Health Science Radio
What is quantum computing and how will it improve healthcare? What are the latest innovations in cell and gene therapy? How are human eating habits affected by our evolution? Health Science Radio is a podcast that answers these questions and more, exploring tomorrow’s medicine today. We talk with University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus researchers who are devoted to solving the most persistent challenges in health science.
- Update frequency
- every 37 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
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 became personal, however, as the yo…
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 brain as substances. And its u…
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, cases of osteoarthritis are …
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. This episode of Health Scienc…
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 announcements: “This is your brain on d…
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 50 in the U.S. today. By 2030,…
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 questions are answered on th…
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 understudied area. Our guest, Prem…
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 absence of research that includ…
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. Against this ever-changing landsc…
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 hormone therapies and other clinica…
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 importance of history and its plac…
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 Colorado School of Medicine, shares i…
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. Our guest is Amanda Piquet, MD, …
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 counselor and assistant profess…
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, professor in the Division of Med…
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 neurodegenerative brain diseases including …
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-Soler, associate professor of…
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 therapy, treatments are limited to…
National Crisis of Physician Burnout: What Can Be Done?
This episode features a discussion about the burnout crisis among physicians and other healthcare professionals. The Association of Medical Colleges estimates that the United States will face a short…