Studies have shown that long-term cannabis users generally have a lower BMI compared to non-users. To better understand why, J. Megan Ross, PhD, is investigating how cannabis affects appetite and gut health. Learn more: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/research-cannabis-appetite-gut-health

Jason Dragoo, MD, professor of orthopedics, shares the ways orthobiologics are helping patients with pain relief and improved healing and how the research from experts at CU Anschutz contributes to an exciting future for patient care. https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/orthobiologics-qa-dragoo

Two CU Anschutz School of Medicine faculty members have each been granted an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award for research projects that are highly innovative, impactful, and bold. Congratulations Alessandra Brambati, PhD, and Rowan Karvas, PhD! https://bit.ly/46ZGGuR

CU Anschutz is expanding its approach to industry partnerships through longer-term partnerships that can strengthen research opportunities and lead to treatments that transform patients’ lives. Learn more about the existing partnerships across campus: https://bit.ly/4AG0tgd

Jordan Wyrwa, DO, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, received a pediatric rehabilitation pilot research grant to examine biomarkers associated with recovery following pediatric disorders of consciousness. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4AH97eC

For many students with asthma, the condition can impact various aspects of life, including education. AsthmaCOMP helps bridge the gap between access and health care that often exists for students with asthma, especially low income families. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ylZFvp

Researchers at the CU Anschutz School of Medicine isolate bacteriophages — specialized viruses that only infect bacteria — and use them to study novel treatments for severe bacterial infections. Learn more about the "library" of bacteria-killing viruses: https://bit.ly/4yXmcP9

A team of CU Anschutz researchers has received a major grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to help them to translate their research into a new treatment for thyroid cancers that resist standard medications known as BRAF inhibitors. Learn more about their work: https://bit.ly/4hJfHcS

CU Anschutz has received an anonymous $50 million gift to expand its nationally recognized Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak Program and transform care for patients with the often-misdiagnosed condition. Read one patient's journey with the neurological condition: https://bit.ly/4hrJ820

Join us in congratulating Wells Messersmith, MD, who has been named director of the University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center (@cucancercenter.bsky.social), effective October 1. Read the full announcement here: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/messersmith-director-cancer-center

Our FY2026 Annual Report is officially live! 🎉

Rising Above: From Discovery to Care highlights the people, discoveries, and advances shaping the CU Anschutz Department of Medicine.

Explore the stories and milestones from across our department. 💙

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As AI’s role in medicine evolves, clinicians in the CU Anschutz Department of Emergency Medicine caution that expansion of AI’s role in medicine must be done carefully. Read more: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/emergency-medicine/mcilvain-anderson-artificial-intelligence-emergency

Brandon Schlauder is living with cerebral palsy and was was told he'd never be able to walk. Now, with the help of friends and Daniel Moon, MD, associate professor of orthopedics, Schlauder is training for a marathon. Watch his story on CBS Colorado: https://youtu.be/EiuPFNKOIiU?si=uD5wQDsY2xUGAwvk

Artist Diane Ciampa, a patient of ophthalmology professor Scott Oliver, MD, has created several art pieces to thank Oliver for helping save her eye after a roller hockey accident. Read more about Ciampa's story: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/ophthalmology/patient-eye-hockey-accident

Congratulations, Edward Stenehjem, MD, MSc! Stenehjem, professor and executive vice chair of the CU Anschutz Department of Medicine, has been named senior associate dean for Clinical Affairs, effective Oct. 15. Read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/4gK0jLD @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social

The CDC estimates that 1 in 38 hospital patients has at least one health care-associated infection on any given day. Researchers believe that AI may offer an opportunity to enhance surveillance and boost opportunities for infection prevention. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4x1u1lD

The new Division of Transplant Medicine is the first of its kind in the nation. It creates an academic structure that will allow transplant research and innovation to grow as a field, rather than as separate efforts within individual medical specialties. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4zInxug