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Writer, CU School of Medicine. Editor / Reporter / Digital Content Creator-Manager / Team Leader

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EVENT: Join us March 24 for ‘T-Storms, Trends & Trolls: Broadcast Meteorology in 2026,’ a conversation on reporting the weather in today’s climate 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? On March 24, the Society of…

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.

11.03.2026 20:57 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A Guide to Imaging Technologies that Revolutionized How Cancer is Diagnosed and Treated Radiologist Dulcy Wolverton, MD, says tools using x-rays, sound, magnets, radio waves, and computers have 'changed everything.'

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

10.03.2026 17:50 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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SAVE THE DATE! Our Top of the Rockies awards reception will be Saturday, April 25, at 5:30 p.m. at the Slate Hotel in Denver. We'll also present our annual individual awards to Colorado's best-of-the-best journalists. Details on how to RSVP coming soon!

09.03.2026 20:34 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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EVENT: Students, get expert advice on your portfolio April 3 at our Spring Portfolio Review You’re a Colorado student aspiring to a career in journalism or public relations. You’re proud of your work, but you need expert advice on how to present it effectively and land a job. If so, join …

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. ⬇️

07.03.2026 20:52 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A Guide to Imaging Technologies that Revolutionized How Cancer is Diagnosed and Treated Radiologist Dulcy Wolverton, MD, says tools using x-rays, sound, magnets, radio waves, and computers have 'changed everything.'

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

05.03.2026 16:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What Genetic Testing Can Reveal about Hereditary Cancer Conditions Inherited genetic mutations that can cause cancer are mostly rare, but they can greatly increase cancer risk, says a certified genetic counselor.

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

02.03.2026 16:44 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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.
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www.youtube.com/live/ItLHNT2...

25.02.2026 22:23 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The U Colorado lung medical oncology team as from today at the Targeted Therapies of Lung Cancer meeting in California.

20.02.2026 22:11 👍 33 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0

Deadline for nominations is March 2.

24.02.2026 20:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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EVENT: Join us Feb. 24 for ‘Food as History,’ a conversation with James Beard Award-winning author Adrian Miller – plus happy hour Join us as the Society of Professional Journalists Colorado Professional Chapter hosts “Food as History,” a fireside chat at the Denver Press Club with Adrian Miller, a Denver-based culinary histor…

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

23.02.2026 16:42 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In a white circle that overlays a photo of CU Anschutz there is text: "5280 Top Doctors. If you have a colleague who you’d like to see included in the 2026 Top Doctors issue of the 5280 magazine, now’s your chance to make that happen! Nominations are due by 2/15". The CU Anschutz and Cancer Center logo are below the text. The background around the circle is CU gold and black lines.

In a white circle that overlays a photo of CU Anschutz there is text: "5280 Top Doctors. If you have a colleague who you’d like to see included in the 2026 Top Doctors issue of the 5280 magazine, now’s your chance to make that happen! Nominations are due by 2/15". The CU Anschutz and Cancer Center logo are below the text. The background around the circle is CU gold and black lines.

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

11.02.2026 21:05 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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5280 Top Doctors Nominations - 5280 Scene If you have a colleague who you’d like to see included in the 2026 Top Doctors issue of 5280 magazine, now’s your chance to make that happen!

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/

12.02.2026 00:04 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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'You're Never Too Young': CU Anschutz Cancer Center Expert on James Van Der Beek’s Colorectal Cancer Actor James Van Der Beek has died, according to news media accounts February 11, 2026. This article was first published November 5, 2024, after he disclosed his colorectal cancer diagnosis.

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

12.02.2026 00:05 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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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)

13.02.2026 19:29 👍 183 🔁 5 💬 10 📌 2
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Voting for U.S. News & World Report Hospitals Ranking Voting for this year’s U.S. News & World Report top hospitals opens February 2026.

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

14.02.2026 00:03 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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

17.02.2026 22:39 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

18.02.2026 13:50 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In CU gold text with a shadow: "U.S. News & World Report Hospital Rankings." In black italicized text: "Board-certified physicians and registered members of Doximity are eligible to participate in voting." In bold black text: "Voting ends mid March." All the text is indented to the left side. The CU Anschutz Cancer Center is on the bottom left. The right side of the graphic has CU gold horizontal line and diagonal grid in CU gold on a photo of a stethoscope on a table during a doctor visit.

In CU gold text with a shadow: "U.S. News & World Report Hospital Rankings." In black italicized text: "Board-certified physicians and registered members of Doximity are eligible to participate in voting." In bold black text: "Voting ends mid March." All the text is indented to the left side. The CU Anschutz Cancer Center is on the bottom left. The right side of the graphic has CU gold horizontal line and diagonal grid in CU gold on a photo of a stethoscope on a table during a doctor visit.

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

19.02.2026 00:00 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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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...

19.02.2026 15:37 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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‘The Best of Both Worlds’: Corey Bills, MD, MPH, Explores Health Issues Globally and at Home Bills is a key player in efforts to improve the delivery of emergency health services in rural and resource-challenged areas like Liberia and Belize.

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

17.02.2026 18:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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.

12.02.2026 04:13 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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EVENT: Join SPJ Colorado Pro’s live webinar with journalists and judges on covering the courts Journalist: Does your beat include the courts? Do you have questions about covering the law or the work of judges? On March 11, the Society of Professional Journalists Colorado Professional Chapter…

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. ⬇️

11.02.2026 20:43 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Olympic Ice Dancer Piper Gilles Survived Ovarian Cancer. Here’s What to Know About the Disease. A CU Anschutz Cancer Center gynecologic oncologist explains a “silent killer” that’s the fifth most common cause of cancer death among U.S. women.

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

11.02.2026 01:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Olympic Ice Dancer Piper Gilles Survived Ovarian Cancer. Here’s What to Know About the Disease. A CU Anschutz Cancer Center gynecologic oncologist explains a “silent killer” that’s the fifth most common cause of cancer death among U.S. women.

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

11.02.2026 00:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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CU Anschutz’s Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative Takes its Suicide-Prevention Message to a Major Firearms-Industry Trade Show FIPI co-founder Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, and research professional Jacquelyn Clark spoke at a suicide prevention town hall at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

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

09.02.2026 18:07 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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EVENT: Join us Feb. 24 for ‘Food as History,’ a conversation with James Beard Award-winning author Adrian Miller – plus happy hour Join us as the Society of Professional Journalists Colorado Professional Chapter hosts “Food as History,” a fireside chat at the Denver Press Club with Adrian Miller, a Denver-based culinary histor…

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. ⬇️

09.02.2026 17:25 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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What to Know About ‘Full House’ Actor Dave Coulier’s Oropharyngeal Cancer Dave Coulier, a veteran television actor, has revealed that he has oropharyngeal cancer, a type of head and neck cancer, and is undergoing treatment.

'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

05.02.2026 01:01 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A doctor and patient are holding a heart over a CU gold rectangle with a thin white stroke. The rest of the backdrop is CU gray with a grid on the left side, all still underneath the CU gold rectangle.

A doctor and patient are holding a heart over a CU gold rectangle with a thin white stroke. The rest of the backdrop is CU gray with a grid on the left side, all still underneath the CU gold rectangle.

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

05.02.2026 23:50 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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EVENT: ‘DEI on Deadline,’ a panel discussion on reporting, representation and credibility in a polarized climate Join us as the Society of Professional Journalists Colorado Professional Chapter hosts an in-person conversation about how journalists are navigating diversity, equity and inclusion at a moment whe…

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. ⬇️

30.01.2026 22:09 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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‘It’s Strong Because of You’: CU Anschutz School of Medicine Dean Reports on State of the School Dean John Sampson, MD, PhD, MBA, celebrated significant achievements across clinical care, research, education, and community engagement.

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

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