Health Science Radio
Episodes
The Ghostly Tales of a Former Army Hospital
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special Halloween episode of Health Science Radio. It opened in 1941 as “the last word in Army hospitals,” serving military families...
Better Together: A Doctor-Created Antidote to the Burnout Crisis
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Doctors Tyra Fainstad and Adrienne Mann had heard stories about physician burnout before launching their careers in 2011. It wasn’t long before th...
When Is Pornography a Problem?
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pornography has never been easier to access and consume. While experts don’t agree on labeling its problematic use as “addiction,” its use targe...
Physical Therapist: Research Is Advancing Care, Recovery for Patients Facing Knee Replacement
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
How Do We ‘Trust the Science’ in an Age of Misinformation?
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fueled by emotion-driven and easily shared social media, the current waves of online misinformation casting doubt on science have grown in size, frequ...
How Does Cannabis Use Affect Brain Function?
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a teenager, Joshua Gowin, PhD, remembers sitting through DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) classes and watching those frying pan-focused publi...
Why Are Colorectal Cancer Patients Getting Younger?
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Colorectal cancer has been upending the lives of younger people at disturbing rates in recent years, becoming the second most common type of cancer ...
What Are the Impacts of Alcohol on Health?
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ove...
How Does Space Travel Affect the Eyes?
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Research Center Takes Lead in Bringing Women Under the Microscope
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 d...
Bird Flu Outbreak ‘Very Concerning’ as Influenza Season Ramps Up
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Scientists Say Menopause’s ‘Moment’ Is Long Overdue
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, two leading women’s health researchers provide a wide-ranging discussion on menopause – from basic science concepts and historica...
Learning the Past To Make Better Healthcare Providers
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Health Science Radio, Daniel Goldberg, associate professor and director of education in the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, ...
As Colorado’s High Ozone and Air Pollution Days Climb, So Do Health Dangers
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Fernando Holguin, MD, professor of medicine and pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the ...
Céline Dion’s Doctor Advances Medicine for Patients of Rare Neurological Disorders
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a discussion about autoimmune neurological diseases, including the rare stiff person syndrome (SPS) that affects Canadian supe...
How Should We Be Talking About Grief?
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, lice...
Better. Stronger. Faster. Scientists Rebuild Cancer-Killing Cells
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a discussion about treating cancer through immunotherapy, including tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, or TIL, therapy. Our guest is...
The Sci-Fi World of Brain Chip Implants Is Here. What Does it Mean?
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Health Science Radio features a discussion about the fast-growing field of neurotechnology and what it means for patients with paralys...
Fulfilling a Dream: Ophthalmology Researcher Works to Restore People’s Vision
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a discussion about a groundbreaking effort to restore vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. Our gu...
Painful Joints That Heal Themselves? It Could Happen – Sooner Than You Think
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a discussion about osteoarthritis, a painful degenerative disease that affects 32.5 million Americans. With no existing effectiv...
National Crisis of Physician Burnout: What Can Be Done?
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a discussion about the burnout crisis among physicians and other healthcare professionals. The Association of Medical Colleges e...
New Therapy Quiets Brain’s ‘False Alarms,’ Aims to Cure Chronic Pain
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a discussion about new and exciting neuroscience-based treatments that are aimed toward recovery from chronic pain. Our guest is...
CU Anschutz Harnesses Technology and Innovation to Speed Drug Discovery
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of CU Anschutz 360, Daniel LaBarbera, PhD, director of the Center for Drug Discovery, talks about harnessing technology and innovation...
From Childhood Fascination to Life-Changing Research
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of CU Anschutz 360, Angelo D’Alessandro, PhD, shares his fascination with blood science and how it led him into biochemistry, molecu...
CU Anschutz Takes Lead in Unraveling the Mysteries of Long COVID
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of CU Anschutz 360 focuses on the research into long COVID taking place at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. An impor...
CAR T-Cell Pioneer Takes Aim at Where No Campus Has Gone Before
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the CU Anschutz 360 podcast, Terry Fry, MD, the inaugural executive director and Charles C. Gates Endowed Chair of the Gates Instit...
At CU Anschutz, the Future of AI Is Here
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the CU Anschutz 360 podcast, Casey Greene, PhD, the founding chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of...
COMBAT Seeks to Solve Military's Clinical Challenges, Translate Science for Civilian Communities
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of CU Anschutz 360 focuses on the Center for Combat and Battlefield Research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Launc...
Seeing a Regressive Form of Down Syndrome From All Sides
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of CU Anschutz 360 focuses on the mysterious and debilitating condition known as Down Syndrome Regression Disorder. DSRD is a severe neur...
CAR T-Cell Therapy Transforming Science and Cancer Patient Outcomes at CU Anschutz
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of CU Anschutz 360 focuses on a promising breakthrough therapy for patients with large B-cell lymphoma, an aggressive subtype of the dise...
OCD ruled Moksha Patel's life until a rare surgical procedure changed everything
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Moksha Patel is a successful senior instructor at CU School of Medicine. He has been dealing with severe OCD his whole life. When he came to CU Anschu...
How Nature Compels us to Overeat
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of CU Anschutz 360, Johnson expounds on why humans tend to overeat and gain weight, and why it’s rooted in nature. What do we have i...
Looking for the cause and future treatments of Alzheimer's
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of CU Anschutz 360 explores Alzheimer's research, featuring the inspiring teamwork of Diego Restrepo, PhD, and Maria Nagel, MD. Thei...
The Science of Super Athletes: Iñigo San Millán
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Media relations senior director David Kelly speaks with Iñigo San Millán, a researcher at the CU School of Medicine and trainer of super athletes, i...
How Does Social Media Affect Our Mental Health?
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of CU Anschutz 360, Emily Hemendinger, LCSW, explores the positive and negative consequences of social media use on our mental health....
Changing her Course: Mountain Biker Rides Out Long COVID
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Real: Doctor, Patient Face Mysterious Long COVID
CU-Led Playbook Gives Rural Health Leaders a Voice
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the pandemic struck last spring, rural health experts at CU and the Colorado Hospital Association fanned out to ask rural healthcare leaders what...
Closing the Cancer Care Gap Can Be a Matter of Life and Death
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CU Cancer Center’s Cathy Bradley works to put treatment within everyone’s reach.
Covid Reflections: Public Health with Jonathan Samet, MD, and Glen Mays, PhD
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dean of the Colorado School of Public Health Dr. Jonathan Samet and chair of the department of health systems, management and policy at the Colorado S...
Covid Reflections: Steven Berkowitz, MD
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Professor of psychiatry Dr. Stephen Berkowitz talks about the mental health crisis stemming from the immediate disruptive nature of the pandemic. We ...
Covid Reflections: Sean O'Leary, MD
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean O’Leary, MD, discusses role of children in the pandemic, and why the disease rarely causes them serious health problems. O’Leary also talks a...
Covid Reflections: Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH/MSPH
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Covid Reflections, Dr. Matthew Wynia talks about how the pandemic took bioethics out of the realm of the theoretical directly into ...
Covid Reflections: Michelle Barron, MD
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode in our series Covid Reflections, CU Anschutz infectious disease expert Michelle Barron, MD, reflects on how the Covid-19 pandemic un...
CU Lung Cancer Specialist: ‘You Have to Personalize the Miracles’.
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are some of the common misconceptions about lung cancer patients? How is the CU Cancer Center pioneering some of the most advanced and personaliz...
Talking Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Engagement at CU Anschutz
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The new CU Anschutz Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Engagement has a lot on its plate. Associate Vice Chancellor Dr. Regina Richa...
CU Anschutz Experts Share Ups and Downs of Controlling a Pandemic
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Top CU Anschutz experts offer insights on COVID news.
CU Anschutz researchers devise creative ways to share sun-safety during COVID-19
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Colorado Melanoma Foundation, led by CU School of Medicine dermatology Professor Neil Box, usually hits the road this time of year with its pionee...
Caring for children with autism during COVID-19
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Robin Gabriels, a researcher in our Department of Psychiatry, on ways to cope with the challenges of pandemic life when caring for childr...
Research could lead to new therapeutic options for lymphedema patients
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to a somewhat unexpected research journey, Tamara Terzian, PhD, and her team recently uncovered a new molecular pathway to a previously untreat...
Expert offers tips on staying productive, keeping morale high while working remotely
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, more people are working from home than ever. What are the best practices for working remotely? In this episode of CU ...
CU Anschutz's May Chu And Thomas Jaenisch On COVID-19
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In January, faculty from the Colorado School of Public Health convened an expert panel on coronavirus. Two panel members, Thomas Jaenisch, associate p...
CU Anschutz's Dr. Betz: Care of suicidal patients takes humans, not just doctors
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, nearly 31,000 people have died due to gun violence. Suicide by firearm represents nearly two-thirds of those deaths. As an emergency physicia...
CU Anschutz’s Dr. Potter: Strides being made toward finding Alzheimer’s disease treatments
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Huntington Potter, PhD, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center sits down with CU Anschutz 360 to discuss the late...
Pushing The Limits of Medicine in Space
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Students from the University of Colorado Boulder took a unique class in the Utah desert unlike any other in the country. The course is called "Me...