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Scholarship brings maternal care to Colorado's rural areas

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Publish DateNovember 10, 2023

Denise Smith, a certified midwife and assistant professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, says it's time to rethink how maternal care is structured. "Women who give birth in rural areas do have more complications of birth, and we're seeing that there really is an urban-rural disparity in outcomes," said Smith. "The intent is to grow the midwifery workforce to serve populations that are currently underserved by maternity care providers."

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Colorado doctors leading new firearm injury prevention initiative

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Publish DateMay 18, 2023

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have a similar mission and have launched the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative to take a closer look at why. "So, what we are trying to do is use, research, education, and collaboration with communities to prevent all types of firearm injuries and death that includes those in our home so suicide, accidents, domestic violence," Dr. Emmy Betz said.

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University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers launch trial for new COVID vaccine for children

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Publish DateApril 07, 2023

"Right now, it's quiet and it's not in the news much but it hasn't gone away, and I think out of an abundance of caution we should be prepared for what's coming next and that's what this vaccine does," said professor of pediatrics medicine Dr. Myron Levin at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

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Denver to review warming center policy after criticism over outdated guidelines

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Publish DateNovember 18, 2022

"There not a whole lot of evidence for that 10 degrees cut-off and we know that bad things can start happening to the body even in moderately, low temperatures, 40 degrees and below," said Joshua Barocas, associate professor of medicine and infectious diseases physician at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

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Birthing center in Thornton closing, adding to decline in maternal care options

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Publish DateNovember 08, 2022

"Probably the most evident is the closure of rural hospitals. Volume and diversity of payment structures is what keeps birth centers and others financially solvent," Denise Smith, assistant professor at the CU College of Nursing said.

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Colorado's U.S. Senate candidates participate in first-ever forum focused on mental health

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Publish DateOctober 20, 2022

For the first time in a Colorado U.S. Senate race, the Democratic and Republican candidates met for a forum focused solely on mental health. It took place this week at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.

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Volunteers who help with disasters often suffer mental trauma

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Publish DateOctober 04, 2022

"First responders are familiar with and trained for these high stakes, high-intensity operations," said Dr. Ian Stanley, an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and psychological health lead for the CU Anschutz Center for Combat Medicine and Battlefield (COMBAT) Research.

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Colorado researchers among those leading the way in fight against cancer

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Publish DateSeptember 22, 2022

"What we can't forget is we've actually made a lot of progress over the last three decades. So we've decreased cancer mortality by about 32% in the last 30 or so years," said Dr. Rich Schulick, director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center and chair of the department of surgery at the University of Colorado.

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