The state legislature answered the call to sustain care for patients affected by long-term consequences of COVID-19. It dedicated $4 million to U of U Health's long COVID clinic.
COVID-19 showed us how much diseases impact our lives. Today, scientists are working harder than ever to identify and defeat new outbreaks before they reach critical mass.
An international team of 18 researchers have determined that the earliest cases of COVID-19 in humans arose at a wholesale fish market in Wuhan China in December, 2019. They linked...
University of Utah Health is consistently ranked one of the best health systems in the nation, making it a prime destination for health care professionals. It is also a good...
Researchers have identified a family of proteins that is significantly elevated in the saliva of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The proteins, known as ephrin ligands, could potentially serve as a...
I have been hoping to deliver today’s COVID-19 report for some time. Rapid declines in rates of coronavirus infection continue, nationally and locally. Fewer than 120 Utahns are currently hospitalized...
The number of new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to drop across the United States and Utah. Most of our state is classified by the CDC as having “medium”...
The COVID-19 news continues to improve. We currently have far fewer active infections in Utah, and all other indicators demonstrate the virus spread is slowing at a rapid rate. Utah’s...
As part of the ongoing transformation of our medical school program, core educators are taking steps to mitigate bias and systemic racism in clinical and learning environments. This work includes...
As we continue to live with the effects of COVID-19, Russell Vinik, MD, and Kencee Graves, MD, reflect on what we've learned as health systems, communities, and individuals. In some...
We continue to see decreasing trends in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, both locally and nationally. It is important to note, however, that hospitalizations statewide are still higher than they...
The transmission rate of coronavirus in Utah, measured as the reproductive number, has dropped well below one—meaning that one infected person will infect fewer than one other person. This statistic...
We are seeing declining transmission of the virus across most parts of the nation. With just under 3,600 cases reported in Utah yesterday, several indicators suggest Omicron cases have peaked...
University of Utah Health is ranked as one of the nation's leading academic health centers. Statistics support the annual high rankings for education, research, and clinical care. Beyond statistics, University...
Tracking the data from other states and their Omicron waves suggests about a three-week average to get from initial rise in new cases to peak levels of infection. Although states...
