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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 V

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 beca

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 b

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,

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.

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 announceme

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 5

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

How Does Space Travel Affect the Eyes?

How the human body reacts to the transition to deep-space travel – and  then adapts, or doesn’t, to lengthy periods in a microgravity environment –  remains a largely und

Research Center Takes Lead in Bringing Women Under the Microscope

The fact that men and women are not the same is no longer completely  overlooked in the medical world. Diseases, such as heart attacks, can  present differently. Yet, an

Bird Flu Outbreak ‘Very Concerning’ as Influenza Season Ramps Up

Influenza season is ramping up, SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus  (RSV) continue to evolve, and the bird flu outbreak is gaining steam in the  United States. Ag

Scientists Say Menopause’s ‘Moment’ Is Long Overdue

On this episode, two leading women’s health researchers provide a wide-ranging discussion on menopause – from basic science concepts and historical perspectives to hormon

Learning the Past To Make Better Healthcare Providers

On this episode of Health Science Radio, Daniel Goldberg, associate professor and director of education in the Center for Bioethics and Humanities,  breaks down the impor

As Colorado’s High Ozone and Air Pollution Days Climb, So Do Health Dangers

On this episode, Fernando Holguin, MD, professor of medicine and  pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine  at the University of Colora

Céline Dion’s Doctor Advances Medicine for Patients of Rare Neurological Disorders

This episode features a discussion about autoimmune neurological diseases,  including the rare stiff person syndrome (SPS) that affects Canadian  superstar Céline Dion. O

How Should We Be Talking About Grief?

In the wake of a loss, how do we reconcile the Five Stages of Grief with feelings that shift day to day? In this episode of Health Science Radio, licensed professional co

Better. Stronger. Faster. Scientists Rebuild Cancer-Killing Cells

This episode features a discussion about treating cancer through immunotherapy, including tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, or TIL, therapy. Our guest is Eduardo Davila, pro

The Sci-Fi World of Brain Chip Implants Is Here. What Does it Mean?

This episode of Health Science Radio features a discussion about the fast-growing field of neurotechnology and what it means for patients with paralysis or neurodegenerat

Fulfilling a Dream: Ophthalmology Researcher Works to Restore People’s Vision

 This episode features a discussion about a groundbreaking effort to restore vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. Our guest is Valeria Canto-

Painful Joints That Heal Themselves? It Could Happen – Sooner Than You Think

This episode features a discussion about osteoarthritis, a painful degenerative disease that affects 32.5 million Americans. With no existing effective regenerative thera