When an addiction psychiatrist and substance-use-disorder authority “kept hearing this concern about using cannabis before age 25 because the brain is still developing,” he was puzzled. He knew of no evidence supporting that claim. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

JOB ALERT FOR A WRITER!! The University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine is hiring a Content Specialist and Writer for out team. Details and how to apply here. ⬇️ cu.taleo.net/careersectio...

SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS! On Local News Day, April 9, learn more about several of metro Denver's independent community newsrooms at a free fundraising/networking event at 5 p.m. at the Denver Press Club. RSVP here. ⬇️ denverpressclub.wildapricot.org/event-6627210

A study of thousands of Colorado patients who were prescribed GLP-1 drugs – among the most talked-about medications of recent years – reveals that four out of 10 of these prescriptions were never filled. My latest story for @cuemergency.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

Our tribute to "Ethical Fred," our fallen friend, guide, and journalistic giant.

Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, @cuemergency.bsky.social professor and founding director of the CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, talks about an initiative to train more people to find effective ways to prevent firearms injuries. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

We can't stop thinking about #MatchDay! Read the event recap to reminisce with us: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/match-day-2026

As part of an international study, Nikita Pozdeyev, MD, and Christopher Gignoux, PhD, uncovered previously-unknown genetic variants linked to thyroid cancer, along with clues to predict the cancer’s aggressiveness ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4t6uvFh

BEST OF THE BEST! SPJ Colorado Pro is announcing recipients of our annual individual awards for excellence in journalism. This year’s honorees are Linda Carpio Shapley, Jeremy Jojola, Doug Cosper (posthumous) and the Aurora Sentinel. Join us April 25 for the presentation. Info here. ⬇️

A sweeping global study of genetic data from nearly 2.9 million people led by @cucancercenter.bsky.social members has uncovered hundreds of previously-unknown genetic variants linked to thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

Forensic nurse examiners provide specialized care at University of Colorado Hospital to patients facing interpersonal violence. Now, through a project led by @cuemergency.bsky.social faculty, the program is expanding its mission. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

RSVP FOR SPJ COLORADO'S BIG AWARDS NIGHT! Join us April 25 as we toast excellence in journalism at the 2026 Top of the Rockies Awards Reception. We'll also present our individual awards to the best of the best Colorado journalists, and award student scholarships. Details here! ⬇️

It's March Madness and Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! Do you have the knowledge to conquer colorectal cancer? Cancer center members Swati Patel, MD, and Christopher Lieu, MD, are here to help. You can also learn more on our cancers we treat page: https://bit.ly/3uN6z1n

Where we came from: In the oldest building on campus (Art Deco 1930s Building 500), they have kept this little waiting area. You can sit and have coffee marveling at generations using phone books and waiting for the phone booth to empty to make a call

Are you a Colorado student aspiring to a career in journalism or PR? Do you need expert advice on how to present your work effectively and land a job? Then join us April 3 as SPJ Colorado Pro and the Denver Press Club present our Spring Portfolio Review.

EVENT, MARCH 24: What does it mean to be a media meteorologist when your forecast competes with social media algorithms, viral misinformation and is subject to instant audience scrutiny? Join us as our all-star panel of experts explores how weather coverage is evolving in the current climate.

X-ray, mammography, PET, MRI, and ultrasound are among the tools that have changed how cancer is detected and treated. Radiologist Dulcy Wolverton, MD, explains these technologies ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/wolverton-diagnostic-imaging

Are you a Colorado student aspiring to a career in journalism or public relations? Do you need expert advice on how to present your work effectively and land a job? Then join us April 3 as SPJ Colorado Pro and the Denver Press Club present our Spring Portfolio Review. Details here. ⬇️

At the @cucancercenter.bsky.social, providers have an arsenal of imaging tools at the ready to detect cancer, assess how far the disease has spread, target treatment while reducing harm to patients, and evaluate treatment success. Here's a guide. @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

Most cancers stem from changes in our genes during our lifetime, but 5% to 10% of cancers can be linked to something we’re born with. That's where genetic counselors at the @cucancercenter.bsky.social come in. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

VIDEO: Adrian Miller, a culinary historian and author, gave us a tasty tour of soul food, barbecue, and White House culinary history at Tuesday's SPJ Colorado Pro book talk. If you missed it, or just want a second helping, here's the video. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/live/ItLHNT2...

The U Colorado lung medical oncology team as from today at the Targeted Therapies of Lung Cancer meeting in California.

Deadline for nominations is March 2.

JOIN US TUESDAY (2/24) for some food for thought with James Beard Award-winning author Adrian Miller – plus happy hour! Details here.

The 5280 Magazine Top Doctor nominations end on 2/15. The nominations can be submitted by all licensed MDs and DOs in the Denver metro area. Make your nominations here: https://bit.ly/4rFqTti Nominations tutorial: https://bit.ly/3OjpE4A

If you have a colleague who you’d like to see included in the 2026 Top Doctors issue of 5280 magazine, now is your chance to submit a nomination! Submissions are due by 2/15/26. Learn more here: https://5280scene.com/5280-top-doctors-nominations/

Back in November 2024, actor James Van Der Beek announced that he had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 47, highlighting that it’s not just a disease that older people need to be concerned about. Christopher Lieu, MD, tells us more about colorectal cancer ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3Z3DjQt

A new day, a new treatment. After some pleural progression it’s time to shake up the treatment paradigm. This time a single patient trial of an experimental drug that I helped develop (in fact the paper describing it is by Camidge et al and still in press in a major journal)

Voting for this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings began this week and will continue into March. Board-certified physicians and registered members of Doximity are eligible to vote for the best hospital in a range of specialties for the rankings. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4azaPT5

Please join Vineet Chopra, MD, on Wednesday, March 4 at 8 a.m. for the next School of Medicine virtual town hall. He will discuss the school's research mission with Senior Associate Deans Leslie Berg, PhD, and Adit Ginde, MD, MPH. Register here: https://bit.ly/3MKfg5z

Join @umnbioethics for a free 🌈 webinar on creating affirming healthcare for LGBTQ+ people as they age, featuring Carey Candrian, PhD. 📅 Apr 17 • 12–1 p.m. MT 🔗 Register: bioethics.umn.edu/events/creat...

Voting is now open for the U.S. News & World Report hospital rankings! 🏥 ✅ Board-certified physicians and registered Doximity, learn how to vote here: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/voting-for-u.s.-news-world-report-hospitals-ranking

WATCH! If you missed "DEI on Deadline," our provocative panel discussion of reporting, representation and credibility in a polarized climate, here's the video. ⬇️ @spj-posts.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNb3...

Both at home and abroad, Corey Bills, MD, MPH, of @cuemergency.bsky.social is a key player in efforts to improve emergency health services in rural and resource-challenged areas. His work has taken him from South Asia to West Africa to Central America. @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

This just in: Piper Gilles and her partner won the bronze medal in ice dancing today, their first trip to the podium in three Olympics.

Journalist: Does your beat include the courts? Do you have questions about covering the law or the work of judges? On March 11, SPJ Colorado Pro presents “Covering the Courts,” a free webinar featuring legal affairs journalists and judges with tips for covering the courts. Details here. ⬇️

Piper Gilles is more than just an Olympic ice dancer. She's an ovarian cancer survivor. Tomorrow, when she skates in Italy, she skates cancer-free. To help bring awareness around the disease, we spoke to cancer center gynecologic oncologist Marisa Moroney, MD ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4kxB2pF

Three years ago, ice dancer Piper Gilles was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Today she's cancer free and competing in the Winter Olympics in Italy. Marisa Moroney, MD, of the @cucancercenter.bsky.social explains ovarian cancer in my latest story. @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

The Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative (FIPI) at @cuanschutz.bsky.social, led by @emmybetz.bsky.social, MD, MPH, carried its message of preventing firearm-related injuries and deaths to the first-ever suicide prevention town hall at the firearms industry’s biggest trade show. #cucityofhealth

BOOK EVENT (AND HAPPY HOUR!) Join us 2/24 at the Denver Press Club for “Food as History,” a fireside chat with Adrian Miller, a Denver-based culinary historian and James Beard Award-winning author. And raise a glass with us beforehand! Get details and RSVP here. ⬇️

'Full House' actor Dave Coulier announced today that he is cancer-free after treatment for a tongue cancer diagnosis last year. In this Q&A, Antonio Jimeno, MD, PhD, and Ryan Lanning, MD, PhD, break down questions about head and neck cancers ⬇️ https://bit.ly/48SqlcQ

National Cancer Prevention Month: With 40% of cancer cases being avoidable, our experts share ways to reduce your or a loved one's cancer risk: https://bit.ly/4rqV8UB

SPJ COLORADO EVENT FEB. 18! Join us at the Denver Press Club for DEI on Deadline, a panel discussion on reporting, representation and credibility in a polarized climate. Details here. ⬇️

John Sampson, MD, PhD, MBA, cited many achievements over the last year and also recognized challenges facing the school community during yesterday's State of the School address. Read more about the event: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/sampson-state-of-the-school-2026

Thank you for everything, Rich Schulick, MD, MBA, FACS! 💛 The CU Cancer Center remains committed to advancing cancer care and discovery, building on the strong foundation established during Schulick’s tenure as director.

A research partnership linking 17 of North America’s top cancer centers is helping researchers at the @cucancercenter.bsky.social unlock secrets. My latest story for the @cumedicalschool.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

The CU School of Medicine is "a place where innovation thrives, patients receive exceptional care, and learners are inspired.” So said Dean John Sampson in his State of the School address today at University of Colorado Anschutz. Read more here; photos by Melissa Santorelli. #cucityofhealth

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Innovative treatment and a ‘positivity crew’ at the CU Cancer Center, plus caring family and friends, helped Caitlin Duffy survive cervical cancer. Read Duffy's story: https://bit.ly/4jHQdMy

DEADLINE EXTENDED! You now have a little more time to submit entries in SPJ’s Top of the Rockies contest honoring excellence in journalism in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Click below for details.