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Should Every Emergency Department Patient Be Offered Hepatitis C Screening, or Just Those at Risk? Two longtime research collaborators at CU Anschutz compared strategies for detecting a potentially dangerous infection that's often undiagnosed.

Hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer. But it often goes undiagnosed. Now, researchers at @cuanschutz.bsky.social are studying the most effective ways to offer hep C testing at emergency departments. @cuemergency.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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1 week ago

Meeting the Special Needs of Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Most people diagnosed with pediatric cancer are living longer than ever, but many face unique challenges as adults – and not all of them are physical.

Pediatric cancer is usually survivable. But as survivors reach adulthood, many will face unique challenges, from physical and psychosocial issues to navigating the complex world of adult health care.
@cucancercenter.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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Myth Masquerading as Science: CU Anschutz Addiction Psychiatrist Investigates Widespread Claim About Cannabis and Brain Maturity A review by CU Anschutz psychiatry professor Bryon Adinoff, MD, finds no hard evidence that significant brain development continues until age 25.

When an addiction psychiatrist and substance-use-disorder authority “kept hearing this concern about using cannabis before age 25 because the brain is still developing,” he was puzzled. He knew of no evidence supporting that claim. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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2 weeks ago

Study: 40% of Colorado Patients Never Fill Their Prescriptions for GLP-1 Drugs A study of Colorado patients prescribed GLP-1 drugs reveals that four out of 10 of these prescriptions for diabetes or obesity or both were never filled.

A study of thousands of Colorado patients who were prescribed GLP-1 drugs – among the most talked-about medications of recent years – reveals that four out of 10 of these prescriptions were never filled. My latest story for @cuemergency.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

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3 weeks ago

Building the Next Generation of Firearms Injury Prevention Scholars A major federal grant supports a new training initiative, the Firearm Injury Prevention Research in Nursing Scholars Program, for early-career researchers.

Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, @cuemergency.bsky.social professor and founding director of the CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, talks about an initiative to train more people to find effective ways to prevent firearms injuries. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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4 weeks ago

A Global Study Explores the Genetic Roots of Thyroid Cancer CU Anschutz Cancer Center members led research that found clues to predict cancer’s aggressiveness in patients.

A sweeping global study of genetic data from nearly 2.9 million people led by @cucancercenter.bsky.social members has uncovered hundreds of previously-unknown genetic variants linked to thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases.
@cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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4 weeks ago

Safe and Stable: A New Project Expands Services to Patients Facing Interpersonal Harm CU Anschutz Emergency Medicine faculty built on the forensic nurse examiner program at University of Colorado Hospital with help from a $1.2 million grant.

Forensic nurse examiners provide specialized care at University of Colorado Hospital to patients facing interpersonal violence. Now, through a project led by @cuemergency.bsky.social faculty, the program is expanding its mission. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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1 month ago

A Guide to Imaging Technologies that Revolutionized How Cancer is Diagnosed and Treated Radiologist Dulcy Wolverton, MD, says tools using x-rays, sound, magnets, radio waves, and computers have 'changed everything.'

At the @cucancercenter.bsky.social, providers have an arsenal of imaging tools at the ready to detect cancer, assess how far the disease has spread, target treatment while reducing harm to patients, and evaluate treatment success. Here's a guide. @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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1 month ago

What Genetic Testing Can Reveal about Hereditary Cancer Conditions Inherited genetic mutations that can cause cancer are mostly rare, but they can greatly increase cancer risk, says a certified genetic counselor.

Most cancers stem from changes in our genes during our lifetime, but 5% to 10% of cancers can be linked to something we’re born with. That's where genetic counselors at the @cucancercenter.bsky.social come in.
@cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

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2 months ago

‘The Best of Both Worlds’: Corey Bills, MD, MPH, Explores Health Issues Globally and at Home Bills is a key player in efforts to improve the delivery of emergency health services in rural and resource-challenged areas like Liberia and Belize.

Both at home and abroad, Corey Bills, MD, MPH, of @cuemergency.bsky.social is a key player in efforts to improve emergency health services in rural and resource-challenged areas. His work has taken him from South Asia to West Africa to Central America. @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

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2 months ago

Olympic Ice Dancer Piper Gilles Survived Ovarian Cancer. Here’s What to Know About the Disease. A CU Anschutz Cancer Center gynecologic oncologist explains a “silent killer” that’s the fifth most common cause of cancer death among U.S. women.

Three years ago, ice dancer Piper Gilles was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Today she's cancer free and competing in the Winter Olympics in Italy. Marisa Moroney, MD, of the @cucancercenter.bsky.social explains ovarian cancer in my latest story. @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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2 months ago

CU Anschutz’s Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative Takes its Suicide-Prevention Message to a Major Firearms-Industry Trade Show FIPI co-founder Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, and research professional Jacquelyn Clark spoke at a suicide prevention town hall at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

The Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative (FIPI) at @cuanschutz.bsky.social, led by @emmybetz.bsky.social, MD, MPH, carried its message of preventing firearm-related injuries and deaths to the first-ever suicide prevention town hall at the firearms industry’s biggest trade show. #cucityofhealth

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2 months ago

ORIEN: A Data Network that Helps CU Cancer Center Unlock Secrets A research partnership linking 17 of North America’s top cancer centers is helping researchers at the CU Cancer Center unlock secrets.

A research partnership linking 17 of North America’s top cancer centers is helping researchers at the @cucancercenter.bsky.social unlock secrets. My latest story for the @cumedicalschool.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

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2 months ago

‘It’s Strong Because of You’: CU Anschutz School of Medicine Dean Reports on State of the School Dean John Sampson, MD, PhD, MBA, celebrated significant achievements across clinical care, research, education, and community engagement.

The CU School of Medicine is "a place where innovation thrives, patients receive exceptional care, and learners are inspired.” So said Dean John Sampson in his State of the School address today at University of Colorado Anschutz. Read more here; photos by Melissa Santorelli. #cucityofhealth

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3 months ago

Lessons From Ukraine’s Frontlines: Medical Research Continues Even in Wartime Can medical research happen in a war zone? It can, says a leading Ukrainian clinician and investigator, but it means working with continuous danger.

Can medical research happen in a war zone? It can, says a leading Ukrainian doctor, but it means working under the constant threat of missile attacks on hospitals and living with continuous danger. @cuemergency.bsky.social @cucombatcenter.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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3 months ago

Answering the Call: CU Anschutz’s New Emergency Medicine Chair on Service, Leadership, and Impact Vik Bebarta, MD, will focus on unity, purpose, community, urgency, impact, and innovation in taking the department to new heights.

"Emergency physicians, like combat medics, run toward danger and challenge, not away from it." Meet Vik Bebarta, MD, and learn about his goals as the new chair of @cuemergency.bsky.social in my latest story for @cumedicalschool.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

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3 months ago

For a School’s Ray of Sunshine, a ‘Very Sad and Scary’ Diagnosis Turned to Joy Innovative treatment and a "positivity crew" at the CU Cancer Center, plus caring family and friends, helped Caitlin Duffy survive cervical cancer.

"I was very afraid that I was going to miss out on being a mom and being a person.” Teacher Caitlin Duffy talks about her "extra terrifying" journey through advanced cervical cancer, and how the cucancercenter.bsky.social at cuanschutz.bsky.social made all the difference. #cucityofhealth

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3 months ago

Filling ‘A Major Gap in the System’: CU Cancer Center Program Helps Women with Cervical Cancer Find Treatment After free screenings at clinics statewide, the Connect to Care initiative navigates eligible women to cancer care.

A woman struggled to find affordable care for her cervical cancer. Then she met a patient navigator through a @cucancercenter.bsky.social program that helps under-insured, low-income women get treatment. Now she's cancer free. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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4 months ago

‘Scromiting’ Is Real – And It’s a Real Pain for Chronic Marijuana Users, Says a CU Anschutz Toxicologist Kennon Heard, MD, PhD, of the CU Anschutz Department of Emergency Medicine, talks about a syndrome that’s sending droves of cannabis fans to the hospital.

Social media calls it "scromiting," short for screaming and vomiting. Toxicologist Kennon Heard, MD, PhD, of @cuemergency.bsky.social talks about a syndrome that’s sending droves of weed fans to the hospital. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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4 months ago

CU Anschutz Department of Emergency Medicine Top Stories of 2025 Explore the top 10 Emergency Medicine stories of 2025, featuring groundbreaking research, innovation, and frontline care shaping patient outcomes.

There are so many good stories to tell about @cuemergency.bsky.social, whose providers are on the front lines of health care, and whose researchers find new ways to save lives in the ER. Here are our best-read stories of the year. #cucityofhealth @cuanschutz.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social

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4 months ago

‘You’re Not the Only One Going Through This’: A Head & Neck Cancer Survivor Supports Others and Advises the CU Cancer Center Ed King serves on the CU Cancer Center's Community Advisory Council and formed a trailblazing support group for his fellow head and neck cancer survivors.

Ed King, diagnosed with head and neck cancer 11 years ago, knows the toll it can take. Rather than facing his situation alone, Ed has been supporting others with cancer, and he is an advisor to the @cucancercenter.bsky.social.
@cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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4 months ago

What to Know About ‘Full House’ Actor Dave Coulier’s Oropharyngeal Cancer Dave Coulier, a veteran television actor, has revealed that he has oropharyngeal cancer, a type of head and neck cancer, and is undergoing treatment.

Actor Dave Coulier -- Uncle Joey on TV's "Full House" -- has a form of head and neck cancer. @cucancercenter.bsky.social experts tell us what we need to know about a type of cancer that's on the rise and how we can avoid it. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

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4 months ago

Take 5: A Program to Cut Back on Antibiotic Prescriptions That Go On Too Long Even when antibiotics are needed to treat bacterial infections at urgent care centers, they’re often prescribed for more days than necessary.

Antibiotics are among the greatest advances in the history of medicine, saving millions of lives. However, too much of a good thing can be bad. Timothy Jenkins, MD, of @cumedicalschool.bsky.social talks about a program to rein in the problem. @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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4 months ago

A Major Study Will Test Automated Oxygen in Ambulances and Helicopters A two-year, multisite project led by Adit Ginde, MD, will evaluate ways to ‘free up the hands and minds of providers’ for crucial care in emergencies.

A project led by @cuemergency.bsky.social will evaluate ways to "free up the hands and minds of providers" for crucial care in emergencies. The project will evaluate automating oxygen delivery in ambulances and helicopters. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cucombatcenter.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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4 months ago

In a Holiday Conversation About Cancer, What You Don’t Say Matters CU Cancer Center oncologist Kyle Concannon, MD, offers advice on how to talk about cancer with someone newly diagnosed – and what to avoid.

You just found out that someone you care about has cancer. You want to be supportive. But what do you say? And what do you NOT say? @cucancercenter.bsky.social oncologist Kyle Concannon, MD, has advice on how to talk about cancer. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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5 months ago

A Proven Tool to Help You Quit Smoking is Now Available for Free Across Colorado For people who want to quit smoking, nicotine replacement therapy is a proven way to improve the chances of success. A CU Cancer Center program can help.

If you want to quit smoking, nicotine replacement therapy is a proven way to improve your chances of success. The @cucancercenter.bsky.social is now making a form of the therapy available for free across Colorado. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

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5 months ago

A Major STEP Toward Preventing Falls Among Older Coloradans A $4.65 million federal grant will support CU Anschutz researchers as they help aging people stay out of the emergency room and avoid life-changing injuries.

As we age, our risk of falling rises, potentially with life-changing impacts. So faculty at @cuemergency.bsky.social and @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social have joined forces to expand delivery of fall prevention programs. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

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5 months ago

A Major Award Spotlights Data Science’s Value in Cancer Research A major award for CU Cancer Center member Debashis Ghosh, PhD, underscores the vital importance of data science in cancer research.

. @cucancercenter.bsky.social member Debashis Ghosh, PhD, a professor in the Colo School of Public Health’s Dept of Biostatistics & Informatics, has been honored for the impact of his work in unlocking cancer's secrets. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

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5 months ago

What Are the Big Unanswered Questions About Cancer? We Asked the Experts. The CU Cancer Center’s thought leaders on research weigh in on cancer’s lingering mysteries.

Over the 40-year history of the @cucancercenter.bsky.social, its researchers have answered key questions about cancer. But the quest to solve cancer’s mysteries goes on. We asked our top minds what unanswered questions remain. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

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5 months ago

A New Arrival at CU Cancer Center Tests a Homegrown Treatment for Aggressive Leukemia A physician-scientist who last year joined the CU Cancer Center team will soon steer the first human trial of a homegrown CAR T-cell therapy for leukemia.

A @cuanschutz.bsky.social physician-scientist who last year joined the @cucancercenter.bsky.social, will soon steer the first human trial of a homegrown CAR T-cell therapy for an aggressive, hard-to-treat form of leukemia. My latest story for @cumedicalschool.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

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