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What is quantum computing and how will it improve healthcare? What are the latest innovations in cell and gene therapy? How are human eating habits affected by our evolution? Health Science Radio is a podcast that answers these questions and more, exploring tomorrow’s medicine today. We talk with University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus researchers who are devoted to solving the most persistent challenges in health science.

  1. 23/10/2025

    The Ghostly Tales of a Former Army Hospital

    Welcome to a special Halloween episode of Health Science Radio.  It opened in 1941 as “the last word in Army hospitals,” serving military families from World War II to Vietnam. Today, the Fitzsimons Building houses the administrative offices of CU Anschutz. It’s not uncommon for the community to ask, “Is the Fitzsimons building haunted?” Those who work in the bowels of the 480,000 square foot art deco building have chilling tales to tell.

    7 min

  2. 06/06/2025

    Better Together: A Doctor-Created Antidote to the Burnout Crisis

    Doctors Tyra Fainstad and Adrienne Mann had heard stories about  physician burnout before launching their careers in 2011. It wasn’t long  before the national crisis became personal, however, as the young doctors  and new mothers both struggled with work-life balance, self-criticism and  other challenges. In 2019, an idea sparked that would offer healthcare  professionals a path toward better life balance and work satisfaction. On  this episode of Health Science Radio, Fainstad and Mann talk about their  fast-growing physician-coaching program and the systemic drivers behind  the burnout crisis.

    43 min

  3. 27/05/2025

    When Is Pornography a Problem?

    Pornography has never been easier to access and consume. While experts don’t agree on labeling its problematic use as “addiction,” its use targets the same areas of the brain as substances. And its use can be detrimental to health and well-being. We’re joined by licensed marriage and family therapist Danielle Sukenik, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She shares what the research says about the problematic use of pornography – and the impact its use has on the individuals and couples she sees in practice. You'll also hear what researchers know about the impact pornography has on the developing brain.

    24 min

  4. 08/05/2025

    Physical Therapist: Research Is Advancing Care, Recovery for Patients Facing Knee Replacement

    More than 1 in 10 adults over age 50 experience knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, and about 1 in 25 will go on to have knee replacement surgery. As our population ages, cases of osteoarthritis are expected to climb, meaning even more patients facing the prospect of knee replacement and rehabilitation. This episode of Health Science Radio features Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, FAPTA, professor of physical therapy and executive director of the RESTORE team at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Stevens-Lapsley talks about what’s involved in arthroplasty of the knee and how patients can best heal and recover muscle strength after surgery. She also discusses a clinical trial that will measure the outcomes of using neuromuscular electrical stimulation as part of the knee replacement surgery rehabilitation process in 30 clinics in Colorado and Utah.

    37 min

  5. 03/04/2025

    How Do We ‘Trust the Science’ in an Age of Misinformation?

    Fueled by emotion-driven and easily shared social media, the current waves of online misinformation casting doubt on science have grown in size, frequency and intensity. This episode of Health Science Radio features two guests from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus who are passionate about preventing and reversing the trend: Aimee Bernard, PhD, associate professor of immunology and microbiology, and Laura Scherer, PhD, associate professor of medicine in the cardiology division. Both Bernard and Scherer are faculty members at the CU School of Medicine. They discuss sources of misinformation, how it is disseminated, the challenges of social influencers and predatory journals, as well as nuanced strategies all science communicators can consider to help rebuild trust in science. Studies referenced in this episode:  Authenticity in science communication: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226711 Reducing conspiracy beliefs with AI: https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.adq1814 Accuracy nudge intervention: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0956797620939054 Who is susceptible to health misinformation: https://wp.demetra.rs/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hea-hea0000978.pdf Preprint reporting on a test of different misinformation interventions with 30,000+ people:

    46 min

  6. 24/03/2025

    How Does Cannabis Use Affect Brain Function?

    As a teenager, Joshua Gowin, PhD, remembers sitting through DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) classes and watching those frying pan-focused public service announcements: “This is your brain on drugs.” Gowin, assistant professor of radiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is the lead author on a recent study published in JAMA Network Open that explored the effects of both recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function during cognitive tasks, including working memory. The study is the largest of its kind, examining the effects of cannabis use on over 1,000 young adults aged 22 to 36 using brain imaging technology. What were the study’s findings and where is Gowin’s research headed next? Listen to this episode of Health Science Radio to find out.

    29 min

  7. 07/03/2025

    Why Are Colorectal Cancer Patients Getting Younger?

    Colorectal cancer has been upending the lives of younger people at disturbing rates in recent years, becoming the second most common type of cancer in people under age 50 in the U.S. today. By 2030, deaths are expected to double, and the disease is predicted to jump to the leading cause of cancer death in 20- to 49-year-olds. On this episode, we talk about epidemiological factors behind the rise in cases, the age groups affected, symptoms people should be paying attention to, preventative screening options, and where the research is going to try to reverse this alarming trend. Our guest is Swati Patel, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk and Prevention Center.

    35 min

  8. 19/02/2025

    What Are the Impacts of Alcohol on Health?

    With mounting evidence about the dangers of alcohol to our health, just what is the impact of alcohol on cancer risk? On cardiovascular risk? On overall mortality? Those questions are answered on this episode of Health Science Radio, which features two University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus professors discussing the latest studies on alcohol and health. The two doctors also talk about the changing patterns of alcohol consumption, current definitions of what constitutes a drink, their own internal conversations about alcohol and the need for more research.

    40 min
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What is quantum computing and how will it improve healthcare? What are the latest innovations in cell and gene therapy? How are human eating habits affected by our evolution? Health Science Radio is a podcast that answers these questions and more, exploring tomorrow’s medicine today. We talk with University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus researchers who are devoted to solving the most persistent challenges in health science.

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    University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Años de actividad
    2020 - 2025
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