Atrial fibrillation is a heart disorder we hear about a lot. It’s hard to know how to avoid it, though, if we don’t know what causes it. Learning a few...
More than 70% of the U’s research funding comes from U of U Health, which has grown continuously for eight years running, reaching $428 million in FY21.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has awarded U of U Health funding to establish a new Utah-based Center of Excellence for Total Worker Health® as part...
U of U Health scientists have identified a molecule that slows cells’ production of alpha-synuclein, a protein that forms toxic aggregates in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease.
Yesterday, during a meeting of the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Utah State Legislature, lawmakers unanimously approved $90 million in funding for the Utah Translational Research Building at the University...
Jeremy Kendrick, MD, is a Triple Board trained psychiatrist at Huntsman Mental Health Institute. Born in Idaho, Kendrick moved to Utah in his undergraduate years, briefly left and then was...
Shortly after 11am this morning, a tragic accident occurred on the west side loading dock of University of Utah Hospital, just north of the School of Medicine. The incident took...
One of the most important vaccines for your child to get is one against human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that can cause at least six types of cancer in later...
Lung transplant surgery is a highly complex and life-changing experience—affecting a patient's quality of life. That's what drives Dr. Matthew Morrell, a pulmonologist and Medical Director of the Lung Transplant...
A new study shows that cases of Valley Fever have been slowly increasing, and the disease now affects people in a larger geographical area than previously recognized.
One of the earlier warning signs of COVID-19 disease was a loss of taste and smell. Parosmia is a condition where otherwise normal smells now smell unpleasant or even disgusting.
Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), definen las infecciones en vacunados como la "detección de ARN o antÃgeno del SARS-CoV-2 en una muestra respiratoria recogida...
Misinformation is circulating that breakthrough cases demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines are not effective. However, this is untrue. Breakthrough infections do not mean that the vaccines are failing.
Dan Lundergan, MHA, Chief Operating Officer at 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ Hospitals and Clinics, has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer. He has served as interim CEO...
Aún con la vacunación estamos viendo un incremento en el número de casos y hospitalizaciones por Covid-19. La doctora Elizabeth Moreno, MD, Profesora Adjunta (ClÃnica) en Medicina Familiar y Preventiva...
Kristen Knight was watching television when she tried to pick up the remote control on the side of her bed. Her left arm wouldn't move no matter how hard she...
When the air outside is visibly thick with a brown and yellow haze of pollutants, Salt Lake County families retreat indoors, where it is arguably safer to breathe. But, what...
The 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ Medical Board and executive leadership team has approved a resolution to require COVID-19 vaccinations for Hospitals and Clinics staff, credentialed and privileged providers and health...
Los expertos en salud de 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ opinan al respecto de cómo abordar la desinformación sobre las barreras mentales y fÃsicas que puede suponer el uso de una...
Medical professionals urge broad vaccination among Americans who had been waiting for full licensure of COVID-19 vaccines. The Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine in the United...
