Social media calls it "scromiting," short for screaming and vomiting. Toxicologist Kennon Heard, MD, PhD, of @cuemergency.bsky.social talks about a syndrome that’s sending droves of weed fans to the hospital. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

There are so many good stories to tell about @cuemergency.bsky.social, whose providers are on the front lines of health care, and whose researchers find new ways to save lives in the ER. Here are our best-read stories of the year. #cucityofhealth @cuanschutz.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social

Thanks for the shout-out, @cctsi.bsky.social ! I enjoyed sharing Ed King’s inspiring journey.

Ed King, diagnosed with head and neck cancer 11 years ago, knows the toll it can take. Rather than facing his situation alone, Ed has been supporting others with cancer, and he is an advisor to the @cucancercenter.bsky.social. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

On your marks… Get set… SPJ’s four-state Top of the Rockies contest honoring excellence in journalism opens for entries Wednesday, Dec. 10! Find out more here. #TOR26

Actor Dave Coulier -- Uncle Joey on TV's "Full House" -- has a form of head and neck cancer. @cucancercenter.bsky.social experts tell us what we need to know about a type of cancer that's on the rise and how we can avoid it. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

Antibiotics are among the greatest advances in the history of medicine, saving millions of lives. However, too much of a good thing can be bad. Timothy Jenkins, MD, of @cumedicalschool.bsky.social talks about a program to rein in the problem. @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

A four-year, $4.65 million federal grant will support a trio of CU Anschutz researchers as they help aging people stay out of the emergency department and avoid life-changing injuries. https://news.cuanschutz.edu/emergency-medicine/goldberg-kwan-levy-step

A project led by @cuemergency.bsky.social will evaluate ways to "free up the hands and minds of providers" for crucial care in emergencies. The project will evaluate automating oxygen delivery in ambulances and helicopters. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cucombatcenter.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

🎹🎻 Own a world-class instrument & support music education! Dec 5–7 at Anschutz: grands, uprights, digitals & strings from Steinway, Yamaha & more—huge discounts, financing, tax-deductible. Book now: 303-879-2443. #MusicMatters #CUAnschutz www.tinyurl.com/Rockley2025

In a holiday conversation about cancer, what you don’t say matters. In our latest story, CU Cancer Center member Kyle Concannon, MD, offers advice on how to talk about cancer with someone newly diagnosed. Read here: https://bit.ly/3XPpALp

You just found out that someone you care about has cancer. You want to be supportive. But what do you say? And what do you NOT say? @cucancercenter.bsky.social oncologist Kyle Concannon, MD, has advice on how to talk about cancer. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

CU Cancer Center member Mathew Angelos, MD, PhD, is helping lead the first human trial of a homegrown novel CAR T-cell therapy for an aggressive, hard-to-treat form of leukemia ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/angelos-car-t-cell-leukemia

Today is the @acscan.bsky.social's Great American Smokeout! Looking to quit smoking? The CU Cancer Center is offering a free two-week supply of nicotine replacement therapy skin patches. Learn more in this Q&A ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/kruse-smoking-nicotine-replacement-therapy

For National Pet Cancer Awareness Month, Director of the Flint Animal Cancer Center, Susan Lana, DVM, MS, shares with us some of the treatments they provide when our pets are battling cancer.

If you want to quit smoking, nicotine replacement therapy is a proven way to improve your chances of success. The @cucancercenter.bsky.social is now making a form of the therapy available for free across Colorado. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

As we age, our risk of falling rises, potentially with life-changing impacts. So faculty at @cuemergency.bsky.social and @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social have joined forces to expand delivery of fall prevention programs. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

. @cucancercenter.bsky.social member Debashis Ghosh, PhD, a professor in the Colo School of Public Health’s Dept of Biostatistics & Informatics, has been honored for the impact of his work in unlocking cancer's secrets. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

For National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, CU Cancer Center leader Stacy Fischer, MD, breaks down what palliative care is, the roles families and caregivers provide, and when palliative care transitions to hospice ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3LGYmDU

There's still time to apply for FREE MONEY FOR COLLEGE! We're accepting applications for our scholarships of up to $5,000. Details here.

Over the 40-year history of the @cucancercenter.bsky.social, its researchers have answered key questions about cancer. But the quest to solve cancer’s mysteries goes on. We asked our top minds what unanswered questions remain. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

A new study led by Sachin Wani, MD (@cucancercenter.bsky.social & @cugastrohep.bsky.social) reveals nearly 1 in 4 esophageal cancers are diagnosed within a year of a “negative” endoscopy—underscoring the need for higher-quality, standardized screenings. #EsophagealCancer https://bit.ly/49g6SUd

A @cuanschutz.bsky.social physician-scientist who last year joined the @cucancercenter.bsky.social, will soon steer the first human trial of a homegrown CAR T-cell therapy for an aggressive, hard-to-treat form of leukemia. My latest story for @cumedicalschool.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

CU Cancer Center member Nicholas Cost, MD, shares what men can learn from Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton's testicular cancer diagnosis: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/alex-singletons-testicular-cancer

US Rep. Jeff Crank hears from @cuemergency.bsky.social Chair @vikbebarta.bsky.social, MD, about the @cucombatcenter.bsky.social, the nation’s largest academic military health research program. My latest story for @cumedicalschool.bsky.social at @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

Today's treatments can help people with cancer live longer. But often, cancer patients also need help with "physical symptoms and psychological or spiritual distress," says @cucancercenter.bsky.social leader Stacy Fischer, MD. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

At our event last night, Justin Adams of CBS Colorado gave an inspiring talk about Theodore "Bubbles" Anderson, Colorado's only Negro Leagues player, and on the importance of journalism. If you missed the event, you can watch it here. (Joined in progress.) ⬇️ www.youtube.com/live/lEECBXK...

Congrats to Tristan Seawalt for being the first medical student from the CU Anschutz School of Medicine’s Fort Collins Regional Medical Campus at Colorado State University to take a comparative oncology course at CSU’s renowned Flint Animal Cancer Center 👏 ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4nnicS1

Paul Bunn, MD, inaugural director, and @drcamidge.bsky.social, MD, PhD, director of thoracic oncology, both share what has changed during their time with the CU Cancer Center and what the next 40 years can bring ⬇️

CU Cancer Center leader Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis, MD, PhD, was co-chair of an @ascocancer.bsky.social panel that developed new guidelines for conducting geriatric assessments of older people with cancer in parts of the world where robust medical resources may be lacking ⬇️ bit.ly/3WsIkQk

JOIN US NOV. 4! SPJ Colorado Pro presents journalist and play-by-play broadcaster Justin Adams talking about the only Colorado-born baseball player in the Negro Leagues and his induction into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Details here.

Tristan Seawalt was the 1st med student from @cumedicalschool.bsky.social's Fort Collins regional campus to take an oncology course at CSU's Flint Animal Cancer Center. What he learned about cancer in pets will help him treat people. My latest story from @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

Acetaminophen poisoning accounts for 56,000 emergency department visits annually in the United States. Kennon Heard, MD, PhD, is researching a new treatment for these overdoses. https://news.cuanschutz.edu/emergency-medicine/heard-toxicology-acetaminophen-poisoning

New study from CU Cancer Center's Sachin Wani, MD, compared rates of cancer & neoplasia detected through endoscopies to instances of post-endoscopy esophageal cancer and post-endoscopy esophageal neoplasia ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/wani-endoscopy-esophageal-cancer-gastroenterology

Matthew Sikora, PhD, associate professor of pathology and CU Cancer Center member, focuses his research on lobular breast cancer, which is often understudied, can be harder to detect, and has lower survival rates after several years than other types. Learn more: https://bit.ly/47B9b2S

A @cucancercenter.bsky.social leader co-chaired an expert panel that drafted global guidelines for conducting geriatric assessments of older people with cancer in parts of the world where robust medical resources may be lacking. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

While social media buzzes with unproven claims about links between acetaminophen and autism, the fact is that acetaminophen poisoning accounts for about 56,000 U.S. emergency-room visits a year. @cuemergency.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

MORE FROM MEDIAFEST25: Here's SPJ Colorado Pro board member Michael Karlik's latest dispatch from the nation’s largest news-media gathering, plus results of the Society of Professional Journalists' national leadership election. And watch SPJ's national membership meeting.

The CU Cancer Center's Office of Community Outreach and Engagement has launched the CAFÉ Series, a monthly schedule of gatherings at the Aurora Public Library, where the community can talk to cancer researchers directly. Learn more and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4nBnhH8

CU Cancer Center member Bradley Corr, MD, debunks eight cancer clinical trial myths you might have heard. Learn the facts here: https://bit.ly/3VZvrNs

#TBT: The CU Cancer Center was founded 40 years ago this year, and we've seen some big changes and additions @cuanschutz.bsky.social along the way...

#LobularBreastCancerAwarenessDay: New research from CU Cancer Center member Matthew Sikora, PhD, seeks ways to potentially open up a new treatment option for people with this challenging cancer type ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/sikora-lobular-breast-cancer

Had fun recording an interview with Colorado Public Radio’s Andrea Dukakis today. She didn’t shy from the big questions. ‘So would you use MAID?’ ‘What do you think happens after death?’

MediaFest25, the nation’s largest news-media gathering for pros and college students, kicked off its four-day run in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 15. Michael Karlik, a member of the SPJ Colorado Pro chapter’s board, is on hand for MediaFest. Here is his dispatch from opening day.

An endoscopy can detect esophageal cancer. But sometimes, an endoscopy can miss cancer, which doesn’t get detected until later. "This undermines our whole effort to detect early cancer," says a @cucancercenter.bsky.social member. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

. @cucancercenter.bsky.social member @mjsikora.bsky.social, PhD, is a leader in research into lobular breast cancer, an understudied cancer type that’s on the rise in American women and has sharply lower survival rates several years after diagnosis than more common breast cancers. #cucityofhealth

Research at the CU Cancer Center saves lives. To make that point, cancer center researchers are engaging with people where they live at the CAFE Series in Aurora and Research Roadshows across Colorado. @cucancercenter.bsky.social @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social #cucityofhealth

Clinical trials – a specialty of the @cucancercenter.bsky.social – have brought new hope to countless people with cancer. And yet, misunderstandings keep some people from accessing the life-saving treatments they offer. @cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

This was no pre-Halloween party. Employing a cast of hundreds and buckets of fake blood, a scary mass-casualty scenario unfolded at @cuanschutz.bsky.social, with @cuemergency.bsky.social and others practicing response procedures. My latest story for @cumedicalschool.bsky.social. #cucityofhealth

Estimates vary, but a 2024 study drawing on Medicare-claim data for 2008-2017 estimated that emergency departments in the US were involved in the initial identification of cancer for 20% to 25% of patients with cancer ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/emergency-medicine/adams-cancer-emergency-department