New research offers clues as to why some diseases are highly variable between individuals. The phenomenon is apparent in retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that causes the light-sensing cells in the...
Thousands of organ recipients, donors, and their families are converging on Salt Lake City to compete in the 2018 Donate Life Transplant Games of America, August 2 – 7, 2018...
Barbara L. Wilson, PhD, RNC-BC will serve as interim Dean of the College of Nursing. This appointment will officially begin this fall, when Dean Patricia Morton retires.
91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ announces David P. Steinberg, M.D., as the new chief of the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Executive Medical Director of the new Craig...
91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ orthopedic hand surgeon Douglas T. Hutchinson, MD, has been named the first recipient of the Aaron A. Hofmann, MD, and Suzanne T. Hofmann Endowed Chair for...
When it comes to high health care costs, physicians are clear they are not the ones to blame and instead pinpoint pharmaceutical and insurance companies, according to a new survey...
91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ announced it has been named by Vizient as a 2018 Top Performer in the Sourcing and Resource Management in the Supply Chain Management Excellence Award category.
91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ has announced the creation of a new endowed chair, The Dr. Russell M. Nelson and Dantzel W. Nelson Presidential Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery, to honor the...
The University of Utah and the Huntsman Family Foundation have announced the creation of twelve presidential faculty chairs in health sciences. The Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chairs provide sweeping support...
In 2018, 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ was ranked 19th out of 100 top health care institutions worldwide for scientific research by the Nature Index, up 31 percent from last year’s...
Paul Sigala, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry at 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥, was named a 2018 Pew Scholar for his lab’s interdisciplinary approach to developing novel methods for combatting malaria...
With a $5 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the American Heart Association, 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ is leading a center to develop and test tools...
United Business Media (UBM) will honor Robert Jarvik, MD, for Lifetime Achievement during the Medical Design Excellence Awards ceremony at Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East on June 12 in...
Researchers are turning to safety protocols to reduce the transmission of antibiotic-resistant organisms, like Clostridium difficile, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and influenza. The health care environment, however, may be setting...
University of Utah will host the 2nd annual Building Research Integrity Through Reproducibility conference to be held on June 15, 2018 at the S. J. Quinney College of Law.
91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ today launched The Wellness Bus, a unique approach to directly reach underserved communities in the fight against Type 2 diabetes, including those populations particularly at risk...
On April 3, 2018, we learned a computer and associated external storage device used to take and store retinal images were stolen from the U of U Health John A...
The John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah is notifying 607 patients of a potential disclosure of some of their information following a theft of electronic equipment.
Three common antidepressants – Paxil (paroxetine), Lexapro (escitalopram), and Prozac (fluoxetine) – could be less effective at high elevations, suggests research involving lab rats and led by scientists at University...
91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ announced a gift of $1.25 million to create the Fred W. and Christine A. Fairclough Endowed Chair in the Department of Neurology. Kevin C. (KC) Brennan...
