Patients who have post-operative complications following high-risk surgery have a significantly lower risk of being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days if they go see their primary care physician...
(The Washington Post) - Hospitals across the country are struggling to deal with a shortage of one of their essential medical supplies. Manufacturers are rationing saline - a product used...
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Jun 25, 2014
(USA Today) - Veterans who suffered brain injuries while in the service were more likely to develop Alzheimer's decades later, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal...
It was the bite seen round the world. During today's World Cup match, Uruguay's Luis Suarez bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder during game play.
As the temperature rises outside, so does your risk for dehydration. A good rule of thumb is to consume about eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day鈥攎ore if it's hot...
Published online in Cell Reports on June 19, Huntsman Cancer Institute investigators report that misregulation of two genes, sox2 and lkb1, drives squamous cell lung cancer in mice. The discovery...
Senior Director of Marketing for 91麻豆天美直播 Care Dennis Jolley was named one of the 2014 Top Hospital Marketers at the Hospital Marketing National Convention.
It's difficult to know how to help when you learn that a friend or co-worker has cancer. Donna Branson, director of patient and public education at Huntsman Cancer Institute at...
(Fox 13) - SALT LAKE CITY - Chemicals are mixed into pools to kill bacteria. But the wrong amount of treatment to the water can burn a swimmer鈥檚 skin. Chemical...
A new campaign launched by the Utah Department of Health鈥檚 (UDOH) Cancer Control Program (UCCP) and Utah鈥檚 local health departments features pediatricians telling parents about the importance of getting their...
(US Dept. of Veterans Affairs) - 2014 Presidential Scholarship for New Health Services Researchers Megan Vanneman, Ph.D. Dr. Vanneman is a joint postdoctoral fellow in health services research at the...
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Jun 12, 2014
(Counsel & Heal) - Childhood cancer survivors were hospitalized more often and for longer duration, after many years of cancer treatment compared to general population, according to a new study...
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - A documentary is being produced about the Ogden native's resilience in the face of a life-robbing neurological disorder similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or...
Dr. Wendy Chapman and Dr. Wendy Hobson-Rohrer are now a part of the 2014 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Fellowship.
For patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the very drug on which their life depends - injectable insulin - can create complications. Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) initiative has...
New space to study children's and families' cancers, advance risk assessment and prevention, develop pre-clinical research models, increase advanced therapeutics, improve survivorship, address health disparities, and create new biotechnology center