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Summer of exotic diseases
It's been a big summer for exotic infectious diseases: West Nile is raging in Texas, hantavirus is lurking in Yosemite and bubonic plague turned up in Colorado. A 7-year-old girl contracted plague...
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Colorado the least fat
A new obesity report from the Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation tries -- yet again -- to scare Americans about the escalating obesity epidemic. I don't know why they...
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Center for Women's Health Research a unique Colorado resource
Strange but true: not that long ago medical wisdom assumed that men and women were basically the same when it came to disease states and treatment decisions. Almost all medical research was done on...
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Ski helmets work
The lifts are revving up at Colorado's ski areas, and snow sport lovers are packing up their gear and heading to the slopes. For an increasing number of skiers and boarders, helmets are the headwear...
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New mandate for schools to serve breakfast
Colorado legislators want to give kids breakfast. Even better, they want to mandate that schools give all kids free breakfast. What could be wrong with that?The bill reads like this:Every school with...
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Local researcher examines links to schizophrenia risk
When it comes to serious psychiatric diseases like schizophrenia, most people would agree that prevention would be the best strategy. But solid information on risk factors for schizophrenia is...
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Living in Colorado makes you thin?
A new study of geographical obesity statistics suggests people living at higher altitudes are thinner. That's interesting. Then the study authors jump off the "Association = Causation" cliff ,and come...
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Fish fraud found in Colorado
Fish is a Health Halo food. It's high protein, and either low fat or loaded with healthy omega-3 fats. But there's a growing problem as ocean fish populations are depleted: fish fakery.  ...
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New study helps parents of autistic children
When a child is diagnosed with autism, parents need good information and help navigating the options for treatment and intervention. Unfortunately, as yet there’s no standard protocol for helping...
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Walk Denver volunteers needed
Before freeways and cars made far flung subdivisions look like a good idea, transportation involved using your own two feet. Cities and towns were built for walking. There are plenty of older...
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Local tilapia in Colorado
Fish lovers may be feeling a bit conflicted these days. Fish is healthy and delicious, high protein, low calorie and, in a few cases, an exceptional source of omega-3 fats. But there’s a dark side...
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WalkDenver Better Block event coming soon
When you think “walkability”, what’s the first word that comes to mind? Sidewalks? Certainly that’s what the average planning and zoning bureaucrat thinks. But when it comes to making a...
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Palliative Care in Colorado: background
(NOTE: This is the first in a series of articles on palliative care in Colorado.)Any discussion of palliative care must start with a discussion of what it is not: it is not hospice care. But most...
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Palliative care in Colorado: CU Medical School training
As demand for palliative care grows, the need for medical providers with special training is growing, too. Palliative care is now a medical specialty, thanks to a recent decision by the American Board...
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Genetic testing for breast cancer risk
It’s hard to believe that a mere 40 years ago, public discussion of breast cancer was non-existent. Women with this disease suffered, and were treated, in a veil of secrecy and possibly shame. High...
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Palliative care in Colorado: CU Fellowship Program for doctors
When it comes to palliative care, good communication skills are absolutely essential. According to Jean Youngwerth MD, who oversees the palliative care curriculum for CU Medical School, the bulk of...
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Palliative care in Colorado: spiritual care
Hospital dramas on TV usually portray the hospital chaplain as a person who shows up at the last minute, to administer last rites. The assumption is that the chaplain’s role is focused on religion,...
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Palliative care in Colorado: one patient's story
So far in this series on palliative care in Colorado, experts in the field have described the skills, training and services they provide to patients who are suffering. But how does palliative care...
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Palliative care in Colorado: rural care study
Palliative care is a relatively new medical specialty. And because the number of specialists is limited, patients are more likely to find trained palliative care providers in large urban hospitals....
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Colorado HealthOP: a new insurance option
The rocky roll out of the Obamacare medical insurance exchanges is big news. In Colorado, there are several exchanges, including the official state-run Connect for Health Colorado, offering plans from...
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