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Jul 27, 2020 by OncLive

Paul A. Bunn, Jr, distinguished professor, James Dudley Chair in Lung Cancer Research, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado and a 2014 Giant of Cancer Care® in Lung Cancer, highlights encouraging data with fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu) in HER2-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Jul 28, 2020 by Denver Business Journal

For University of Colorado Hospital, Covid-19 has reinforced the importance of close collaboration between academic and clinical partners. “We were able to stand up very quickly a process for embedding evidence-based clinical pathways and guidelines,” Jean Kutner, chief medical officer of UCH [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], told Denver Business Journal.

Jul 17, 2020 by News-Review (Petoskey, Mich.)

Those consequences are distinct from the well-established connections between poverty and poor health, said Edward Havranek, director of medicine at Denver Health Medical Center [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine]. And although the exact reasons for the link between plunging income and later health problems aren’t clear, one obvious suspect is stress. “As our wealth drops, we have the same set of obligations,” Havranek said.

Jul 21, 2020 by Fox 31

“I think the public is much more aware of the benefits of genetic testing in getting information back that can help them make really important decisions about their own life, their treatment, their risk of developing disease and more. I also think there’s a real altruistic nature to our patient population. They want to contribute to research and discovery, and I appreciate those who have joined this initiative.” Kathleen Barnes, Director Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine and University of Colorado School of Medicine Professor

Jul 20, 2020 by Fox 31

“The question is, is this the beginning [like] what happened back in March when it started this way and then it escalated, or this sort of a slow steady increase that we’ll see that will remain manageable,” Michelle Barron, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at the University of Colorado Hospital UCHealth [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine] said, adding “Or will it go back down? I think those are the things that remain definitely unknown.”

Jul 13, 2020 by Healio

In a related editorial, Marc P. Bonaca, associate professor and director of vascular research at University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Connie N. Hess, associate professor of medicine at University of Colorado School of Medicine, wrote: “Taken together, these observations confirm the risk profile of patients with symptomatic atherosclerotic vascular disease and the important association of polyvascular disease with outcomes”

Jul 13, 2020 by ACP Hospitalist

ACP Member Read G. Pierce, agreed that building relationships with clinical colleagues can help one find joy and sustenance in work. In the spring, the hospitalist and associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus created an hour-long Zoom forum with his colleagues to connect and debrief. They call it “Fears, Beers, and Cheers.”

Jul 14, 2020 by USA Today

Unlike traditional vaccines that expose participants to a small amount of virus, this vaccine focuses on the genetic code of the coronavirus and its spike protein, said Thomas Campbell, an infectious disease doctor at the CU School of Medicine and University of Colorado Hospital. The recruitment period will last about two months, and the call will go out through UCHealth’s My Health Connection patient portal.

Jul 9, 2020 by CBS4

“The vaccine is intended to prevent COVID-19,” said Thomas Campbell, an infectious disease physician at the CU School of Medicine and University of Colorado Hospital. “So the trial will evaluate how well the vaccine does that and it will also evaluate whether or not the vaccine is safe for people to get.”

Jul 13, 2020 by Fox 31

The Medical Director for Infection Prevention at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Michelle Barron, [professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine] said based on the information local schools have right now, they appear to be making sound choices on reopening schools.

Jul 10, 2020 by Channel 7

David Beuther serves as a pulmonary physician and the chief medical information officer at National Jewish Health [and assistant professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine]. This year, he served on the Douglas County advisory board to help reopen schools in the fall. He supports the mask mandate and is afraid that if people don’t start to take masks more seriously the state could need to shut down again.

Jul 9, 2020 by CBS4

Marc Moss, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Director of Critical Care [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], says right now they’re seeing a slight increase in hospital patients with COVID-19. “That’s concerning,” Moss said. “Because that little blip going from 20 to 27, then it’s 30, 40 and were back up to the 160 people we had in the hospital.”

Jul 10, 2020 by Channel 7

“Growing up, I was always pretty interested in science. I have a few family members who are in medicine and nursing,” said University of Colorado fourth-year medical student Lauren Heery. “Helping people through my direct knowledge as a scientist, and now as a medical student, was I think what interested me the most.”

Jul 17, 2020 by CPR News

CPR News continues to speak with experts, doctors, researchers and people who’ve recovered. We want to bring you the stories of people who are caring for COVID-19 patients in their own words. Why do they do what they do? What do they remember about seeing their first coronavirus patient? And...what do they hope we take away from this pandemic. Here’s what seven medical professionals had to say.

Jul 17, 2020 by Department of Medicine

The Academic Clinician Education (PACE) program supports the career development of our department’s clinician-educators. These faculty members make crucial contributions to the success of our department by developing and improving innovative educational programs, and engaging in educational research to guide how we teach and assess health professional learners.

Jun 30, 2020 by Highlands Ranch Herald

“If you look at our number of covid patients compared to other hospitals, our numbers have generally been lower,” said Radhika Acharya, medical director of the cancer center [at Highlands Ranch Hospital and assistant professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine]. “I think it was because we were early adopters so we could keep our patients safe.”

Jul 6, 2020 by Colorado Springs Gazette

Fernando Holguin, the director of the University of Colorado’s Latino Center for Research and Policy Center, focusing on Latino health disparities, said that during the peak of hospitalizations in March and April, he recalls walking through the UCHealth intensive care unit, when he realized just by looking around that the pandemic was spreading rampantly among the minority community. “It seemed like maybe 80% were brown or Black. Most were Hispanic or had Hispanic last names,” Holguin said. “The disparities were really obvious.”

Jul 2, 2020 by Detroit News

“I’ve been watching that map. Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico. From the Colorado standpoint, we’re well aware of what’s going on around us and we’re very anxious,” said Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine]. “The next couple of weeks are critical.”

Jul 7, 2020 by Fox 31

“I think [people are] scared. I think they’re scared they have the disease. They don’t want to infect other people in their family and also I think people in Colorado are smart,” UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Director of Critical Care [and CU School of Medicine Professor of Medicine] Marc Moss said.

Jul 7, 2020 by New York Post

“If you want to have the full life you are hoping for on the other side of COVID-19, then resume your doctor appointments, check your health numbers, like blood glucose, and if you have diabetes, your hemoglobin A1c, cholesterol, and blood pressure, and get a plan for preventing heart disease and stroke,” said Robert H. Eckel, American Diabetes Association president of medicine and science and an endocrinologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Jul 7, 2020 by Elemental

It’s still unclear whether the new-onset cases are unique to the novel coronavirus or if they’re occurring in people who might already be prone to developing diabetes when facing systemic infection or severe stress from an illness, such as a cytokine storm, says Robert Eckel, president of medicine and science at the American Diabetes Association and professor of medicine emeritus in the division of endocrinology, metabolism & diabetes at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Jul 9, 2020 by 9News

“Our site here at University of Colorado Hospital is part of a nationwide network called the COVID Prevention Network, which is set up so that it has a cohort of sites that are available to sequentially enroll into multiple vaccine studies,” said Thomas Campbell, an infectious disease physician at the CU School of Medicine and University of Colorado Hospital. “If it works, the Moderna vaccine could be a real game-changer for the pandemic.”

Jun 30, 2020 by Medscape

Jacinda Nicklas, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, presented findings of the BAB trial during the virtual American Diabetes Association (ADA) 80th Scientific Sessions.

Jun 30, 2020 by 5280

But Bill Burman, director of Denver Public Health [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], sees just as much of a problem with the bottomless mimosas, burger-and-a-beer lunch combos, and all-day “happy hours” that restaurants and bars marketed before the COVID-19 lockdown—and will revive after it’s over.​

Jun 27, 2020 by CPR News

Sarah Rowan is an infectious disease specialist at Denver Health [and assistant professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine] by day and an artist in her free time. She also emailed some friends from local hospitals, like Shanta Zimmer, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Medical Campus.​

Jun 30, 2020 by ABC15 (Phoenix)

“People who’ve experienced military triage and having to make these decisions on the battlefield are sometimes scarred for life by this. It’s not something you ever really forget,” said Matthew Wynia, an infectious disease and public health expert from the University of Colorado.

Jun 26, 2020 by 5280

This randomized clinical trial began on March 18 in collaboration with UCHealth and various hospitals (over 2,000 patients are enrolled nationally). While the trial began with a broad range of COVID-19 patients, it has since narrowed to only enrolling people on a ventilator. “What’s currently being enrolled is a little further along the spectrum of severity than what the ruxolitinib study is enrolling,” says Thomas Campbell, professor of medicine-infectious diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Hydroxychloroquine Update: On Monday, June 15, the FDA revoked the authorization for physicians to prescribe hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 outside of research studies. UCHealth is currently conducting four such trials: two inpatient and two outpatient ones, though due to press coverage, including President Donald Trump’s inaccurate claims on the drug, patients are increasingly hesitant to participate. “We worry that people are forming opinions outside of the science. We want to encourage people to enroll in trials so that we actually can get the definitive answer,” says Jean Kutner, professor of medicine at [CU School of Medicine and] UCHospital.

Jun 30, 2020 by CU Anschutz Medical Campus

For Kristina Slunecka, it was the woman locked down in her assisted-living facility room, unable to leave the confines of her four walls even to go outside because of COVID-19. For Desirae Martinez, it was the elderly man beginning their first call with, “I don’t have much to say,” and still chatting with his newfound friend an hour later.

Jun 18, 2020 by Boulder Weekly

In Colorado, the state legislature created The Sickle Cell Research and Treatment Center in the early 1970s as part of the CU School of Medicine. With an emphasis on research and education, the purpose of the Center is to “help to assure that persons living with sickle cell disease across the lifespan have the specialty services that they need [and] to be champions in the systems where sickle cell patients receive care,” says Director Kathryn Hassell.

Jun 22, 2020 by Time

“You have some stakeholders who want to downplay things and make it sound like we’ve had a wonderful response, it all worked beautifully,” says Matthew Wynia, director of the University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities and a member of the study committee. “And you’ve got others who say, ‘No, no, no. Look at all the people who were harmed.’”

Jun 23, 2020 by NPR

The findings are consistent with several studies following asymptomatic patients in China, which have found that many can develop lesions in the lungs despite having no outward symptoms, says Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine] not involved with the paper. “It probably is, at least in this disease, pretty common,” she says.

Jun 21, 2020 by Fox 31

“We don’t know what’s gonna happen in the future, and I think that’s creating a little stress in people,” said Director of Critical Care at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Marc Moss [professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine]. Moss says during the peak, their hospital was taking care of more than 140 COVID-19 patients. That number is now less than 10.

Jun 19, 2020 by CPR News

Ivor Douglas, an ICU pulmonologist at Denver Health [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], said the number of patients in his ICU is far below its peak in April. “The volume of very gravely ill patients with COVID-19 has settled to a low plateau,” Douglas said. At the same time, he said, those patients still in the hospital have acute health problems related to the virus. ​ Michelle Barron, the Medical Director for Infection Control and Prevention at the University of Colorado hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], is feeling encouraged but remains cautious. “I think that we’re kind of at that critical crux in terms of determining ... whether we will hopefully continue to be able to see a decline,” Barron said.

Jun 22, 2020 by 9News

Michelle Barron, an infectious disease specialist at UCHealth [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], said the uptick in cases isn’t all bad news, and that hospitalizations have held more or less steady on recent weeks.

Jun 22, 2020 by Department of Medicine

University of Colorado Distinguished Professor Charles Dinarello, MD, has today been named one of the winners of the 2020 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science “for the development of cytokine-targeting biological therapies for treatment of inflammatory diseases.” Dr. Dinarello shares the prize with Dr. Marc Feldmann and with Dr. Tadamitsu Kishimoto.

Jun 12, 2020 by Colorado Springs Business Journal

Q32 Bio — US 10,233,235 “Modulating the Alternative Complement Pathway” application pertains to methods and compositions for modulating, e.g., stimulating or inhibiting, activity of the alternative complement pathway....Q32 Bio was seeded and incubated by Atlas Venture with foundational science from renowned researchers in immunology Michael Holers, and Joshua Thurman, from the CU School of Medicine at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.

Jun 17, 2020 by U.S. News & World Report

“I think one of the biggest concerns about testosterone therapy is whether it is really needed,” said Robert Eckel, professor of medicine and an endocrinologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Jun 11, 2020 by Daily Beast

Matthew Wynia, director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz, said his eyebrows didn’t shoot up when he read the email—but “they arched a little.”

Jun 16, 2020 by The New York Times

Public health officials say that indicates the virus has been present in prison populations for far longer than had previously been understood. “If you don’t do testing, you’re flying blind,” said Carlos Franco-Paredes, an infectious-disease specialist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Jun 13, 2020 by CBS4

But others wonder if it’s ethical to infect people with a potentially lethal virus with no reliable treatment. And Matthew DeCamp at UCHealth says, as coronavirus transmission rates decline, a challenge trial is a harder sell. “It’s harder to justify adding on risk and exposing people to additional risk,” said DeCamp, internal medicine doctor at UCHealth and associate professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado.

Jun 13, 2020 by CNBC

Even if you’re not exhibiting symptoms, you could be shedding pieces of the virus. If the test comes back positive, then it is assumed that “you’re sick and infected,” David Beuther, a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health [and assistant professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], tells CNBC Make It.

Jun 12, 2020 by CPR News

“You might be safe where you may not get it again, but it’s likely just with most respiratory viruses, it’s temporal,” said Michelle Barron, medical director for Infection Control and Prevention at the University of Colorado Hospital. “So you have some protection from getting the infection again for like a month or two, and then it goes away.”

Jun 16, 2020 by CBS4

“The patients that require supplemental oxygen or ones that are on mechanical ventilation appeared to be the ones that benefited the most,” said William Janssen, the Section Head of Critical Care at National Jewish Health [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine]. “We’ve been using steroids in many of our patients with COVID-19 as well.”

Jun 12, 2020 by Department of Medicine

The University of Colorado Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the 2020 Rising Star Award recipients. The Rising Star Award recognizes outstanding early-career faculty members who exemplify the department’s core values of excellence in patient care, research, education and community service.

Jun 11, 2020 by CPR News

After any potential exposure to COVID-19 it’s important to wait five to seven days — or until you show symptoms — to get a test, said Michelle Barron, medical director for Infection Control and Prevention at the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Jun 9, 2020 by Fox 31

“I think we’re hoping we’re ahead of this curve, but widespread testing is kind of the key to that,” says Michelle Barron. Barron is UCHealth’s Medical Director for Infection Prevention and Control, and says the new policy went into place Monday.

Jun 9, 2020 by CBS4

Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], encourages everyone to continue to be mindful of steps people can take to reduce exposure to and transmission of COVID-19.

Jun 2, 2020 by Medscape

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the deadliest form, with a 5-year survival rate of just over 5%.​

Jun 1, 2020 by Medscape

On May 18, Colorado Doctors for Camp Closure members offered enough masks to supply all 510 detainees at the GEO Aurora ICE detention facility, but ICE refused the offer, says Danielle Loeb, a member of the organization and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado.

May 29, 2020 by Channel 7

Denver Health Internal Medicine doctor [and CU School of Medicine Assistant Professor] Jeremy Long told Denver7 Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance companies deciding to reimburse more providers for telehealth has increased access to healthcare.

Jun 1, 2020 by CPR News

Michelle Barron, who oversees infectious disease control and prevention at UCHealth, got a cut and color May 22 from her stylist David MacDonald at Moda Salon in Denver. She’s known him for 20 years. As someone who is trained in infectious disease prevention, she grilled her stylist about how well he sanitizes the salon before she became his client. “Even before coronavirus I was the crazy person wiping everything down with wipes and using hand sanitizers,” Barron said. (Photo credit: CPR News.)

May 29, 2020 by CPR News

David Beckham at University of Colorado Hospital [and CU School of Medicine] has started a clinical trial that compares patients treated with plasma to a database of patients who did not receive the plasma nor participated in other clinical trials. So far, he and his team have enrolled 82 patients.

Jun 4, 2020 by Denverite

“I think that’s the key thing for people to also understand is that we don’t know if there’s going to be another big wave where we see hundreds of cases (a day) or if we’re going to see maybe 10 cases,” says Michelle Barron, an infectious disease specialist at Aurora’s University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Jun 1, 2020 by Denver Post

The new coronavirus mostly spreads via droplets when someone shouts, chants, sneezes or coughs, and people are most at risk when they are within 3 to 6 feet of an infected person, including carriers of the virus who don’t have symptoms, said Michelle Barron, medical director of infection control and prevention at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Jun 4, 2020 by Washington Post

Now, as medical institutions explore resuming non-coronavirus research, they say it will be hard to make up for lost time. Some researchers have to rebuild their colonies of specially bred animals. Many labs are implementing staggered work shifts to limit the number of employees at any one time. “I don’t see how we can maintain the levels of activity we had in the past,” said Craig Jordan, a leukemia researcher at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

May 27, 2020 by 9News

“For us to be able to know how much disease is out there, we have to be able to test for it,” said Michelle Barron, an infectious disease specialist with UCHealth [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

May 27, 2020 by KUNC

Since the pandemic began, Carlos Franco-Paredes, an infectious disease expert at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, has visited jails in Colorado, Maryland and Michigan to carry out inspections.

May 27, 2020 by The New York Times

Abigail Lara [associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine] now wears one in a Covid-19 section of the I.C.U. “It takes a little bit of getting used to, but I find them to be comfortable,” she said. “I think we all appreciate that we were given this level of protection.”

May 18, 2020 by Livestrong

Here’s a quick primer on how circulation works: “Oxygen-rich blood comes out of the heart and delivers oxygen to your body through the arteries, giving your muscles and brain energy,” says Marc Bonaca, director of vascular research and associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and spokesperson for the American College of Cardiology.

May 18, 2020 by Women's Health

Caffeine is a powerful stimulant. This means it can wake you up, help you stay focused, and even get things moving in the bathroom. But this also means it spikes your blood pressure and stresses your heart, says Amber Khanna, a cardiologist at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

May 18, 2020 by Newsweek

Robert H. Eckel, a past-president of the American Heart Association and Clinical Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado School of Medicine who did not work on the study told Newsweek the findings are limited because the researchers relied on the participants accurately reporting what they ate.

May 15, 2020 by Health Central

“Testosterone drops with age more than with menopause,” says Margaret Wierman, professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and former Vice President of Clinical Sciences at the Endocrine Society.

May 14, 2020 by Chemical & Engineering News

The test only takes 30 min and does not require mass spectrometers or other specialized equipment. This short turnaround time and easy processing is “really appealing,” says HIV researcher Jose R. Castillo-Mancilla of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, who was not involved with the study.

May 21, 2020 by Westword

Carlos Franco-Paredes, an infectious-disease doctor with the University of Colorado, has urged the ICE facility to reduce the detainee population and release vulnerable individuals. “The potential for the spread of one of these outbreaks within that detention facility may have significant casualties,” Franco-Paredes wrote in a letter to local ICE leadership in March.

May 18, 2020 by Fox 31

Marc Moss, professor of medicine and head of the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado School of medicine also took part in the Q&A seminar. “It’s [the pandemic] made a job where you’re dealing with people in crisis even more difficult,” said Moss, referring to the difficulty of making a connection with patients and their families during the pandemic.

May 15, 2020 by Colorado Sun

Darlene Tad-y, the vice president of clinical affairs for the Colorado Hospital Association [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], said the early studies on remdesivir are guiding hospitals’ decisions. “They’re looking to these studies to help identify patients who are in similar situations as those in the study,” she said.

May 17, 2020 by Denver Post

Patients also have to be at least 18 and able to understand that the treatment is experimental, said David Beckham, an associate professor in the infectious diseases division on the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus.

May 13, 2020 by CBS Sacramento

One key strength of this study is that the “period of observation is longer — 20 years,” said Bob Eckel, a past president of the American Heart Association and a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Colorado.

May 12, 2020 by PopSugar

“Seasonal allergy symptoms are driven by allergies to pollen, and most commonly to pollen that comes from plants or trees that utilize wind pollination. Anything that can make pollen more or less airborne can lead to changes in pollen counts and changes in allergy symptoms,” explains Lorelei Vandiver, an allergy and immunology specialist at UCHealth [and instructor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

May 11, 2020 by Washington Post

Carlos Franco-Paredes, a clinician from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, examined the jail last week as part of the lawsuit….Franco-Paredes said during Monday’s hearing that during his inspection last week, jail officials appeared to be following jail operating recommendations by the CDC. “I think for the most part they were in compliance with CDC guidelines at the time of the inspection,” he said.

May 7, 2020 by 9News

“The problem is that you’re touching everything,” said Michelle Barron, the medical director of Infection Prevention and Control at UCHealth’s University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

May 8, 2020 by Newsweek

“In a fast-moving pandemic, protecting individuals’ rights to privacy limits the ability of the government to protect the health of the population,” says Eric Campbell, a researcher with the University of Colorado’s medical campus specializing in health policy and bioethics.

May 12, 2020 by Colorado Sun

“I feel like we understand the disease better than we did in the beginning,” said Marc Moss, [head of the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine for CU School of Medicine] who works in pulmonology and critical care at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. “I think a lot of medicine is pattern recognition and the more patterns you see the more comfortable you are caring for those patients.”

May 6, 2020 by Colorado Springs Independent

With campuses closed and hospitals becoming front lines in the fight against the novel coronavirus, students like those at University of Colorado School of Medicine have been thrown for an unprecedented loop. “It’s really changed everything,” says Erik Wallace, associate dean of the university’s Colorado Springs branch, who adds that when the pandemic hit, program officials essentially had to scrap normal curriculum at every level.

May 6, 2020 by CURE

D. Ross Camidge is the director of thoracic oncology and the Joyce Zeff Chair in Lung Cancer Research at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, that had to rapidly react to the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 1, 2020 by CBS4

For professionals, there’s a sort of “grin and bear it” reaction with every trip to the grocery store, as described by UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and CU School of Medicine] infectious disease specialist Michelle Barron.

May 2, 2020 by ABC News

“We’ve always had universal safety precautions for everyone in the hospital and operating room. Now, they are enhanced,” said Jean Kutner, chief medical officer for UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

May 7, 2020 by Medscape

After COVID-19 hit the Denver area, internist Jean Kutner, and her clinical colleagues drastically reduced the number of patients they saw and kept a minimum number of people in the office.

May 4, 2020 by Fox 31

“I think remdesivir is the first step in developing effective treatments for COVID-19. It’s probably not the last step, and it may not turn out to be the best,” said Thomas Campbell, professor of Medicine-Infectious Diseases at the CU School of Medicine. Doctors at UCHealth are also examining Ruxolitnib, Sarilumad, and hydroxycloriquine, other drugs touted as potential game changers.

Apr 28, 2020 by Healio

“Of note, the majority of patients with ovarian cancer included in the study achieved a best overall response of stable disease along with noted clinical observation of tumor regression in injected as well as uninjected lesions, which supports further investigation of this tumor type,” Antonio Jimeno, professor in the [division] of medical oncology at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, said during a presentation.

Apr 28, 2020 by MD Magazine

Marc Bonaca of the University of Colorado in Aurora, Colorado: “We are trying to do everything virtually for our patients with vascular disease. The need to come back for recurrent procedures or other issues is a real problem because we don’t want them to get infected. It’s a very fragile population.”

Apr 27, 2020 by Health

Inflammation may also play a big role in blood clotting among COVID-19 patients. “When there is very active and severe inflammation in the body, the surface of blood vessels can become disturbed and the clotting system can be activated,” Kathryn Hassell, a hematologist at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], tells Health.

Apr 23, 2020 by CPR News

Other public health researchers say testing may be able to catch up, given the increased and growing availability. “I think it (testing) has significantly improved, and certainly from where we started to where we are now, it’s like night and day,” said Michelle Barron, [professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine] who specializes in infectious disease at UC Health.

Apr 30, 2020 by CBS4

“Do you think the drug is working?” Gionet asked Connie Price, the Chief Medical Officer at Denver Health Medical Center [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine]. “I think so, all early indications are that it is, and we need more data,” Price responded. “It prevents the virus from getting into the cell and replicating.”

Apr 29, 2020 by Channel 7

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is one of 150 hospitals around the world participating in the Gilead trial to determine if remdesivir should be given for five days or ten. “We did not see a significant differences in benefit from five days to ten days,” said Thomas Campbell, a professor at the CU School of Medicine and is helping to spearhead UCHealth’s portion of the study.

Apr 29, 2020 by Fox 31

The trials started in February, and about a month ago, CU became involved. To date, 31 patients from UCHealth have been a part of the trial. “It’s very exciting,” said Thomas Campbell, a professor at the CU School of Medicine and part of a team that’s leading the trial at UCHealth. “This may change things for patients with COVID-19 in that we may now have a proven effective treatment.”

Apr 29, 2020 by CPR News

Early results from clinical trials of remdesivir, an antiviral drug that has been tested in Colorado hospitals on patients with COVID-19, show that those treated with the drug may be getting better faster, with fewer deaths. “What I can say is that many patients have gotten better,” said Thomas Campbell, professor in the CU School of Medicine. He’s one of the physicians leading remdesivir clinical trials at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital.

Apr 23, 2020 by LiveScience

“This is not a new phenomenon,” said Marc Moss, the division head of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. There are other conditions in which patients are extremely low on oxygen but don’t feel any sense of suffocation or lack of air, Moss told Live Science. For example, some congenital heart defects cause circulation to bypass the lungs, meaning the blood is poorly oxygenated.

Apr 23, 2020 by Fox 31

As of Thursday, Denver Health had 64 COVID-19 patients. Fourteen of them were on ventilators. And since the beginning of the year, the hospital has treated and discharged 175 coronavirus patients. “We’ve had some extraordinary successes,” said Ivor Douglas, [professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine and] the director of the hospital’s medical intensive care unit.​

Apr 22, 2020 by Colorado Springs Indy

“Individuals who have been experiencing homelessness, particularly chronic homelessness, have a high burden of chronic diseases that make them more susceptible to getting a severe infection,” says Heather Cassidy, community engagement director at the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s Colorado Springs branch.

Apr 16, 2020 by Fox21 (Colorado Springs)

“Our homeless neighbors often have high prevalence of chronic conditions and suppressed immune systems that make them particularly vulnerable to a severe course of illness if they get infected with coronavirus,” said Medical Advisor Heather Cassidy [assistant professor of medicine and director of community engagement for the CU School of Medicine Colorado Springs Branch].

Apr 18, 2020 by Denver Post

Michel Chonchol, a nephrologist at University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], said kidney disease interferes with the immune system, making patients on dialysis more vulnerable to all types of infections.

Apr 16, 2020 by Coloradoan

CU School of Medicine’s 2020 graduating class will begin their residencies in July.

Apr 22, 2020 by Colorado Sun

“We are being very safe, very clean,” said Jean Kutner, chief medical officer of UCHealth’s University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora.

Apr 20, 2020 by Fox 31

Since the pandemic began, UCHealth has added virtual visits to more than 700 clinics. Demand for the service has increased more than 1,000 percent.

Apr 20, 2020 by KOAA

Erik Wallace, Associate Dean for the Colorado Springs Branch, at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, says environment and other social determinants are also factors.

Apr 29, 2020 by Today

Jeffrey Wallace, a gerontologist with the University of Colorado Hospital [and CU School of Medicine], tells TODAY’s Al Roker how he believes we can protect vulnerable nursing home residents during the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 16, 2020 by CPR News

Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention at the University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], said, so far, “The swab test is really quite good in terms of being able to detect active virus.”

Apr 18, 2020 by Wall Street Journal

Marc Moss, a professor of medicine [at CU School of Medicine] who has studied health-care-worker burnout, said nurses and doctors who work in the ICU traditionally have high rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress syndrome and suicidal thoughts…. Support from the public also helps.

Apr 18, 2020 by Denver Post

Darlene Tad-y, the Colorado Hospital Association’s vice president for clinical affairs, did not exactly downplay the severity of the problem. In an interview Wednesday, Tad-y, who also practices medicine at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora [and is associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], said it speaks volumes that the state’s 81 acute-care hospitals are now operating under a “Crisis Standards of Care” agreement, which lays out protocols for both the present and the worst-case scenario.

Apr 10, 2020 by Medscape

The findings provide some additional value from data accrued from highly selected populations that consuming isoflavone-containing foods, particularly on a background of a heart-healthy dietary pattern, reduces the risk of developing heart disease, Robert H. Eckel, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, told theheart.org | Medscape Cardiology.

Apr 13, 2020 by Mother Jones

Carlos Franco-Paredes, a professor in the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s infectious diseases division, emphasized that crowded, enclosed spaces are the opposite of social distancing. By the time ICE quarantines a symptomatic detainee, that person will have likely have already infected others, he said. Those infected people will transmit the virus to others.

Apr 13, 2020 by Fox 31

Some doctors at National Jewish Health in Denver are in New York this week helping the medical team at a Mount Sinai Hospital care for their COVID-19 patients. Josh Solomon is one of them. He is an associate professor of medicine at National Jewish Health [and CU School of Medicine] who specializes in pulmonary and critical care. “I’ve of course never seen anything like it,” he said from New York. “They got what we have, times 10.”

Apr 14, 2020 by The Mercury News

In a time when the pandemic has taken away people’s control over many aspects of their lives, “advanced care planning is one of the things under their control right now,” said Hillary Lum, a geriatrician and professor the University of Colorado.

Apr 12, 2020 by Fox 31

Typically, these discussions about who should speak for you if you’re ill and how aggressive potentially end-of-life medical care should be are difficult. But the coronavirus pandemic is making them easier, said Dan Matlock, an associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine who specializes in geriatrics.

Apr 15, 2020 by CBS4

Infectious disease specialist Michelle Barron of UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital says time of exposure remains a big deal. “You still have to have some pretty generous contact time and so if you’re running… you’re fine if you’re passing people and making sure you’re staying some distance apart.”

Apr 11, 2020 by CPR News

Thomas Campbell, at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, is working on a clinical trial of sarilumab, an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The trial was developed jointly by the pharmaceutical companies Regeneron and Sanofi.

Apr 10, 2020 by Fox 31

“The healthcare system needs to not forget that we saw this stark disparity and make changes to address it going forward,” said Shanta Zimmer, University of Colorado School of Medicine Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion. “We need to make sure that no sectors of our population are left behind.”

Apr 10, 2020 by CPR News

Marc Moss, head of the Division of Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care for the CU School of Medicine, interviewed (Starts at 24:21 and ends at 33:10).

Apr 16, 2020

Apr 3, 2020 by Medscape

Interview with Marc Bonaca, a cardiologist as well as a vascular medicine specialist at University of Colorado, about one of the hottest topics being presented at the virtual ACC are the results of the VOYAGER PAD trial.

Apr 6, 2020 by She Knows

The symptoms of RA depend, to some extent, on how far the condition has progressed. According to Kevin Deane, a rheumatologist with UCHealth Rheumatology Clinic-Anschutz Medical Campus, as well as an associate professor of medicine and the William P. Arend Chair for Rheumatology Research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the most common symptoms at the onset of RA are pain, stiffness and a feeling of swelling in and around the joints.

Apr 5, 2020 by Colorado Springs Gazette

Op-ed by Jake Fox, a Colorado Springs native and a fifth-year medical and public health student at CU, and Erik Wallace, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the CU School of Medicine: “Our best recourse as a nation is one that abides by our guiding principles in medicine — as we navigate this crisis together, we should strive to uphold the value of individual lives and minimize death as best we can.”

Apr 6, 2020 by CPR News

Hillary Lum, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, said people should make decisions based on their perception of the quality of life.

Apr 6, 2020 by Fox4 (Cape Coral, Fla.)

“I think a lot of it is, again, having a physical barrier is actually not such a bad thing,” explained Michelle Barron, the medical director of infection prevention at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital.

Apr 2, 2020 by 9News

Four weeks after Colorado announced its first case of COVID-19, we asked UCHealth’s Michelle Barron five important questions.

Apr 7, 2020 by 9News

“It has, for some patients in the past, shown that it might have helped in previous outbreaks of virus infections like Ebola or previous SARS outbreaks,” said University of Colorado Hospital Infectious Disease Specialist David Beckham, adding that it’s unclear how effective plasma transfusions will be against COVID-19.

Apr 7, 2020 by Fox 31

“When someone gets infected with COVID-19, their body makes an immune response,” UCHealth [and CU School of Medicine] infectious disease specialist David Beckham said. Last week, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital became the first in the state to treat COVID-19 patients with a serum made up from the blood, specifically antibodies, from someone who recovered from the disease.

Apr 7, 2020 by Channel 7

“We are going to study the data to understand if these patients are actually getting better or improving with the treatment," said David Beckham, a UCHealth infectious disease expert. "Right now we don’t know if convalescent serum is going to make COVID-19 patients any better.”

Apr 6, 2020 by CBS4

“We don’t have great evidence that this is going to work,” said David Beckham, an infectious disease researcher with the CU School of Medicine. He says convalescent plasma has the potential to work in some patients, but he sees it as a stopgap.

Apr 7, 2020 by AAMC

A pilot test being run by UCHealth, affiliated with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, shows a typical way that medical institutions plan to carry out those principles. Matthew Wynia, director of the university’s Center for Bioethics and Humanities, says that each day, triage teams there get sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores about every inpatient.

Apr 7, 2020 by Boise State Public Radio

“You don’t want the individual clinician — the doctor, the nurse — at the bedside trying to make decisions within their own patients about who gets this and who gets that,” added Matt Wynia who directs the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado.

Apr 6, 2020 by KUNC

“There are some folks who might be under the impression that if there's a need to make these kinds of triage decisions that their doctor would be looking at them and saying, “are you worthy of a ventilator or not?” And that’s not the preferred way to do this. Nationally the consensus is that your doctor should be able to advocate for you as their patient,” said Matthew Wynia is the Director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Apr 3, 2020 by Newsweek

The teams have better “situational awareness” of the resources available in nearby hospitals, which can affect decisions about what to do with individual patients. “God forbid someone makes a tragic choice to allocate a resource to one person and the other ends up dying, and then three days later you realize there was another hospital six miles away where we could have transferred them,” says Matthew Wynia, director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado.

Apr 3, 2020 by The Atlantic

“We need to be able to look back and say we made those decisions in a way that maintains the trust of the community, that maintains social cohesion, and allows us to heal,” says Matt Wynia, the director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado at Anschutz.

Apr 8, 2020 by 9News

“I understand the fear,” UCHealth Rheumatologist Kevin Deane [associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine] said. “However, we don’t know that the medicine works [for COVID-19].”

Apr 6, 2020 by CPR News

On Monday, Jason Persoff, assistant director of emergency preparedness at the UCHealth hospital [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], too tempered his initial optimism, saying the state’s data “suggests that the curve might, might, be flattening. However, it’s just too early to know for sure.”

Apr 7, 2020 by Channel 7

The Colorado Hospital Association’s vice president of clinical affairs, Darlene Tad-y, [associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], said in a statement Tuesday that the message to continue physical distancing was the right one and that the CHA agreed with the state model rather than other models.

Apr 7, 2020 by CBS4

“There are a lot of models out there. There are many assumptions that go into creating a mathematical model to predict the number of patients we might see who become infected with COVID-19,” said Darlene Tad-y the Vice President of Clinical Affairs for the Colorado Hospital Association [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Apr 3, 2020 by Colorado Sun

“There are no medical therapies, there are no drugs we can give these patients,” said Marc Moss, who leads the pulmonology and critical care departments at the University of Colorado medical school

Mar 28, 2020 by Healio

The benefit of rivaroxaban was “apparent early and continued over time,” Marc P. Bonaca, associate professor and director of vascular research at University of Colorado School of Medicine, said while presenting the results during the virtual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Mar 29, 2020 by Colorado Sun

Opinion column by Carlos Franco-Paredes, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at CU Anschutz Medical Center: “The prompt release on parole of detainees with medical conditions at risk of severe disease and death due to coronavirus infection may reduce the impact of this outbreak among immigration detention facilities.

Mar 30, 2020 by Fox17

David Beuther, Chief Medical Information Officer at National Jewish Health [and assistant professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine,] says while vapers and smokers are at a greater risk, the risk of developing more severe complications is even greater.

Apr 2, 2020 by Business Insider

“It’s stressful. It’s really stressful,” said Matthew Wynia, director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado. “If this has to happen, there’s nothing about it that will feel right.

Mar 31, 2020 by Lancaster Online

“We’ve always had the requirement that people get asked about an advance care plan, but now we are taking that incredibly seriously,” said Matthew Wynia, a University of Colorado bioethicist and infectious disease doctor. “Because we need to know if you get much worse, what would you want?”

Mar 27, 2020 by Kaiser Health News

James Finigan, a pulmonology and critical care specialist at National Jewish Health in Denver [and assistant professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine]. “Theoretically, a CPAP might be enough to get them enough oxygen. But, again, doing it with a mask is more likely to generate an aerosol and create an infectious problem.” Jeff Sippel, a critical care specialist at UCHealth [and associate professor of clinical practice of medicine at the CU School of Medicine], said BiPAPs could be used for COVID-19 in a closed system without a mask if patients are first fitted with a breathing tube.

Mar 27, 2020 by CPR News

Ivor Douglas [professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine] has a hard job that’s only going to get harder. The intensive care pulmonologist is leading the COVID-19 response at Denver Health.

Mar 31, 2020 by Fox 31

The Problem Solvers sat down digitally with Michelle Barron, Medical Director of Infection Prevention at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital to discuss some “best practices” during this pandemic in shared spaces you can’t avoid.

Apr 1, 2020 by CBS4

CBS4’s Alan Gionet turned to an expert for some answers, Michelle Barron, an infectious disease specialist with UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. “I have a lot of questions about masks, like a lot of people do,” Gionet told Barron.

Mar 31, 2020 by Channel 7

“From a public standpoint, is there any harm or any potential that it would be helpful? Maybe,” said Michelle Barron, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Apr 2, 2020 by CPR News

“Crisis standards of care is not a decision point. It is thrust upon you. You have to make decisions. These are forced choice,” said Matthew Wynia, the Director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado.

Apr 1, 2020 by Denver Post

“There may be dire circumstances where our resources are unable or are insufficient to provide optimal care to everyone,” said Darlene Tad-y, a physician at the University of Colorado Hospital [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine]. “This is statewide guidance on how to do triage in the most ethically defensible way,” said Matthew Wynia, director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.

Apr 2, 2020 by CPR News

“It’s just going to be a matter of getting back on the bike and riding it. Undoubtedly, I’ll look at some references, to make sure my memory serves,” said Rich Altman. “The medical skills aren’t that different … So the training isn’t specifically, how do you diagnose pneumonia? Because everyone sort of knows that,” said Tyler Anstett. Brandon Combs is among those gearing up to head into a hospital after working in a UCHealth outpatient clinic in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood for the past several years.

Mar 31, 2020 by CBS4

Marc Moss appeared with Gov. Jared Polis at a news conference on Monday to emphasize the need for the protective and medical equipment.

Mar 30, 2020 by Colorado Sun

Marc Moss, who leads the pulmonology and critical care medicine division at the University of Colorado medical school, accompanied Polis during Monday’s news conference….“The COVID patients we are treating are on average in their 40s and 50s and some are as young as 19 years old,” he said.

Mar 30, 2020 by CBS4

“New patients are being admitted to the hospital at a faster rate than patients are recovering, and as a result the hospital census is steadily increasing, putting even more strain on our capacity and resources,” said Marc Moss from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, who joined Polis to talk about the state’s health care crisis.

Mar 23, 2020 by Worcester Business Journal

“No one diet works for everyone,” said Vicki Catenacci, an associate professor of medicine in endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes at the University of Colorado.

Mar 23, 2020 by Denver Post

The processes to avoid spreading the new virus are relatively simple. Staff need to put on their full protective equipment and quickly move the patient to an isolation room, then decide if the patient needs to be tested, stay in the hospital or go home, said Darlene Tad-y, vice president of clinical affairs for the Colorado Hospital Association [and associate professor of medicine for CU School of Medicine].

Mar 23, 2020 by New York Daily News

Carlos Franco-Paredes, a professor in the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s infectious diseases division, pointed out in an open letter last week that immigration detention facilities could become particularly lethal during the pandemic due to their large population density.

Mar 20, 2020 by Mother Jones

In a letter published on Thursday, Carlos Franco-Paredes, a professor in the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s infectious diseases division, painted a grim picture of how the coronavirus could affect people in detention: For an immigration detention center that holds 1500 detainees, we can estimate that 500-650 may acquire the infection.

Mar 24, 2020 by Colorado Sun

“It’s very military-style triage,” said Matthew Wynia, the director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and a national expert on crisis standards of care.

Mar 24, 2020 by The New York Times

“It would be irresponsible at this point not to get ready to make tragic decisions about who lives and who dies,” said Matthew Wynia, director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado.

Mar 21, 2020 by NPR

“So if you had someone who was an upstanding member of the local community or a big donor to the hospital or a well-known politician versus a clerk at the 7-Eleven or a homeless person,” said Matthew Wynia, an infectious disease and public health specialist who directs the University of Colorado's Center for Bioethics and Humanities, each of those patients should be evaluated equally.

Mar 19, 2020 by Los Angeles Times

“Everyone’s on red alert and gaming things out and saying, ‘What are we going to do if…?’” said Matthew K. Wynia, director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado.

Mar 23, 2020 by Channel 7

“You gain a lot of time with the transport to a large commercial lab in another location and that’s probably the greatest savings in terms of why it’s so much faster,” said Stephen Frankel, Executive Vice President of Clinical Affairs at National Jewish Health [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Mar 20, 2020 by 9News

While testing supply shortages have limited that number, Connie Savor Price, [Denver Health’s] Chief Medical Officer [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], said the in-house testing has allowed her staff to save on an ever-dwindling supply of personal protective equipment.

Mar 25, 2020 by Colorado Sun

Jean Kutner, chief medical officer for UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, said pulmonologists at Children’s Hospital Colorado have offered to help.

Mar 23, 2020 by Denver Post

When caring for a person who could have COVID-19, providers should wear a mask, an eye shield, gloves and a gown, said Michelle Barron, medical director for infection control and prevention at University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Mar 23, 2020 by The New York Times

Shanta Zimmer, senior associate dean for education at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, said the school decided that 184 third-year medical students would not return to their clinical rotations starting last Monday, for at least four weeks.

Mar 13, 2020 by The Independent (London)

Matthew Wynia, director of the Centre for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, told Business Insider “a surge in confirmed coronavirus cases could also lead to a shortfall of medical supplies like ventilators, as well as the staff required to properly use such devices.

Mar 13, 2020 by CPR News

Jeff Wallace, a geriatrician at the Multidisciplinary Centers on Aging at CU Anschutz Medical Campus, said restricting access early is one of the things Colorado has learned from the outbreaks at nursing facilities in Washington state that left 19 dead and dozens infected.

Mar 16, 2020 by CPR News

Many doctors aren’t equipped to test in their private offices because they don’t have the facility requirements — including negative-pressure rooms to keep the virus contained — to provide them. “If I wasn’t so engaged and involved in this every day, I’m not sure I would understand it,” said Michelle Barron, an infectious disease expert at University of Colorado Hospital.

Mar 17, 2020 by CPR News

“Everything” hinges on testing as hospitals respond to the upswing in possible coronavirus patients, said Connie Price, chief medical officer at Denver Health, who is also a professor of infectious diseases [at CU School of Medicine]. Jason Persoff, a physician [and associate professor medicine at CU School of Medicine] leading COVID response efforts at another large Colorado hospital system, UCHealth, shared somewhat similar concerns.

Mar 9, 2020 by Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News

“We saw that adenoma detection rate significantly improved by [an absolute] 3.2% among lower-performing colonoscopists, but did not significantly improve among all colonoscopists or among higher-performing ones,” said Anna Duloy, a fellow in advanced therapeutic endoscopy at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Mar 10, 2020 by CBS4

Linda was facing surgery to remove the diseased lobe, or a lung transplant. But Ali Musani, interventional pulmonologist at University Hospital, offered her another option. “There is no incision or cutting of the chest wall required,” Musani said.

Mar 11, 2020 by MSN

While there’s a strong focus on immunizations to combat potentially infectious diseases, patients at travel clinics are given advice to help them during every step of their journey, including how best to prevent diarrhea, mosquito bites and blood clots on long distance flights, said Andrés Henao, travel clinic director at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Mar 10, 2020 by STAT

Matthew K. Wynia, professor of medicine and public health and director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and co-author of this article states: “The emergence of a new infectious disease that rapidly spreads around the world, like Covid-19, makes disaster planning experts move into overdrive."

Mar 9, 2020 by Yahoo! Finance

Matthew K. Wynia, a doctor and the director of the University of Colorado’s Center for Bioethics and Humanities told the Daily Beast that anxiety about incurring massive expenses is the opposite of what is wanted with the emergence of a potential pandemic.

Mar 6, 2020 by 9News

At some point in your life, you may have heard someone say, ‘You better put a coat on, or you’ll catch a cold.’ Maybe you’ve even said that yourself, but is it true? “So they are right, but probably for the wrong reason,” said David Beuther, a pulmonologist with National Jewish Health [and assistant professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Mar 6, 2020 by CBS4

The threat of infection from coronavirus, is especially concerning for people with compromised immune systems. Thomas Campbell works in the CU Cancer Center, his advice to patients about COVID-19 is simple.

Mar 12, 2020 by Denver Post

Both are essentially orders for a person to stay out of contact with other people in an attempt to curb the spread of an infectious disease, said Robert Belknap, an infectious disease doctor at Denver Health [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Mar 11, 2020 by KOAA

Michelle Barron, an infectious disease expert with UCHealth, says a virtual visit is a good way to assess a viral infection if you’re looking for care advice on things like a cold, the flu or even COVID-19.

Mar 5, 2020 by CPR News

“Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands, wipe down surfaces with sanitizing wipes. Keep your phone clean too,” said Michelle Barron, medical director for Infection Control and Prevention at the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Mar 10, 2020 by CPR News

“It is a huge concern,” said Darlene Tad-y, the hospital association’s vice president of clinical affairs [and associate professor of medicine for CU School of Medicine]. Michelle Barron, the medical director of infection prevention at the University of Colorado Hospital, pointed to other disease outbreaks as a demonstration of what can happen.

Mar 4, 2020 by CPR News

“Doctor Lily” is Doctor Lilia Cervantes, with Denver Health [and CU School of Medicine]. She’s been treating dozens of undocumented people with kidney failure for years. Cervantes has seen the vicious cycle they have to deal with — going in and out of the emergency department.

Feb 27, 2020 by Yahoo Lifestyle

Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], clarifies to Yahoo Lifestyle why the guide might not exactly be relevant to the general public in preparing for coronavirus outbreaks: “These CDC guidelines apply to healthcare workers who wear respirators — not the standard masks for the public at large.”

Feb 28, 2020 by Rolling Stone

And Michelle Barron, an infectious disease specialist at UCHealth in Colorado, says that the virus can’t survive in the conditions under which packages are generally transported.

Feb 28, 2020 by CPR News

“The reality is that people don’t actually need the masks,” said Michelle Barron, medical director for Infection Control and Prevention at the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Mar 3, 2020 by U.S. News & World Report

“The current outbreak is an opportune time to consider adding travel history to the routine. The COVID outbreak is clearly moving at a tremendous pace, with new clusters appearing daily,” said Trish Perl, chief of infectious diseases and geographic medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Mar 3, 2020 by Healthline

Trish Perl, chief of infectious diseases and geographic medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and Connie Price of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, write today in a commentary Trusted Source in the Annals of Internal Medicine that travel history should be collected alongside other routine patient information, such as temperature and blood pressure.

Mar 5, 2020 by Kaiser Health News

“You definitely don’t want people making those decisions in the heat of the moment, when they haven’t slept and they haven’t eaten and there’s no air conditioning,” said Matthew Wynia, director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus.

Mar 2, 2020 by Colorado Sun

“That’s the way hospitals operate,” said Michelle Barron, the medical director of infection control and prevention at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Mar 3, 2020 by Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine’s 8th annual Research Day is now being held remotely via Zoom (not in person). Join us on Monday, April 6 beginning at 10am at https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/435270995 Abstracts and posters will also be posted online on the Research Day website. Visit the 2020 Research Day event page for more information.

Aug 30, 2019 by 5280

Dr. Rowan spoke about her work on a local HIV task force to expand testing and treatment of the virus and about other efforts by the Colorado medical community to combat HIV.

Feb 23, 2020 by Colorado Springs Gazette

The Modeling the Way Community Leadership Award, for an LPP alumni “whose leadership in their professional career has motivated their colleagues, friends, family, and/or community members to get involved,” went to Erik Wallace, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado Springs branch, associate dean.

Feb 10, 2020 by Inside Sources

Eric Campbell, a professor of medicine and director of research at the University of Colorado medical school’s Center for Bioethics and Humanities, agrees that Jeuveau’s business model is “something that is of concern.”

Feb 24, 2020 by Philadelphia Inquirer

Eric Campbell, a professor of medicine and bioethics expert at the University of Colorado, said it’s not surprising that global drug companies would be involved with a major research university such as Penn.

Feb 26, 2020 by Medscape

Also commenting on the study for theheart.org | Medscape Cardiology, William R. Hiatt, professor of medicine, division of cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, said that, “while potentially interesting, I think it is too early to determine if cocoa is clinically effective to treat claudication.”

Feb 27, 2020 by Denver Post

“It’s appropriate to say we will probably see more cases in the U.S. and throughout the world, but I don’t think that should set off an alarm,” said Michelle Barron, the medical director of infection control and prevention at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital.

Feb 26, 2020 by 9News

Michelle Barron, the director of infection control and prevention at UCHealth, answers your questions about the coronavirus.

Feb 26, 2020 by 9News

We asked a similar question of Michelle Barron, the medical director of infection prevention at UCHealth, about what social isolation would look like: “Most of it would probably involve limiting big public gatherings, so if a Phish concert was happening, perhaps that would be asked to be canceled.

Feb 21, 2020 by 9News

UCHealth Director of Infection Prevention Michelle Barron [professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine] discusses the impact of coronavirus vs. the flu this winter.

Feb 18, 2020 by CU Anschutz Today

Perhaps the future of modern, transformative medicine begins with a bridge to the past. “Our genes are as old as the universe – everything that proceeded us is now. In Navajo culture, the past is the now,” said Diné (Navajo) traditional healer David Begay, PhD. Begay, an associate professor from the University of New Mexico, was recently invited to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus by Katrina Claw, PhD, a Diné (Navajo) geneticist, to lead a Native American ceremony for Claw’s new genomics lab in the Division of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine.

Feb 12, 2020 by Healio

Connie N. Hess, interventional cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and clinician-scientist at CPC Clinical Research, and colleagues analyzed 393,017 patients (mean age, 69 years; 41% women) from the Premier Healthcare Database who underwent peripheral artery revascularization between 2009 and September 2015.

Feb 10, 2020 by KTBS (Shreveport, La)

New research suggests doing so can lower your blood pressure, cholesterol, and resting heart rate. But Andrew Freeman, a cardiologist at National Jewish Health [and assistant professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], says you can defeat the purpose of intermittent fasting if you’re not careful.

Feb 11, 2020 by Next Avenue

“Total management of the disease should include diet, exercise, regular cholesterol testing and glucose monitoring,” said Jane E.B. Reusch, a cardio-endocrinologist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center. She also practices at the Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Feb 7, 2020 by MSN

“Overall, the literature suggests people with sleep disorders have a 25-30 percent higher risk of developing prediabetes or type 2 diabetes,” says Robert H. Eckel, professor of medicine emeritus in the division of endocrinology, metabolism, and diabetes at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, and president of medicine and science at the American Diabetes Association.

Feb 11, 2020 by Yahoo Lifestyle

“We quarantine all the time — children with lice stay home from school and people with the flu don’t go to work,” Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], tells Yahoo Lifestyle.

Jan 31, 2020 by Medscape

“These patients’ voices remind us that we can learn a great deal about clinical care and about ourselves by listening to the people we meet as patients,” Abraham Nussbaum, associate professor of psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Matthew Wynia, director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado, Aurora, write in an accompanying editorial.

Feb 5, 2020 by La Voz

“It (the virus) was finally genetically coded by the end of December,” Gaby Frank, Medical Director for the Biocontainment Unit at Denver Health [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine, said]. “On December 31st, they identified that it was the coronavirus.”

Jan 30, 2020 by 9News

“The goal is to prevent it from going beyond the borders but obviously that can be challenging because people can travel,” said Michelle Barron, an Infectious Disease Specialist at UCHealth [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Feb 4, 2020 by Colorado Sun

“For personalized medicine to truly be successful in the United States, we need to have payers on board,” said Kathleen Barnes, director of the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.

Feb 6, 2020 by CU Connections

For decades, the Petri dish has been used to culture cells and learn more about disease. What would happen if a Petri dish was no longer needed because human tissue could be replicated? Would new results advance biomedical research? That question is what Chelsea Magin and her team are working on, developing cell culture platforms that mimic lung tissue.

Jan 29, 2020 by Healthcare Finance

The health industry should be excited about the advancements in EHR technologies, says Larry Allen, the medical director of advanced heart failure at University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Jan 24, 2020 by Medpage Today

Robert Eckel, of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, who was not involved in the research, said the large number of human insulin users was unusual. Still, “with all of the limitations of retrospective analysis of medical records, the results are not surprising,” he told MedPage Today via email.

Jan 27, 2020 by CPR News

“Given the number of cases that we’re seeing in China and other parts of the world, it won’t be unexpected if we do have a positive case at some point,” said Michelle Barron, the medical director of infection prevention at the University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Jan 24, 2020 by 9News

“It’s actually a cold virus,” said Michelle Barron, medical director of Infection, Prevention, and Control at UCHealth’s University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Jan 24, 2020 by STAT

“Rapid control of an out-of-control situation is the default in ER settings. That’s definitely not ideal for someone in a psychiatric crisis,” said Matthew Wynia, a physician and bioethicist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Jan 29, 2020 by Department of Medicine

The University of Colorado Department of Medicine has selected the third cohort of recipients of its Program for Academic Clinician Educators (PACE).

Jan 21, 2020 by Fox 31

“We’re not entirely clear whether we need to activate those centers for this type of infection yet. We are ready to do so and we have available protocols to be able to provide experimental treatments,” said Connie Price.

Jan 22, 2020 by CBS4

“As of now it has been estimated as the same severity as that of the flu,” said Gaby Frank, Medical Director of the Bio Containment Unit at Denver Health [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Jan 22, 2020 by 9News

Cells in a coronavirus are not unusual, according to the medical director of Infection, Prevention, and Control at UCHealth’s University of Colorado Hospital, Michelle Barron [professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Jan 17, 2020 by Targeted Oncology

Robert C. Doebele, an associate professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the School of Medicine, University of Colorado, shares his thoughts on what the next steps are for entrectinib (Rozlytrek) in patients with ROS1-positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Jan 21, 2020 by MD Magazine

“Whereas prior large-scale epidemiological studies have attributed changes in asthma-related outcomes to sex hormones only by proxy (i.e., puberty or menstrual period), the results from this study, by directly measuring serum levels, significantly strengthen causality,” wrote Fernando Holguin.

Jan 20, 2020 by The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

Erik Wallace, associate dean of the Colorado Springs Branch of the CU School of Medicine, one year ago founded the Colorado Springs Firearms Safety Think Tank.

Jan 11, 2020 by The Advertiser-Tribune (Tiffin, Ohio)

Ohio Wesleyan student Ben Arnold (left) celebrates the presentation of his summer research project. Arnold worked at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the laboratory of Raphael Nemenoff.

Jan 9, 2020 by OncLive

Thomas W. Flaig, professor, associate dean for clinical research, Genitourinary Cancer Program, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado, discusses the utility of immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced bladder cancer.

Jan 15, 2020 by CBS4

“It is absolutely that long-term relationship that allows patients to be successful,” said endocrinologist Leigh Perreault [visiting associate clinical professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Jan 16, 2020 by Healio

“We know that our younger patients are often still working; many of them have young families,” Laura Melton, medical director for supportive oncology at University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Hospital, said.

Jan 14, 2020 by CPR News

And in general, the rules have been a success, according to Matt Wynia, the Director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities on the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus and an early supporter of the state regulations.

Jan 13, 2020 by Department of Medicine

The University of Colorado Department of Medicine annual State of the Department talk was presented by David A. Schwartz, MD, Professor of Medicine and Immunology and Robert W. Schrier Chair of Medicine.

Jan 13, 2020 by Cathy Beuten

Little-known and often misdiagnosed, this fatal lung disease has met its match at CU Anschutz. David A. Schwartz, MD along with his colleagues in the Department of Medicine and across the globe are changing that.

Dec 11, 2019 by P&T Community

Internationally renowned pulmonologist Kevin K. Brown, MD, has been named the new Chair of the Department of Medicine at National Jewish Health.

Dec 6, 2019 by Medscape

The study by David R. Saxon, an endocrinologist at the University of Colorado, found that overall, only 1.3% of eligible patients filled a prescription for an antiobesity medication, and prescribing rates ranged from 0.6% to 2.9%.

Dec 2, 2019 by The Denver Post

“For most people, it doesn’t make a difference,” said James Maloney, a pulmonologist with UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Nov 26, 2019 by KSBY News

At least 30 million Americans suffer from eating disorders.

Nov 25, 2019 by NPR

“Pharmaceutical drugs are regulated by the FDA, so the manufacturing has to meet high standards, so you can be sure that when you take it you are getting the amount listed on the label, and it is safe and free of impurities,” says Cecilia Low Wang.

Nov 19, 2019 by Radiology Business

“Our proposed diagnostic criteria better capture the full spectrum of people suffering from COPD,” said James Crapo.

Nov 19, 2019 by CBS Denver

Hannah’s pulmonologist, Jennifer Taylor-Cousar [and professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care], gets emotional, too. “It is truly a miracle for her and for many, many people,” said Taylor-Cousar.

Nov 16, 2019 by Medpage Today

Fewer CV events for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Nov 12, 2019 by Fox 31

“Ten years ago, I don’t think we knew anything about burn pits. I don’t think we even knew the term burn pits,” said Cecile Rose, a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine].

Nov 11, 2019 by CBS Denver

A University of Colorado Cancer Center oncologist is described as one of the leading minds in lung cancer.

Nov 6, 2019 by Medical News Today

The first large-scale cohort study of its kind looked at the link between waist circumference in later life and the risk of dementia in a population of older Asian adults.

Nov 5, 2019 by PBS.org

For decades, art therapy has been used to help patients. But today, people like Moss are looking at how it can also help health care providers.

Nov 4, 2019 by Healio

Bryan R. Haugen received the 2019 Sydney H. Ingbar award during the Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association.

Nov 4, 2019 by Healio

“ObesityWeek is really the central hub for science on obesity treatment and weight management,” Paul MacLean, professor at CU Anschutz Medical Campus and an ObesityWeek program committee co-chair, told Endocrine Today.

Nov 4, 2019 by Cardiovascular Business

“The benefits of DFT (defibrillation testing) have not routinely been demonstrated,” Ryan T. Borne, of CU Anschutz Medical Campus, and colleagues wrote in JAMA Network Open.

Nov 1, 2019 by WQAD News

Oncologist Dan Pollyea did have one option: an FDA approved clinical trial testing a low dose chemo combined with the pill venetoclax, a drug that targets leukemia stem cells.

Oct 26, 2019 by ABC News

“What have I done?” James R. Burton Jr. thought to himself in disbelief. As a young medical student, he had taken the Hippocratic Oath and pledged “first, do no harm.” But here he was, purposefully infecting one of his patients with hepatitis C.

Oct 25, 2019 by Gilmore Health

The co-authors of the study are Sam X. Li and Catherine Lozupone from the Medical Campus of the University of Colorado Anschutz.

Oct 24, 2019 by Medscape

Palliative care doctor Katherine Morrison, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, remembers when she was asked to talk to a group of internal medicine residents who had been dealing with some “difficult things” on their rotation.

Sep 19, 2019 by CU School of Medicine

Patricia Gabow, MD, professor emerita of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and former CEO of Denver Health, has today been named the recipient of the Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care.