Health Science Radio

Health Science Radio

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Episodes 54
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Sporadic
Since Jun 2019
Latest Episode Oct 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
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About This Podcast

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.

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Recent Episodes

S1E22 The Ghostly Tales of a Former Army Hospital

Oct 23, 2025 7m Transcript

Welcome to a special Halloween episode of Health Science Radio. It opened in 1941 as “the last word in Army hospitals,” serving military families from World War II to Vietnam. Today, the Fitzsimons…

S1E21 Better Together: A Doctor-Created Antidote to the Burnout Crisis

Jun 06, 2025 42m Transcript

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…

S1E20 When Is Pornography a Problem?

May 27, 2025 24m Transcript

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…

S1E19 Physical Therapist: Research Is Advancing Care, Recovery for Patients Facing Knee Replacement

May 08, 2025 36m Transcript

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…

S1E18 How Do We ‘Trust the Science’ in an Age of Misinformation?

Apr 03, 2025 45m Transcript

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…

S1E17 How Does Cannabis Use Affect Brain Function?

Mar 24, 2025 28m Transcript

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…

S1E16 Why Are Colorectal Cancer Patients Getting Younger?

Mar 07, 2025 34m Transcript

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,…

S1E15 What Are the Impacts of Alcohol on Health?

Feb 19, 2025 39m Transcript

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…

S1E14 How Does Space Travel Affect the Eyes?

Jan 24, 2025 30m Transcript

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…

S1E13 Research Center Takes Lead in Bringing Women Under the Microscope

Jan 09, 2025 31m Transcript

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…

S1E12 Bird Flu Outbreak ‘Very Concerning’ as Influenza Season Ramps Up

Nov 25, 2024 38m Transcript

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…

S1E11 Scientists Say Menopause’s ‘Moment’ Is Long Overdue

Nov 13, 2024 24m Transcript

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…

S1E10 Learning the Past To Make Better Healthcare Providers

Oct 22, 2024 28m Transcript

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…

S1E9 As Colorado’s High Ozone and Air Pollution Days Climb, So Do Health Dangers

Oct 14, 2024 29m Transcript

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…

S1E8 Céline Dion’s Doctor Advances Medicine for Patients of Rare Neurological Disorders

Sep 12, 2024 25m Transcript

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,…

S1E7 How Should We Be Talking About Grief?

Sep 04, 2024 29m Transcript

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…

S1E6 Better. Stronger. Faster. Scientists Rebuild Cancer-Killing Cells

Aug 06, 2024 33m

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…

S1E5 The Sci-Fi World of Brain Chip Implants Is Here. What Does it Mean?

Jun 25, 2024 34m Transcript

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…

S1E4 Fulfilling a Dream: Ophthalmology Researcher Works to Restore People’s Vision

Apr 22, 2024 28m

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…

S1E3 Painful Joints That Heal Themselves? It Could Happen – Sooner Than You Think

Apr 19, 2024 27m

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…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Health Science Radio have?

Health Science Radio has published 54 episodes since June 2019, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Life Sciences.

Is Health Science Radio still active?

Health Science Radio is currently sporadic with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 30m.

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