fees are now showing up in consumer bills.

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Neurology Live

Improving Quality of Life, Digestive Health in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

news outletNeurology Live
Publish DateMarch 23, 2023

In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), gastrointestinal (GI) problems are very common in patients and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

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