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Pharmaceutical drugs have names that are unique to say the least. Where do those names originate?

Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine report on a version of genetic parental control in mice that is more targeted, and subtle than canonical imprinting. Published in...

91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ Sciences Center receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for groundbreaking research in global health and development.

According to the NTHSA, on average, a pedestrian is killed every two hours and injured every seven minutes in traffic crashes.

Boating is a great way to cool down, but use caution. "Every summer, we see many boating injuries that could have been avoided," says Scott Youngquist, MD, an emergency physician...

A new clinical trial to test how a high dose of stem cells delivered via a method called "retrograde coronary sinus infusion" affects end stage heart failure patients is showing...

(Deseret News) - The Huntsman Cancer Institute is now a comprehensive cancer center, while the affiliated University of Utah Hospital is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The size and quality of...

(AHA News) - The recent wave of increases in the cost of prescription drugs is straining hospital budgets and squeezing patients

Researchers have found that multiple myeloma patients with a genetic variation in the gene FOPNL die on average 1-3 years sooner than patients without it. The finding was identified with...

91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ Care (UUHC) tied for the No. 1 health care system in Utah, according to U.S. News & World Report.

A study suggests that differences in the routines of individual providers drives variation in antibiotic prescribing more than differences in patient characteristics, standards of practice at different hospitals, or clinical...

(U.S. News & World Report) - Doctors, nurse practitioners and other health care workers who prescribe drugs may be helping to drive the overuse of antibiotics in the United States

According to the ATV Safety Institute, if a few important safety tips are adhered to, riders will have a safe and enjoyable time in Utah's outdoors.

It sounds like the start of a joke: "Why don't hand surgeons wear wedding rings?"

(Deseret News) - Health and Human Services Interim Committee meeting discussing legalizing marijuana

Looking for a new DIY fix for your bellyaches? Maybe fermented foods are what your body needs. No, you can't leave your food out for three weeks and call it...

When U.S. adults are hospitalized with pneumonia, viruses are more often to blame than bacteria. However, despite current diagnostic tests, neither viruses nor bacteria are detected in the majority of...

University of Utah Hospital has opened a new Milk Prep Room its newborn intensive care unit (NICU). On Monday, July 13th at 11:00 a.m. a ribbon cutting will celebrate the...

(Fox 13) - The FDA has added more information about the short-term risk of heart attack and stroke to labels of Ibprofen and similar drugs.

In the past five years, researchers have placed a greater focus on studying the effects of "near-roadway pollution." More research needs to be done, but many scientists are beginning to...

Region’s only academic medical center honors its 50th year by commemorating the past and looking forward to 50 more years of community service. #50for50

Rumors that Kim Kardashian chose to have a boy have led to questions about sex selection.

(The Cancer Letter) - Three cancer centers have been awarded comprehensive status from NCI, the highest designation possible: the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is one of...

(Deseret News) - It started as a hospital that primarily served the local community in 1965. Since then, University Hospital has treated more than a million patients from all over...