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SELECTED MEDIA CLIPS |
Joseph Frank, MD, who leads a team at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center for veterans with chronic pain, has been prescribing the drug buprenorphine for patients who have used traditional opioid painkillers
for relief but want an alternative that’s safer and has fewer side-effects. (Colorado Public Radio)
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found nearly 64% of people who had a family member in the intensive care unit for COVID-19 experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder three months after admission. It's a stark increase from what was seen in similar studies conducted before the pandemic, said lead author, Tim Amass, MD, ScM, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. (USA Today).
After nearly 40 years of research, Richard Johnson, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, presents compelling evidence on the discovery of a fructose-powered “survival switch”
in his newly published book, “Nature Wants Us to Be Fat”. (DOM Newsroom).