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CPR

15,000 Coloradans have died due to COVID, a loss of historic proportions

news outletCPR
Publish DateMarch 22, 2023

As of March 22, 2023, 15,007 Coloradans have now died in the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Denver Post

Two bills would be catastrophic to CU Anschutz’s world-class care

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateMarch 22, 2023

Guest Commentary by CU Anschutz Medical Campus Chancellor Donald M. Elliman and CU School of Medicine Dean John J. Reilly, Jr:

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Associated Press

Doctors may miss how addiction patients cheat drug tests

news outletAssociated Press
Publish DateMarch 21, 2023

Doctors often use urine tests to make sure patients taking medication for opioid addiction are sticking with treatment. A new study suggests they may be missing some cheaters.

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Greeley Tribune

UCHealth offers new, more effective medication treatment for stroke patients

news outletGreeley Tribune
Publish DateMarch 21, 2023

Tenecteplase is easier to administer – a single, immediate IV push that takes just five seconds, according to Sharon Poisson, a neurohospitalist and medical co-director of the Comprehensive Stroke Program at the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

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Becker's Hospital Review

What health system digital execs expect next from Best Buy in healthcare

news outletBecker's Hospital Review
Publish DateMarch 20, 2023

Best Buy isn't just the place where you buy big-screen TVs and computers. It also provides technology that might one day help take care of you or a loved one at home.

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9News

Allergy season begins: What to know this spring in Colorado

news outlet9News
Publish DateMarch 20, 2023

Most of the trees still look like they’re closed for winter, but they are already making pollen. Allergy season has arrived on the Colorado Front Range.

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The Denver Post

Colorado’s nonprofit hospitals would be required to spend more on “community benefit” under new bill

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateMarch 20, 2023

Lalit Bajaj, chief quality, equity and outcomes officer at Children’s Hospital Colorado [and professor of pediatrics at CU school of Medicine], said the hospital is “proud” of its work to understand and meet communities’ needs.

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American Journal of Managed Care

Drs Dellavalle and Rodriguez Discuss Disparities in Prescription Patterns for Atopic Dermatitis

news outletAmerican Journal of Managed Care
Publish DateMarch 19, 2023

Using the DataDerm database has uncovered disparities in prescription patterns, but it’s still early in the process of understanding why those disparities might exist, said Robert Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MSPH, professor

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KKCO

A resource bank for gun violence will soon be available in Colorado

news outletKKCO
Publish DateMarch 19, 2023

Katie Eastman spoke with  Emmy Betz, who as an emergency medicine doctor, sees firsthand the toll gun violence can take. She also works to find solutions as the deputy director of the Injury and Violence Prevention Center at the University of Colorado. “I would say my experience on the whole has been that people are really interested and appreciative of an approach that cuts through the noise,” says Betz.

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9News

Storm chasing doctor captures beauty in weather

news outlet9News
Publish DateMarch 17, 2023

There's a unique art display in Aurora featuring the photography of a local storm chaser.

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9News

What you need to to know about Multiple Sclerosis

news outlet9News
Publish DateMarch 17, 2023

Anna Shah, [assistant professor of neurology at CU School of Medicine] who specializes in patients with MS and other related disorders of the nervous system, joined us to talk about the disease.

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Fox 31 | Channel 2

UCHealth offers new, more effective medication treatment for stroke patients..

news outletFox 31 | Channel 2
Publish DateMarch 17, 2023

During a stroke, every minute counts. A new medication that is faster and easier to administer for patients experiencing an acute ischemic stroke is now available at UCHealth hospitals across the state.

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Fox 21

UCHealth treats stroke patients faster with new medication

news outletFox 21
Publish DateMarch 17, 2023

UCHealth hospitals across Colorado have begun treating patients experiencing acute ischemic stroke with a medication that is faster and simpler to administer – “both key during a stroke, when every minute counts.”

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KMGH Channel 7

American Cancer Society says younger people are being diagnosed with colon cancer

news outletKMGH Channel 7
Publish DateMarch 16, 2023

The American Cancer Society says younger people are being diagnosed with colon cancer at nearly twice the rate than in 1995.

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WebMD

NOVIDS: Do Some Have the Genes to Dodge COVID?

news outletWebMD
Publish DateMarch 16, 2023

As a field service representative for a slot machine company, Ryan Alexander, 37, of Louisville, KY, spends his working hours in casinos, covering a large territory including Norfolk, VA, Indianapolis, and Charlotte.

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Cure Today

Going the Distance After a Cancer Diagnosis

news outletCure Today
Publish DateMarch 15, 2023

Teri Griege has always loved sports. She participated in high school sports but once she got married, built her career as a nurse and started her family — a son and a daughter — running took a back seat.

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Becker's Hospital Review

39 health system leaders share creative ways to boost revenues

news outletBecker's Hospital Review
Publish DateMarch 13, 2023

Last year, contract labor in healthcare costs soared 258 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic. With Ascension's operating margin falling to -2.9 percenting and Providence reporting $1.7B in operating losses last year, systems need to think creatively to improve profits.

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The Colorado Sun

The heartbreak of keeping quiet

news outletThe Colorado Sun
Publish DateMarch 12, 2023

The end of life can be a time of reconciliation. But often not for LGBTQ people who face rampant discrimination and are often shut out by the way people talk and listen to them. Let me give you an example. 

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Fox 31 | Channel 2

UCHealth sees increase in teens and young adults suffering from hearing loss

news outletFox 31 | Channel 2
Publish DateMarch 12, 2023

 UCHealth leaders said they’re seeing an increase in young people suffering from noise-induced hearing loss. 

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The Colorado Sun

A tougher drug-related homicide law won’t reduce overdose deaths

news outletThe Colorado Sun
Publish DateMarch 10, 2023

In response to the overdose crisis that has consumed Colorado, largely attributable to illicitly manufactured fentanyl, some lawmakers are turning toward “supply side” interventions that they believe will curb overdose deaths.

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Westword

CU to Study How Psilocybin Affects Mental Health of Cancer Patients

news outletWestword
Publish DateMarch 10, 2023

Our mortality is too scary for most of us to consider, but people with terminal cancer don't have a choice.

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CBS News

Allergy season is starting earlier. Here are tips for dealing with spring pollen and allergy symptoms

news outletCBS News
Publish DateMarch 10, 2023

Spring allergy sufferers are dealing with symptoms even sooner than usual.

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CBS News

Colorado doctor looks to raise awareness about fibroids: "We have to talk about it"...

news outletCBS News
Publish DateMarch 09, 2023

In the United States, data shows more than 11,000,000 women are living with uterine fibroids. There's no specific cause for them, and medical professionals say much more research needs to be done. 

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Healio

Lifelong bachelorhood tied to mortality in men with heart failure

news outletHealio
Publish DateMarch 08, 2023

Lifelong bachelor status was associated with elevated risk for mortality in men, but not women, with heart failure, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

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CPR

Altruistic donors helping strangers; Coping therapy in Ukraine

news outletCPR
Publish DateMarch 08, 2023

A woman donated part of her liver -- to a stranger. Researchers study "altruistic donors."

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9News

Raising awareness for colorectal cancer

news outlet9News
Publish DateMarch 07, 2023

Dr. Swati Patel joins us to talk about raising awareness for colorectal cancer.

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Inverse

What is Medical PTSD? How Trauma Can Manifest Following Health Treatment

news outletInverse
Publish DateMarch 06, 2023

Families of patients are also susceptible to developing medical PTSD, Tim Amass, a physician and professor of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical care at the University of Colorado Medical School, tells Inverse. Last April, Amass, and his colleagues published a study in JAMA showing that, during the pandemic, instances of PTSD among family members of patients in the ICU nearly doubled compared to pre-pandemic

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Denver Gazette

Colorado's lost lessons from Spanish flu revisited as COVID-19 pandemic turns 3 years old

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateMarch 05, 2023

As Colorado marks another COVID-19 anniversary, the takeaway for historians and epidemiologists is as simple as it is jarring: Americans haven't learned the lessons from history.

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CBS News

YouTuber "Physics Girl" dealing with long COVID as her sister helps from Denver

news outletCBS News
Publish DateMarch 05, 2023

Dianna Cowern, also known as "Physics Girl" on social media, has been dealing with chronic fatigue and other symptoms for nine months. She has a severe case of long COVID -- experiencing symptoms long after an initial COVID infection.

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The New York Times

New Treatment Could Help Fix the Heart’s ‘Forgotten Valve’

news outletThe New York Times
Publish DateMarch 04, 2023

For the first time, patients with damaged tricuspid valves in their hearts might have a safe treatment that actually helps.

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CPR

Colorado considers ‘safe injection sites’ to prevent overdoses

news outletCPR
Publish DateMarch 02, 2023

In a Colorado mountain town, Christine Collins injected herself with black tar heroin while hanging out with friends in a cozy basement a few days after her 30th birthday. Sitting beneath a “Happy Birthday” sign with hearts scrawled in colorful sharpies, she overdosed.

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The Hospitalist

How Hospitals are Tackling Violence

news outletThe Hospitalist
Publish DateMarch 02, 2023

Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers suffered more workplace injuries as a result of violence than any other profession, with approximately 654,000 harmed annually, according to American Hospital Association studies.

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9News

Eli Lilly caps insulin costs at $35 a month

news outlet9News
Publish DateMarch 01, 2023

Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced Wednesday it will cap the out-of-pocket cost of its insulin at $35 a month. The move will bring relief to more than 300,000 Coloradans living with diabetes.

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CBS News

Black cystic fibrosis patient shares struggles with diagnosis, triumph in finding Colorado specialist

news outletCBS News
Publish DateMarch 01, 2023

Cystic fibrosis is a crippling disease, and anybody of any ethnicity can get it. But for Black people and people of color, it often gets overlooked or misdiagnosed. 

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Medical News Today

The future of Huntington’s disease management and treatment

news outletMedical News Today
Publish DateMarch 01, 2023

Huntington’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder for which there are currently no disease-modifying therapies. 

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CBS News

Diabetes doctor says it's "high time" insulin prices are lowered

news outletCBS News
Publish DateMarch 01, 2023

Dr. Satish Garg with the University of Colorado Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes says drug manufacturers need to lower insulin prices.

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Healio

Exposure to intimate partner violence may lead to uncontrolled asthma

news outletHealio
Publish DateFebruary 28, 2023

Patients with asthma who experienced intimate partner violence had higher predicted rates of uncontrolled asthma, according to an abstract presented at the American Acade

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9News

'At their wit's end': Those working to save teens from gun violence express burnout as it increases

news outlet9News
Publish DateFebruary 28, 2023

Numbers don’t represent people. But when you look at the numbers there’s an alarming trend showing a rise in violence among teens. Those working to prevent it are humans who say they are burnt out.

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Healio

Insulin pump with adaptive therapy settings improved time in range in type 1 diabetes

news outletHealio
Publish DateFebruary 27, 2023

Adults with type 1 diabetes who used an automated insulin delivery system with settings changed by the system instead of a provider had improvements in time in range and HbA1c at 13 weeks, according to a speaker.

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CPR

Most mask requirements will end at UCHealth and Denver Health

news outletCPR
Publish DateFebruary 27, 2023

Masks will no longer be required at two major Colorado health systems, UCHealth and Denver Health, starting Wednesday, March 1. 

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9News

Broncos player exits the playing field, enters the medical field

news outlet9News
Publish DateFebruary 27, 2023

A career in the NFL on average lasts just a little over three years – giving the NFL the nickname of "Not For Long.” As a player's NFL career comes to a close, many players choose another area of interest within the sport.

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5280

A Denver Researcher Highlights Older Queer Women Through Photographs

news outlet5280
Publish DateFebruary 27, 2023

Carey Candrian knows there isn’t much space for art in medicine or academia.

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Colorado Springs Gazette

Insurer-mandated ‘fail first’ healthcare failing state's patients

news outletColorado Springs Gazette
Publish DateFebruary 26, 2023

Also referred to as “fail first,” step therapy is an insurer-mandated process that overrules doctor recommendations and disregards a patient’s specific medical needs. Ultimately, it’s a time-consuming process that can lead to worsened health outcomes, writes co-author Frank Scott, an associate professor of medicine-gastroenterology at the University of Colorado.

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Neurology Live

Ocrelizumab and Rituximab Demonstrate Similar Safety, Efficacy in Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

news outletNeurology Live
Publish DateFebruary 25, 2023

In a comparative study of middle-aged patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) on rituximab (Rituxan; Genentech) and ocrelizumab (Ocrevus; Genentech), findings showed similar safety and efficacy over a 2-year period.

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diaTribe

Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diabetes and Insulin Resistance

news outletdiaTribe
Publish DateFebruary 25, 2023

A panel at the 2023 Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes conference in Berlin, Germany, explored this topic and what it means for the most serious complication in diabetes care.

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UPI

Risk of death from heart failure may be higher for lifelong bachelors

news outletUPI
Publish DateFebruary 24, 2023

When heart failure strikes, being a lifelong bachelor may mean you might die sooner than women or previously married men diagnosed with the same condition, a new study suggests.

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OncLive

Dr. Kim on Tislelizumab in Advanced ESCC

news outletOncLive
Publish DateFebruary 23, 2023

Sunnie Kim, MD, assistant professor, medicine — medical oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, contextualizes the use of tislelizumab (BGB-A317) as a frontline treatment option in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). 

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Everyday Health

7 Tips to Beat Brain Fog, Foster Focus, and Improve Mental Clarity

news outletEveryday Health
Publish DateFebruary 23, 2023

Let’s say you’ve opened the refrigerator but forgot what you were going to grab. Or something important came up at a meeting, but you can’t recall the details.

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The Denver Post

Colorado is in a “golden moment” for gun law reform. Here’s what to expect

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateFebruary 23, 2023

Emmy Betz, director of the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, said it’s hard to prejudge the efficacy of the proposals. There’s been limited federal funding for gun violence prevention research, she said, and the different regulations and characteristics of states and communities make it hard to suss out an individual policy’s effects.

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The Denver Post

Colorado bill would ban “facility fees” from certain medical bills. Hospitals say it could end their outpatient care

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateFebruary 23, 2023

Steven Federico, chief government and community affairs officer at Denver Health, estimated the bill could cost the hospital about $97 million. If it passed, Denver Health would have no way to pay for care coordination and could have to reduce outpatient services, he said. “Twenty-first century care is really outpatient care, and furthermore it’s team-based care,” he said. “If facility fees were eliminated, we would not be able to provide 21st century care.”

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AMA

Firearm safety and suicide prevention with Emmy Betz, MD, MPH

news outletAMA
Publish DateFebruary 23, 2023

In today’s AMA Update, we cover firearm-related injury and suicide—and the role physicians can play in helping to prevent it with Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, professor of emergency medicine and director of the "Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative" at the University of Colorado School of Medicine

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Denver Business Journal

Colorado hospitals warn of 'catastrophic' consequences of proposed bill

news outletDenver Business Journal
Publish DateFebruary 23, 2023

The bill is based on a "terrible misnomer" that would devastate the industry, opponents say.

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KCUR

How tiny saddles and youth rodeo might help keep another generation in rural Kansas

news outletKCUR
Publish DateFebruary 21, 2023

How do you turn kindergartners into wranglers? “Little bitty saddles,” Melissa Vander Hamm said, “for little bitty kids.”

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KMGH Channel 7

'People need it': Colorado blood cancer survivor urges Americans to consider bone marrow donation

news outletKMGH Channel 7
Publish DateFebruary 20, 2023

The first hint that something was not right for Aaron Crane came during one of his favorite hobbies.

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Science Alert

Group of Scientists Propose a New Driver of Alzheimer's Disease: Fructose

news outletScience Alert
Publish DateFebruary 20, 2023

Alzheimer's disease remains incurable, despite the best efforts of scientists and a number of recent discoveries.

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NPR

A kid in Guatemala had a dream. Today she's a disease detective

news outletNPR
Publish DateFebruary 19, 2023

Neudy Rojop, 29, stands on a bumpy, cobbled lane in Guatemala in the small rural village of San Rafael Pacayá. It leads to the home where she grew up and where she still lives today.

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3DNatives

An Unusual Partnership and Bitmap Printing Has Resulted in a Solution for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery

news outlet3DNatives
Publish DateFebruary 16, 2023

Though movies and TV shows love to show the trope of the lonely genius, working alone to save the world, in reality collaboration is a necessity in order to realize the most incredible projects.

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Arizona Daily Star

Paxlovid Remains Potent Against Omicron COVID Cases

news outletArizona Daily Star
Publish DateFebruary 15, 2023

The COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid continues to work against Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, new research shows.

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Nature

Our efforts to diversify Nature’s journalism are progressing, but work remains

news outletNature
Publish DateFebruary 15, 2023

In June 2021, researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora turned a magnifying glass on Nature’s written journalism. 

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McKnights Long Term Care News

Paxlovid effective against omicron variants, new research says

news outletMcKnights Long Term Care News
Publish DateFebruary 14, 2023

Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine say the prescription drug Paxlovid remains a very effective treatment against the COVID-19 omicron variants.

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Fox 31 | Channel 2

You should start taking your allergy medicine now, allergists say

news outletFox 31 | Channel 2
Publish DateFebruary 14, 2023

 Spring is just around the corner and allergies often come bundled with it.

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KMGH Channel 7

Meth contamination at Colorado libraries puts spotlight on 'the silent epidemic'

news outletKMGH Channel 7
Publish DateFebruary 12, 2023

The closure of several Colorado libraries due to meth contamination has put the spotlight back on the methamphetamine epidemic, which is sometimes called “the silent epidemic.”

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U.S. News & World Report

A Guide to Diabetic Coma: What You Need to Know

news outletU.S. News & World Report
Publish DateFebruary 10, 2023

A diabetic coma, also called a diabetes-related coma, is what happens when a person with diabetes has a blood sugar level that becomes dangerously high or low. 

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Healio

Less-invasive treatment identified for HPV-unrelated head and neck cancer

news outletHealio
Publish DateFebruary 09, 2023

Stereotactic body radiation therapy combined with single-dose durvalumab before surgery appeared safe and induced durable responses among patients with HPV-unrelated locally advanced head and neck cancer, according to study results.

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Healio

Causal links found between GERD, asthma, atopic dermatitis

news outletHealio
Publish DateFebruary 08, 2023

Genetic variants related to GERD heightened risks for both asthma and atopic dermatitis by 21%, according to study results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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NPR

For these virus-hunting scientists, the 'real gold' is what's in a mosquito's abdomen

news outletNPR
Publish DateFebruary 08, 2023

It's early morning in banana farm country in the lowlands of western Guatemala, about 10 miles from the Mexican border. 

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HCP Live

Updates on SpyGlass Platform for Glaucoma Treatment

news outletHCP Live
Publish DateFebruary 07, 2023

New 6-month results from a first-in-human trial investigating the SpyGlass drug delivery platform indicated continued reductions in intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

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9News

CU Anschutz researcher awarded 5-year NIH grant

news outlet9News
Publish DateFebruary 06, 2023

A researcher at CU Anschutz has landed a major grant to take a closer look on the disparities of care for elderly people in the LGBT community.

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Kaiser Health News

A Technicality Could Keep RSV Shots From Kids in Need

news outletKaiser Health News
Publish DateFebruary 06, 2023

After more than five decades of trying, the drug industry is on the verge of providing effective immunizations against the respiratory syncytial virus, which has put an estimated 90,000 U.S. infants and small children in the hospital since the start of October.

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Nature

What ChatGPT and generative AI mean for science

news outletNature
Publish DateFebruary 06, 2023

In December, computational biologists Casey Greene and Milton Pividori embarked on an unusual experiment: they asked an assistant who was not a scientist to help them improve three of their research papers.

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Eat This, Not That!

Signs Your Prescription Drugs May Be Making You Sick, Including Headache

news outletEat This, Not That!
Publish DateFebruary 05, 2023

Consider this: Nearly half of all Americans used at least one prescription drug in the past month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Health.com

EzriCare Eye Drops Recalled as CDC Investigates Link to Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections

news outletHealth.com
Publish DateFebruary 04, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging people to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears after the eye drops were linked to a drug-resistant bacterial strain resulting in hospitalizations, multiple cases of vision loss, and one death, the agency said Wednesday.

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Poynter

54% of gun deaths are suicides

news outletPoynter
Publish DateFebruary 03, 2023

Much of the national debate over gun laws focuses on homicide, and why not? That is what gets the most media coverage.

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CPR

As many as 1 in 10 Coloradans may have been hit by long COVID

news outletCPR
Publish DateFebruary 03, 2023

State officials have released their first estimate of how many people in Colorado have been hit by long COVID-19.

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Healio

Pembrolizumab-ATRA combination shows benefit in metastatic melanoma

news outletHealio
Publish DateFebruary 01, 2023

The addition of all-trans retinoic acid to pembrolizumab conferred benefit to patients with metastatic melanoma, according to results of a phase 1b/phase 2 trial published in Clinical Cancer Research.

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Vox

Can you get bird flu?

news outletVox
Publish DateFebruary 01, 2023

Maybe you’ve noticed: Eggs are really expensive.

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Becker's Hospital Review

Can Amazon disrupt the pharmacy industry?

news outletBecker's Hospital Review
Publish DateFebruary 01, 2023

Amazon has experimented with different projects in healthcare the past few years, but its current focus seems to be at the pharmacy counter — the digital one, at least.

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The New York Times

Women Have Been Misled About Menopause

news outletThe New York Times
Publish DateFebruary 01, 2023

For the past two or three years, many of my friends, women mostly in their early 50s, have found themselves in an unexpected state of suffering. 

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CBS News

Colorado middle school teacher who survived heart attack as a teen pushes for CPR training and AEDs in more public places

news outletCBS News
Publish DateJanuary 31, 2023

Weeks after Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field, we're still talking about the medical response that saved his life.

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Fox 31 | Channel 2

Frigid temperatures affecting everything from schools to airlines

news outletFox 31 | Channel 2
Publish DateJanuary 31, 2023

One major concern with temperatures below zero is exposure to the cold.

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CPR

Frostbite danger bites again in Colorado

news outletCPR
Publish DateJanuary 31, 2023

This winter season is dealing Colorado’s Front Range and other parts of the state another dip into sub-zero weather — and that is causing folks to seek medical treatment for frostbite.

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Medscape

Can a Nationwide Liver Paired Donation Program Work?

news outletMedscape
Publish DateJanuary 30, 2023

For a patient who needs a liver, living donation offers an alternative to staying on a list of over 10,000 people waiting for a liver transplant. But what happens when your donor is not a match? 

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CBS News

Frostbite symptoms to watch for during frigid temperatures along Colorado's Front Range

news outletCBS News
Publish DateJanuary 30, 2023

Frostbite is a concern when temperatures fall dangerously low as what is happening to start this week.

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Contagion Live

“Long COVID” Caused by Hidden Viral Reservoirs

news outletContagion Live
Publish DateJanuary 30, 2023

Surviving a COVID-19 infection is only half the battle. Approximately 20-30% of people who contract COVID-19 develop post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), commonly called “long COVID.”

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CNN

Covid-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the US, despite relatively low mortality rate

news outletCNN
Publish DateJanuary 30, 2023

Covid-19 has become the eighth most common cause of death among children in the United States, according to a study published Monday.

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CPR

ERPO in 8 charts: What we learned from reading hundreds of ‘red flag’ cases in Colorado

news outletCPR
Publish DateJanuary 30, 2023

A man in Denver paints a message on his car: “I’m going to kill them.”

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Denver Gazette

UC Health notices uptick in frostbite cases, offers treatment and prevention advise

news outletDenver Gazette
Publish DateJanuary 29, 2023

The high temperature in Denver won't get above freezing until Tuesday. While the cold snap isn't as long as one earlier in the winter, temperatures are still dangerously cold, according to the National Weather Service.

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The Denver Post

Little-noticed change in spending bill is big leap for addiction treatment

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateJanuary 28, 2023

“(Ending the waiver) stops setting aside buprenorphine as another medicine that needs some kind of special understanding in order to utilize it clinically,” said Josh Blum, a Denver Health physician and past president of the Colorado chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

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The Denver Post

Colorado rural residents facing hurdles to health care get assistance from a program

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateJanuary 28, 2023

In parts of rural Colorado, where the cattle and antelope often far outnumber the people, doctors are few and far between.

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Medscape

Can Docs Stop Elder Abuse From the Exam Room?

news outletMedscape
Publish DateJanuary 26, 2023

When an elderly woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease entered Laura Mosqueda's examination room for the first time, the patient sat slumped in her wheelchair.

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Wall Street Journal

High-Earning Men Are Cutting Back on Their Working Hours

news outletWall Street Journal
Publish DateJanuary 26, 2023

Lotte Dyrbye, the chief well-being officer for the University of Colorado School of Medicine, said she often hears from early-career physicians and other medical professionals who want to work fewer hours to avoid burnout. These medical workers are deciding that to be in it for the long haul requires a day every week or two to decompress, Dyrbye says. But as staff cut back their hours, it costs medical organizations money and may compromise access to care.

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POZ

Does Cannabis Use Impair Treatment Adherence?

news outletPOZ
Publish DateJanuary 25, 2023

Older people living with HIV who used cannabis within the past month were about twice as likely to sometimes miss doses of their antiretroviral medications, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

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Targeted Oncology

A Closer Look at the Most Recent NCCN Guidelines for Bladder Cancer

news outletTargeted Oncology
Publish DateJanuary 24, 2023

The treatment landscape for patients with bladder cancer has rapidly changed with the addition of PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors approved for urothelial carcinoma, antibody drug conjugates like enfortumab vedotin-ejfv (Pacdev), and also targeted agents such as erdafitinib (Balversa) for patients with select FGFR mutations.

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KOAA

Pueblo senior fast tracked to prestigious medical program

news outletKOAA
Publish DateJanuary 24, 2023

Ian Espinoza, a high-achieving scholar at South High School, is one of only 10 Colorado seniors to be accepted into a prestigious collegiate program that will fast-track him to medical school.

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Ophthalmology Times

New EndoGlide technique in treatment for Fuchs’ dystrophy shows promise

news outletOphthalmology Times
Publish DateJanuary 23, 2023

According to researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology at University of Colorado School of Medicine, a newer, faster technique for preparing corneal tissue for transplantation has been shown to be safe and effective.

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Rocky Mountain PBS

How the way we talk and listen to each other can prevent discrimination

news outletRocky Mountain PBS
Publish DateJanuary 22, 2023

In 2021, 56% of LGBTQ+ adults reported experiencing some form of discrimination from a health care provider. For those who are transgender or gender non-conforming, the rate of discrimination from health care providers vaults to 70%.

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The Denver Post

Colorado donor groups work to close racial gaps in who gets organ transplants

news outletThe Denver Post
Publish DateJanuary 21, 2023

People of color get left behind at every stage of the organ transplantation process, but Colorado donor groups and transplant centers are trying to close those gaps.

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Washington Post

Childhood Obesity Guidelines

news outletWashington Post
Publish DateJanuary 20, 2023

“The greater harm is in delaying,” said Matt Haemer, an obesity specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado [and associate professor of pediatrics at CU School of Medicine].

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