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COVID-19 Pandemic Highlighted Significant Rates of Anxiety and Depression Among Adolescents

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, adolescent mental health in the United States was a growing and far-reaching concern.


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date January 20, 2023
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Community    Child & Adolescent    Pediatrics

Screening for Anxiety Now Recommended in Children 8 and Older

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, anxiety disorders were one of the most common mental health concerns among children. Pre-pandemic, health care providers and caregivers could expect a third of children to meet the criteria for anxiety disorders by the time they were through adolescence.


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date November 29, 2022
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Research    Community    Child & Adolescent    Pediatrics

Research Shows Care from an Allergist Results in Lower Health Care Costs for Children with Peanut Allergy

Care from an allergist is associated with a reduction in total health care costs for U.S. children with peanut allergy, new research finds.


Author Rachel Sauer | Publish Date October 24, 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    Community    COVID-19    Child & Adolescent    CU Medicine Today

How the Pandemic Changed Children’s Relationships With Social Media

Responding to concerns over increased screen time for teenagers during the pandemic and the potential negative effects of social media use, CU School of Medicine psychology faculty members Jenna Glover, PhD, Sandra Fritsch, MD, and Merlin Ariefdjohan, PhD, reviewed recent studies on children and digital technology, synthesizing their findings in a paper published this month in the journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America.


Author Greg Glasgow | Publish Date January 17, 2022
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Physical Activity Eases Anxiety In Teen Concussion Recovery, Study Reveals

news outletThe Health Site
Publish DateMarch 26, 2024

A recent study conducted by researchers at the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine suggests that returning to moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) after a concussion may have a positive impact on reducing anxiety levels among teenagers during the recovery period. 

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Nature

Cutting-edge CAR-T cancer therapy is now made in India — at one-tenth the cost

news outletNature
Publish DateMarch 21, 2024

A small Indian biotechnology company is producing a home-grown version of a cutting-edge cancer treatment known as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy that was pioneered in the United States. 

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The Denver Post

University of Colorado to consider banning concealed carry on all campuses

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateMarch 20, 2024

CU Regent Wanda James proposed revising the policy to ban concealed carry on Tuesday during a Board of Regents committee meeting….“I’ve been a regent now for a little over a year and almost every meeting we have stepped in, we have had students, faculty or staff asking us to take up this motion,” James said. “It is difficult for me as a regent to sit down and to see so many people asking me or asking us to make changes in their house and then not at least having the conversation to make changes.”

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Healio

Benralizumab non-inferior to mepolizumab for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

news outletHealio
Publish DateMarch 20, 2024

Benralizumab is noninferior to mepolizumab in achieving remission of relapsing or refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis at 36 and 48 weeks, according to data published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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