26-Feb-2026 UCalgary initiates academic program to educate physicians on the front line of care in areas of geopolitical crisis University of Calgary When ophthalmologists in Ukraine suddenly found themselves treating an overwhelming volume of eye trauma due to war, injuries and reconstructive challenges they rarely encountered, University of Calgary clinicians started a conversation about how to help them. Led by Dr. Karim G. Punja, MD, an oculofacial plastic surgeon and clinical associate professor at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM), the academics created a unique fellowship specifically designed for surgeons in areas of geopolitical crisis.
26-Feb-2026 An emergency department leader on what ‘The Pitt’ gets right – and wrong University of Colorado School of Medicine Jean Hoffman, MD, of the CU Anschutz Department of Emergency Medicine, offers a mixed review of the hit series.
26-Feb-2026 ‘Scromiting’ is real – and it’s a real pain for chronic marijuana users, says a CU Anschutz toxicologist University of Colorado School of Medicine Kennon Heard, MD, PhD, of the CU Anschutz Department of Emergency Medicine, talks about a nasty syndrome that’s sending droves of cannabis fans to the hospital.
26-Feb-2026 Lessons from Ukraine’s frontlines: Medical research continues even in wartime University of Colorado School of Medicine Can medical research happen in a war zone? It can, according to a leading Ukrainian clinician and investigator, but it means working under the constant threat of missile attacks on hospitals and coping with the psychological toll of living with continuous danger.
26-Feb-2026 ‘The best of both worlds’: Corey Bills, MD, MPH, explores health issues globally and at home University of Colorado School of Medicine Corey Bills, MD, MPH, is a key player in efforts to improve the delivery of emergency health services in rural and resource-challenged areas, both at home and abroad. His work has taken him from South Asia to West Africa to Central America.
26-Feb-2026 ‘Lab to Labrador’: Collaboration on trauma research points to better treatments for people and dogs University of Colorado School of Medicine A research collaboration between the University of Colorado Anschutz and the nationally-ranked veterinary medical programs at Colorado State University seeks better ways to care for trauma in both humans and dogs, in combat zones as well as at home.
26-Feb-2026 A major study will test automated oxygen in ambulances and helicopters University of Colorado School of Medicine A two-year, multisite project will evaluate ways to ‘free up the hands and minds of providers’ for crucial care in emergencies.
26-Feb-2026 Olympic ice dancer Piper Gilles survived ovarian cancer. Here’s what to know about the disease. University of Colorado School of Medicine Piper Gilles, a champion ice dancer with Colorado ties, won a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Italy, three years after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer – the fifth most common cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the United States.
26-Feb-2026 For a school’s ray of sunshine, a ‘very sad and scary’ diagnosis turned to joy University of Colorado School of Medicine Like a lot of people in and around Colorado who learn they have cancer, the University of Colorado Cancer Center wasn’t the first place Caitlin Duffy went for treatment of her advanced cervical cancer. But that’s where she wound up – and she’s glad she did.
26-Feb-2026 Mini organs in space: TUD research project investigates the effects of weightlessness on liver tissue Technische Universität Dresden Space missions pose unique challenges to the human body: microgravity and increased radiation exposure alter fundamental biological processes, particularly in immune, nerve, and muscle cells. Against the backdrop of the federal government’s Hightech Agenda and the Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future, a project at TU Dresden is now bringing into focus how space biology can drive medical innovation. The ILLUMINATE research project, which is part of the Cellbox program of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), is investigating how liver tissue reacts to microgravity and cosmic radiation. For the first time, mouse liver organoids – lab‑grown mini models of the liver – are being examined under both real and simulated space conditions. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) is funding the experiment with EUR 280,204 for the period from November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2028.
