The holidays are behind us, but the aftermath just won't leave us be.
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The holidays are behind us, but the aftermath just won't leave us be.
The pandemic has stunted our children in mays ways and a new study finds that even the youngest have been impacted.
Many people enjoy making a cup of coffee first thing in the morning, but could it be increasing your risk of gastrointestinal issues?
Although it is still unknown which orthobiologics should be used to treat athletes with knee injuries, various biologic tools may be used to help identify such uses in the future, according to a presenter here.
The recent Time magazine article “Go Midwest, Young Man“ featured young professionals seeking safe places to build their lives amid climate change.
Migraines are the worst. If you don’t get them, think of them like a hangover without the party before. Sounds are louder, smells more pungent and lights extra bright. There’s also nausea, dizziness and, obviously, a killer headache.
Some people 11 News spoke with say nearly their entire family was sick over the holiday season. Others say they went to the doctor right when they started feeling symptoms to try and stop the illness as soon as possible.
One rule of thumb is that alcohol is a problem if a person has injured themselves or someone else while drinking, or if family or friends have expressed concern about the person’s alcohol use, said Joseph Schacht, who studies alcohol use disorder at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus. “If you are questioning how much you’re drinking, you probably should cut back,” he said.
When a 20-year-old University of Colorado student was found dead in his apartment last July, the Boulder County Coroner’s office suspected he had overdosed.
Curative potential at a longer follow-up, logistics and patient risk and eligibility are all important considerations when sequencing bispecific antibodies and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for advanced large B-cell lymphoma.
The doctors told Naomi that she could not leave the hospital. She was lying in a narrow bed at Denver Health Medical Center. Someone said something about a judge and a court order.
It’s the season when many people set New Year’s resolutions for the year ahead, and these goals are often related to physical health.
Amy Feldman [associate professor of pediatrics at CU School of Medicine] is the medical director of the Liver Transplant Program at Children’s Hospital Colorado, which is fitting since her favorite organ is the liver. “The liver is really special because it can regenerate. So, you can take a piece of liver out of a grown-up person like you and put it into a child, it will immediately start working in the child and within a couple of weeks it will be regrown back to a full size in both the donor and the recipient,” explained Feldman.
A post hoc secondary analysis of the landmark STRONG-HF trial further underlines the safety and efficacy of rapid, uptitration of guideline-directed medical therapy among patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.
Colorado’s Medicaid agency, health care providers and nonprofits want more people to get nutritious food as part of their overall health care, but no one is sure how to fund something beyond the current patchwork of programs.
The majority of randomized clinical trials of AI use conducted worldwide "clearly show an increase in the adenoma detection rate (ADR) during colonoscopy," Prateek Sharma, MD, a gastroenterologist at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, told Medscape Medical News. "But the real-world results have been quite varied; some show improvement, and others don't."
After three years of uncertain respiratory seasons because of mitigation efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic that included face masks and social distancing, local health care officials believe this year just might be the return to normal.
During an ultrasound at 16 weeks into her pregnancy, doctors at a hospital in Aurora found a mass growing on Halle Payne’s right ovary and said they believed she had a fibroid tumor.
Patricia Gabow, MD, former CEO of Denver Health, has published a book called "The Catholic Church and Its Hospitals: A Marriage Made in Heaven?" The book, published by the American Association for Physician Leadership, considers the question, "What enables a group of less than 300 Catholic bishops to define the healthcare of millions of Americans, 80% of whom are not Catholic?" Hard copies are available for purchase on the Association's website, and e-books can be purchased on Kindle.
Exemptions for immunizations required in school are on the rise in the U.S., leading to concerns among medical experts that diseases like measles could soon make a comeback in many states.
It’s a common complaint this winter: After coming down with a respiratory illness, some people feel like they can’t shake a lingering cough or runny nose despite other symptoms going away. Or they start to recover then see symptoms return a week or two later.
A triple threat of COVID-19, influenza, and RSV could ruin the holiday celebration for many Coloradans planning to be with family in the next couple of days.
After leaving the Navy, Ronell Day struggled. His wide smile disappeared. He fought with his new wife. He cut off contact with his parents after confronting them about childhood abuse. He often thought of suicide.
What if the best way to treat your chronic back pain is by retraining your brain?
It’s the most wonderful time of year — except when your two-year-old tot is having a temper tantrum.
In September, Children's Hospital Colorado asked healthy adults to consider donating part of their liver. An estimated 100 people responded, meaning the 10 children on the transplant waitlist will likely receive the life-saving gift.
Many people have been putting off their latest flu shot and COVID-19 booster. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm, warning vaccination levels are low.
Dr. Zita Magloire carefully adjusted a soft measuring tape across Kenadie Evans' pregnant belly.
Independent studies suggested that spinal cord stimulation improved chronic pain no more than placebo, but industry-funded critics cast doubt on these findings, researchers said.
University of Colorado Anschutz researchers are part of a first-of-its-kind worldwide study in humans that could help people living with multiple sclerosis from further damage.
Jill Kaar, a pediatric researcher, epidemiologist and associate professor in the University of Colorado Denver’s School of Medicine, developed the ALLY program before the pandemic in response to an epidemic of suicide among young people.
Although effective treatments have been established for those with epilepsy, there is a need for more and novel therapies, which face barriers of efficacy and access, according to a presenter.
For a period of two years, Diana Freyta thought she was just getting forgetful. She had trouble thinking and kept repeating herself.
When Megan Costello heard on the radio this fall that a newly approved vaccine for pregnant people could protect their babies from RSV, the Los Angeles resident immediately started asking how she could get the shot.
A study found that the COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with changes in the proportion of parents who were hesitant toward childhood vaccines but was associated with decreased trust in vaccine information and polarized vaccination attitudes.
Dr. Tejas Patil, Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, says biomarker testing opens the door to understanding your cancer and providing therapies that don’t require chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy is a useful treatment to try to get systemic control in pancreatic cancer. Currently, however, chemotherapy is mostly administered in patients whose tumors are more difficult to remove surgically because of where they are in the anatomy.
Wearable technology has been a game-changer for consumers. From rings and watches to wristbands, patches, and clothing, information that once required a bunch of confusing calculations is now available anytime, anywhere with a flick of the wrist or a glance at a smartphone.
For patients who need more care, shorter stays exacerbate their illness. If they’re not fully stabilized, they may not understand the full breadth of their condition or the need to take medications, said Chelsea Wolf, the medical director for Denver Health’s inpatient psychiatric unit [and assistant professor of psychiatry at CU School of Medicine]. Mental illnesses are “chronic, debilitating illnesses,” she said, and they will worsen over time if they’re not treated correctly and consistently.
Dr. Edward Lewis, a pediatrician in Rochester, N.Y., has seen hundreds of children with obesity over the years in his medical practice.
As the U.N. climate conference nears its end, there's concern over whether countries can or will meet prior pledges to hold down global temperatures.
Dr. Lisa Brenner, one the nation’s leading clinical research psychologists in suicidology, went over to a Black employee and grabbed a handful of the woman’s long “Poetic Justice”-style braids.
Denver Health is seeing a huge increase in emergency room visits for one group of patients.
For Dr. Aaron Hultgren, the wake-up call was Hurricane Sandy in 2012, when the young emergency physician returned from an overseas trip and found his hospital without power, its doors closed to the public.
Several times in the coming months, Lucas Kipp, MD, a multiple sclerosis specialist at Stanford Medicine, will step into a room to listen to William Zhu, MD, a fourth-year neurology resident, talk.
In December 2016, the state health department published a plan to eliminate tuberculosis in Colorado within a decade. Seven years later, the disease is making a comeback, though it’s not clear if that’s a temporary aftershock of the pandemic or a longer-term problem.
Americans are smack dab in the middle of an alcohol crisis. Twelve percent of deaths between the ages of 20 and 64 are caused by alcohol abuse.
Every week, about two dozen patients come to a small room in Frederiksberg Hospital, a maze of old red-brick buildings in central Copenhagen. They are blindfolded and told to insert earphones with music. Then a nurse injects them with what they hope is the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy.
Long COVID, an often debilitating condition, has left doctors scrambling to find treatments and diagnostic tools. The problem is even more complicated for residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities, many of whom are already experiencing a health decline.
For children with habitual snoring and mild sleep apnea, early adenotonsillectomy did not improve executive function or attention compared with watchful waiting, a randomized clinical trial showed.
Colorado is experiencing an increase in cases of the world's deadliest infectious disease – tuberculosis, or TB. According to UCHealth, the state has seen a nearly 60% increase in cases compared to last year.
Colorado doctors think the flu season has not yet peaked, despite earlier predictions.
It will take a bigger trial with a comparison group that didn’t receive the treatment to know whether the stem cells truly slowed down the disease’s progression, though, said Angelo D’Alessandro, a professor at CU’s Anschutz Medical Campus. “The disease was overall stable,” he said.
“When you first hear that, and you don’t look at every part of it and dive into details, from afar you’re thinking, ‘That’s very fast and too soon,’” University of Colorado School of Medicine professor Eric McCarty said. “However, as we as sports medicine physicians look into it and see what has occurred and everything he has available to himself, we start thinking, ‘All right ... it’s in the realm of possibility.’
Angela Bonaguidi, who works for the University of Colorado’s Addiction Research and Treatment Services program and leads the state’s opioid treatment trade group, said she estimated 500 to 600 patients were involved.
Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain condition that can cause lots of different symptoms, including memory loss, confusion, and changes in mood. If you have a family member living with Alzheimer’s and a kid who loves them, you’re probably facing the overwhelming task of trying to help your child understand what’s happening to their loved one.
Colorado doesn’t have enough capacity to treat everyone suffering with long COVID at the three specialized clinics in the state, so public health leaders are trying to figure out ways for more people to get the care they need closer to home.
Larry Allen, MD, a cardiologist with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, has received $7 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to investigate the use of electronic resources among heart failure patients.
Is granting patients immediate access to their medical images a worthwhile practice? Experts debated both sides during a panel discussion Monday as RSNA 2023.
Denver’s current threshold to open emergency warming shelters or stop encampment sweeps that boot people from the warmth of their tents onto the sidewalk is 20 degrees. That’s far below the 32-degree temperature that can trigger hypothermia or frostbite that can lead to lost limbs and even lost lives.
The Alzheimer’s epidemic continues to cast a shadow over the lives of millions of people.
Researchers have developed a biodegradable patch engineered from human cells that could one day be used to correct infant congenital heart defects, limiting the need for multiple invasive surgeries and outlasting current non-living, non-degradable patches.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $9.7 million to 26 two-year projects that will advance high-priority research by leveraging the All of Us Research Program dataset.
For decades, the conventional wisdom on cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes mucus to build up in the body’s passageways, held that it mostly affected white people. New research out of Colorado aims to address the racial disparities in diagnosing the disease and saving the lives of everyone who lives with it.
University of Colorado scientists have been part of the team that may have cracked the code on reducing or reversing multiple sclerosis symptoms in individuals with progressive symptoms.
Matthew Woodward, a fellow at CU Anschutz’s Movement Disorders Center, said the results of their studies to date — looking at outcomes like balance improvement, movement and mood — show no negative results. The results need to be tested on a larger population to be statistically significant, Woodward said, but the research — this first study focuses solely on Parkinson’s disease — looks promising.
Devon Brown knew not to ignore it when she found a lump in her breast that just didn’t seem quite right.
In an interview with the American Journal of Managed CareⓇ (AJMCⓇ), Jeffrey Sippel, MD, MPH, the associate director of Inpatient Clinical Services and associate professor of Clinical Medicine in the Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine Division at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, discussed a pattern of denied insurance claims for non-invasive ventilators (NIVs) in Medicare Advantage plans and the way these denials affect individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
In an interview with the American Journal of Managed CareⓇ (AJMCⓇ), Jeffrey Sippel, MD, MPH, the associate director of Inpatient Clinical Services and associate professor of Clinical Medicine in the Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine Division at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, discussed a pattern of denied insurance claims for non-invasive ventilators (NIVs) in Medicare Advantage plans and the way these denials affect individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Youth vaping rates nationally and in Colorado have dropped in recent years. But one in six Colorado high schoolers currently use e-cigarettes.
Hopefully, others will show the same generosity next year, since additional local children will get sick and kids in other parts of the country are still waiting for life-saving organs, said Amy Feldman, medical director of the liver transplant program at Children’s Hospital Colorado [and associate professor of pediatrics at CU School of Medicine].
In Mead, a junior varsity football game at 4 p.m. on a Monday fills the stands. Parents, grandparents and siblings stomp on the bleachers, making their presence known. It's an early November afternoon and the first cold game of the season. The team is losing, but everyone starts to smile as they watch #31, Beckett Reiff, take the field.
“It’s something that really changes a lot of things in their life,” says Daniel Bessesen, chief of endocrinology at Denver Health [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], who treats patients with obesity. “They go from food being a central focus to it’s just not.”
In 1998, the FBI launched the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, a namecheck database of people prohibited from buying or owning firearms.
Communication is key between a doctor or nurse and a patient when their health is on the line. Friday, medical students at the University of Colorado's Anschutz campus learned how to better communicate with all of their patients.
On Friday, the Center for Advancing Professional Excellence (CAPE) on the CU Anschutz campus held an immersive diversity training for 200 healthcare students.
Due to the frequent rejection of claims for noninvasive ventilators (NIVs) by Medicare Advantage plans, individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are experiencing disproportionately high rates of hospital admissions for inpatient care.
Measuring the amount of specific antibody clumps in the blood helped distinguish people with multiple sclerosis (MS) from healthy individuals and people with other conditions with an accuracy of at least 90%, a new study has found.
In this video, Nanette Santoro, MD, discusses the efficacy of nonhormonal treatment for patients with vasomotor symptoms (VMS), also called hot flashes or night sweats, in subgroups of patients considered unsuitable for or unwilling to take hormone therapy based on hormonal therapy history, the efficacy of the nonhormonal treatment for patients with VMS in menopause according to time of day, and pooled safety data over 52 weeks of the nonhormonal treatment for patients with VMS in menopause.
Some 46% of health care workers reported experiencing burnout in 2022, according to a recent report released by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, up from 32% in 2018. Some estimates have even placed the cost of burnout to the U.S. health system at $4.6 billion annually.
Health care experts recommend getting flu and COVID-19 vaccinations before traveling and gatherings for the holiday season.
UCHealth is seeing an uptick in hospitalizations due to respiratory illnesses, just as the season of holiday gatherings and travel is about to begin.
'Tis the season to give thanks, trim the tree and exchange gifts.
Older Indigenous coal miners faced a higher likelihood for black lung disease and respiratory impairment than non-Indigenous miners, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
You have roughly 20,000 genes in your body, and there’s a near guarantee that many contain a mutation, or abnormality, in your DNA. Don’t stress just yet: In most cases, these one-off mutations won’t have any effect on your health.
Among patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation discharged on a direct oral anticoagulant, more than 10% received an off-label dose, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
With the holidays approaching and an increase in hospitalizations due to respiratory illnesses, UCHealth officials have announced new policies for hospital visitors.
You’ve probably seen the effects of the 2023-24 respiratory illness season if you haven’t felt them yourself.
Covid and flu shots can be safely given at the same time, and according to a small new study, doing so may even confer benefits.
Walking is among the world’s most popular forms of exercise, and far and away the most favored in the United States. And for good reason: It’s simple, accessible and effective.
In this exclusive video, Enrique Alvarez, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, offered perspective on data from the DISCOMS study that was recently published in Lancet Neurology, and addressed some of the challenges when deciding whether patients with MS should discontinue disease-modifying therapy (DMT) as they get older.
In the past two decades, we have witnessed the powerful impact of years of research to uncover the mechanisms regulating our immune responses to infections.
In children ages 1 to 3 years assigned to the patch during the randomized portion of the trial, the percentage whose bodies achieved an eliciting dose (ED) of at least 1,000 mg without a reaction -- equivalent to about three or four peanuts -- grew from 74.7% at the initial 12-month analysis to 81.3% at 24 months, reported Matthew Greenhawt, of Children’s Hospital Colorado [and CU School of Medicine] in Aurora.
College sports have seen a decline in the rate of sudden cardiac deaths, but rates remain higher for Division I men's basketball players, as well as male and Black athletes in other sports, new research has found.
A new study from researchers at the University of Colorado and Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety (RMPDS) found that ingestion of THC in edible cannabis by children younger than 6 years of age can lead to clinically significant toxicity, with ingestions exceeding 1.7 mg/kg being more likely to develop severe and prolonged toxicity, many affecting the central nervous system.
Whether people are fast asleep or reading a book, the neurons in their brains hum a tune that only they can hear.
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine provides fresh insights into assisted living residents at move-in and a couple of years later and suggests questions to contemplate about the future of the setting.
Over the ages, writers and scientists alike have considered the eyes as a window into the soul. Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD, sees them as a window into human health.
Results of a study looking at International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes suggests researchers and clinicians should be cautious when interpreting data from analyses reliant on ICD-10 codes for heart failure.
MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders for a virtual roundtable discussion on the joint meeting of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis and the American Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, including Enrique Alvarez, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Let’s say you’re a doctor and you’re trying to monitor a patient for sepsis — a dangerous blood infection that kills hundreds of people each year in Colorado.
What’s the average age of a person entering long-term care? Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus now have an answer to this difficult question — as well as how long older adults will likely live with a disability before opting for a nursing home.
The U.S. spends huge amounts of money on health care that does little or nothing to help patients, and may even harm them. In Colorado, a new analysis shows that the number of tests and treatments conducted for which the risks and costs exceed the benefits has barely budged despite a decade-long attempt to tamp down on such care.
More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic back pain — but a new drug-free groundbreaking treatment, pain reprocessing therapy, is helping patients and offering new hope. NBC’s Jacob Soboroff reports for TODAY.
A team of surgeons in New York has performed the world's first transplant of an entire eye in a procedure widely hailed as a medical breakthrough, although it isn't yet known whether the man will ever see through the donated eye.
The proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school vaccination requirements has hit its highest level ever, 3%, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
In a highly anticipated decision, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a weekly injected version of the type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for chronic weight management.
Katherine Green with UCHealth Sleep Medicine Center talks about the importance of sleep and the role it plays in overall health.
An analysis of the pivotal MIRROR trial examining use of pegloticase plus methotrexate (Krystexxa) suggests use of the urate-lowering agent was associated with greater decreases in systolic blood pressure than pegloticase alone in patients with gout and uncontrolled hypertension.
The COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with changes in parental vaccine hesitancy overall, but there were other effects, including a polarization of vaccine attitudes and changes in trust about vaccine information, a study found.
We all love the tasty Thanksgiving turkey and scrumptious stuffing. But safe to say no one wants to bring COVID-19 home with the leftovers. Ugh, right?
If a trampoline is on your kids list to Santa this year then you may need to be a Grinch.
There is some indication that COVID-19 may have peaked for now, because emergency department visits for the virus are down somewhat from mid-October, said Thomas Campbell, a professor of medicine in the infectious diseases division at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus.
It's been credited with helping thousands of people lose weight and blamed for disrupting sales in the fast food and snack industries. One Scandinavian firm is reaping the rewards.
A one-of-a-kind research center at the University of Colorado Boulder is providing a place for human biomedical research to take place safely on a non-medical campus.
Too much stress isn’t good for you — on top of feeling relentless burnout, it can lead to sleep problems, a poor immune system, higher blood pressure and lower cognitive function. And occasionally, chronic or acute stress can affect your skin, too.
Patients with asthma, COPD and interstitial lung disease have reduced SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-specific antibody, B-cell and T-cell responses, which signals poorer protection against COVID-19, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation awarded Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, a $300,000 grant to analyze clinical data curated at the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center using artificial intelligence (AI) in an effort to identify biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease.
“Children’s Hospital Colorado is aligning their distribution of nirsevimab…with the CDC guidance and recommendations for who to prioritize for receipt of this medication, Lalit Bajaj told FOX31 in a statement.
It was supposed to be a big helper in the fight against RSV. But a newly-approved drug meant to prevent the virus in babies and toddlers is now hard to find. Pediatricians say they're having to limit who gets the shot because of low supply.
At one point in her life, Amber Pearson spent eight hours a day acting out her obsessive thoughts.
Two of the federal Department of Veteran Affairs’ top health care leaders in Colorado have been reassigned following concerns over operational oversight, organizational health and workplace culture.…The VA’s current director for eastern Colorado, Michael Kilmer, is no longer listed on the agency’s website. The chief of staff, Shilpa A. Rungta, also has been removed from the leadership page. Both appeared on an archived version of the site as recently as June.
Do you ever stand up to do something and forget exactly where you were going or what you were even doing in the first place? There might be too much on your plate fogging your brain with information.
For several months now, I've been studying how the new medications, Ozempic and Wegovy, cause dramatic weight loss.
Amber Pearson has had a severe form of obsessive compulsive disorder since she was in high school. She would wash her hands so much they became raw and bled.
Moderator Daniel Ontaneda, from the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, is joined by Enrique Alvarez, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Gabrielle Macaron, from the Université de Montréal in Quebec.
Eating only during an 8-hour window each day can help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and control their blood sugar levels, according to a new study.
Racial and ethnic minorities have unequal access to healthcare and are more likely to experience health disparities.
Newsweek has released the top 600 U.S. hospitals ranked by state, sorted by a score that factors recommendations, patient experience, quality and patient-reported outcome measures.
The overall incidence rate of abortions reimbursed through commercial insurance decreased 14% during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic despite eased regulations, and it did not return to pre-pandemic levels, a recent study found.
The Agent paclitaxel-coated balloon was better than conventional balloon angioplasty for in-stent restenosis (ISR), according to the AGENT IDE pivotal trial that will be used to support the device's case for FDA approval in coronary circulation.
All-too-common fructose — found in table sugar and high fructose corn syrup, used widely in everyday foods like ketchup — has long been considered a major reason why Americans pack on the pounds.
"Websites that use compounded products or pellets are not FDA-regulated; therefore, they have no responsibility to prove their claims; they can entice women into using this stuff with all kinds of promises about 'hormone balancing' and other meaningless terms.
The state of children’s mental health was already a concern before the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2020, many hospitals and emergency departments across the country have reported a sharp uptick in demand for behavioral health services.
On October 13, the drug manufacturer Sanofi made a surprising announcement: Public demand for Beyfortus — the brand name of nirsevimab, the company’s new product aimed at protecting newborns from severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections — had wildly outpaced supply.
Recently, respiratory viruses ― such as influenza, rhinoviruses and respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV ― have made a dramatic comeback.
One of the nation’s smallest hospitals is among the most prepared to see children in an emergency.
As seasonal haunts pop up around Colorado Springs, you may find yourself wondering: Why do I enjoy being spooked?
More adults are now living with congenital heart disease than ever before because of medical and technological advances that have allowed them to thrive decades beyond their initial childhood diagnosis.
Lots of vaccine disinformation spread during the pandemic, and doctors worried that may have given some parents pause about not only the risks of the COVID shot, but of childhood vaccines as well.
The major take home points are first to understand that suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10 through 24, and the leading mechanism of death is by firearms.
“The built environment really drives a change in behavior, and we have seen that chronically in the African American population being overly targeted and now being overly addicted to nicotine,” said Daniel Kortsch, a family medicine physician and chair of the Tobacco Cessation Workgroup at Denver Health [and associate professor of family medicine at CU School of Medicine] in Colorado.
The University of Colorado brought in an economic impact of $10.8 billion to the state during the 2022-2023 fiscal year, according to a new study.
10 (tie). Nikola Jokic, $54.6 million, plays for the Denver Nuggets, who are cared for by head team physician Jason Dragoo, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine specialist at the University of Colorado Hospital in Englewood.
In this Healio video exclusive, Viral Shah, MD, discusses insulin delivery systems for patients with type 2 diabetes.
As heart transplantation involving donation after circulatory death (DCD) becomes more common in the United States, expanding the potential donor pool, it’s leading to questions about how organ allocation policies might have to change to ensure that this innovation is being made available equitably across the country.
Tirzepatide, the active ingredient in the diabetes drug Mounjaro, helped people lose more than 60 pounds (lb), or at least one-quarter of their body weight, when used along with intensive lifestyle changes, according to a new study.
With a new COVID booster out and flu season just around the corner, staff at Safeway pharmacies are working hard to meet demand.
A local university is leading a team trying to accelerate research into how biology, lifestyle and environment impact human health.
A local woman would never have known she had a potentially deadly condition without the help of some leading-edge technology.
Battling cancer is not an easy fight, and fears of having to face cancer again can cause anxiety and depression, experts say.
ID Week brought together experts in the field of infectious diseases (ID) who highlighted the significance of diversity and inclusion in building a robust workforce.
While the old adage “you are what you eat” may be true, a new study suggests that what we eat also has something to do with who we are, genetically speaking.
The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has awarded $30 million to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and its partners to establish the Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data (CLAD).
Stacy Fischer, co-leader of cancer prevention and control at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, said several small studies have found that psychedelic drugs may help patients who are experiencing demoralization or despair because of their impending mortality. The study CU is part of will have a larger and more diverse group of people, which hopefully will produce more conclusive evidence of whether there’s a benefit, she said. “There’s so much science that needs to be done in this space,” Fischer said.
Becker's Healthcare is delighted to honor 35 hospital and health system chief innovation officers.
Childhood vaccinations in Denver have fallen below what infectious disease experts believe protects the community for many diseases once considered eradicated or under control, leaving local doctors to worry an outbreak could be inevitable.
During a long-time friend and co-worker conversation, I described my son, Joey, as “neurodivergent.”
This National Coming Out Day, we are showcasing LGBTQ women featured in "Eye to Eye: Portraits of Pride, Strength, Beauty," a photography series from Carey Candrian, an internal medicine associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Cold and flu season is around the corner, and doctors are urging people to consider getting vaccinated now. Dr. Connie Savor Price, chief medical officer at Denver Health, answers some questions.
A $25 million gift to the University of Northern Colorado will propel the Greeley school closer to making its planned college of osteopathic medicine a reality.
Baby Olive Heringer has been to more hospitals than most at eight months old. She was diagnosed with long QT syndrome before she was even born.
Hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery can increase time in range for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes with no safety concerns, according to trial findings presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.
In fact, alcohol-related liver disease has surpassed other conditions such as hepatitis C and fatty liver disease as the number one reason for liver transplants.
When you live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you know you’re probably in for some joint pain.
Hybrid closed-loop therapy significantly improved maternal glycemic control during pregnancy in people with type 1 diabetes, providing a clinical advantage beyond that achieved with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and insulin-pump therapy, shows the AiDAPT randomized controlled trial.
The University of Colorado has launched a volunteer community advisory board designed to provide feedback to cancer researchers on making studies more accessible and relevant to rural populations.
For the last 15 years, Oscar Romero Alba has faced issues with his kidneys. For the past four years, that's meant dialysis.
As health care providers across the United States grapple with ongoing shortages of cancer drugs, experts are sounding the alarm about drugs that are becoming harder to obtain.
“I got lucky that I suck at golf. I threw my back out playing a sport that people usually enjoy in khakis.”
The drug Veozah (fezolinetant). which became available in May, is a safe and effective non-hormonal treatment for the hot flashes and night sweats that often accompany menopause, according to a new study.
On many campuses, the question of how students should respond to speech that offends them has been settled.
Chronic pain can occur in any part of the body. One of the most common types of this condition is chronic back pain.
Joanne Cole, an assistant professor of biomedical informatics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine who was not involved in the research, praised the paper for clearly articulating its definitions of vegetarianism and rigorously analyzing the genome.
Have you ever tried to be vegetarian but found it too difficult to stop eating meat? Your genes could be partly to blame, a new study suggests.
As I sit down to write this article, I can’t help but think that the timing is uncanny.
Mushrooms are getting newfound interest: from moms microdosing on psychedelic mushrooms to businesses selling non-psychedelic chocolate mushrooms. What's behind it and what does the science say?
About half of physicians reported experiencing burnout last year, and they are not alone. Between 50% and 60% of medical students and resident physicians live with high degrees of burnout, according to Lotte Dyrbye, MD, chief well-being officer at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Janice Greenwood helps save Coloradans lives after she herself has recovered from using crack cocaine.
Finding the molecular key that will see fat tissue turn from white to brown has huge potential for obesity treatments, and for weight loss in general. Yet the cellular code has been a hard one to crack.
What a baby eats, or how the baby eats, may have an impact on future weight and health, research has shown.
An at-home menopause test kit from Clearblue, the maker of pregnancy tests, is now on store shelves across the United States.
Doug Nutter credits the abundant trails and open space near his suburban Denver home for keeping him fit and avoiding a diabetes health scare.
Nayeli López is torn about whether the third floor of North High School would be the safest place to take cover during a mass shooting.
One pervasive dogma throughout ID and all of medicine is that people who use drugs cannot be “trusted” to be adherent to medication recommendations.
In this video exclusive, Nanette Santoro, MD, discussed efficacy for different groups of women of a nonhormonal neurokinin 3 receptor antagonist recently approved by the FDA to treat moderate to severe hot flashes.
Knowing what to eat during pregnancy can be confusing at the best of times. Factor in morning sickness, cravings and everything else that comes with growing a tiny human inside you, it can be difficult to know what to eat to support yourself and your baby.
Getting old is a drag. But it doesn’t have to be. That was the overall theme of Wednesday night’s The Longevity Project at The Art Campus At Willits, co-hosted by The Aspen Times and Glenwood Springs Post Independent.
At a recent Sterling Lions Club meeting, Lion Roger Hosea presented Past International Director John Harper of Cheyenne, Wyoming a check in the amount of $1,000 payable to the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute Foundation.
Ginger could play a critical role in controlling inflammation for people living with autoimmune diseases, according to a new study.
Together, for 56 years, she and her husband, John J. Sie, both immigrants to the U.S., built a family in Colorado during his successful career in cable television.
On her flight to Atlanta, Robin Pollack nibbled gummy bears and sipped a cranberry juice cocktail.
Fall is here, schools are back in session, and pumpkin spice is in the air.
Ginger supplements may help those with certain autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, control inflammation.
The National Institutes of Health on Monday announced a $54 million grant to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, money the latter said would fuel biomedical research and training across the state.
Counsel and Heal
April 25, 2024
The demands of modern life, from long work hours to the constant influx of emails, can pile up, impacting not only mental well-being but also physical health, including the eyes.
KMGH Channel 7
April 24, 2024
In March, a New York judge denied a motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit brought forward by families of those killed in the Buffalo grocery store mass shooting against several social media companies.
Healio
April 23, 2024
“Better recognition and improved management of patients with the coincidence of gout and chronic kidney disease is essential to improve patient outcomes,” Richard J. Johnson, of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and study co-author, told Healio.
ABC News
April 23, 2024
With the weather beginning to turn, many are flocking outdoors this spring while battling increased pollen levels that may bring about severe allergies.