How to get the most out of GLP-1s
When drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy burst into the national spotlight, they transformed the conversation around obesity and weight…
Category: Health
Why being a sports fan is a win for your mental health
Bo Nix’s busted ankle. Sean Payton’s fourth-and-one call. The season’s only white-out blizzard hitting in third quarter and ending in…
Medicare may soon cover certain cannabis medications for seniors
Sometime in the not-too-distant future, older Americans may be able to have cannabis oils, concentrates or edibles that will soothe…
Amid a loneliness epidemic, students find connection on campus
This story appears in the fall 2025 issue of MSU Denver Magazine. Every month, Ashley Blondo emails 50 or so friends, friends…
Future-proof: Care remains at the core of nursing
Editor’s note: Throughout the 2025–26 academic year, RED’s Future-proof series will focus on the critical role public universities play in…
Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Nursing grad overcomes the odds
Jimena Malta Zuniga started at Metropolitan State University of Denver in fall of 2020, in the middle of the Covid-19…
Building bridges: Changing the way we understand and provide brain injury care
When Catrina Harrell, a student in Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Speech-Language Pathology program, began working with Associate Professor Kathy…
More than the source of a vaccine controversy, measles can be a serious disease
For all the controversy over measles vaccines, and the talk of outbreaks in Colorado and elsewhere, little has been said…
Experts sound the alarm on Chagas disease. Should Coloradans be concerned?
Public health experts are asking for Chagas disease, often called “kissing bug disease,” to be classified as endemic in the…
Future-proof: Why nutritionists are in such high demand
Editor’s note: Throughout the 2025-26 academic year, RED’s Future-proof series will focus on the critical role public universities play in…