Let's make the new hearing aid decision the start of a new approach: Drugs should be approved for over-the counter use unless the FDA determines they can't be taken safely...
MEDiversity Week 2022 will be held from October 31 through November 4. Join national and local health experts as we explore "Securing Health Equity for All."
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) has announced a forecasted opportunity to create a Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (CIIHE).
Metaphorically, many radiation oncology departments stay “in the basement,” working without connecting to the outside. But collaboration is critical for our field to thrive. The key to solving issues like...
The History of the Health Sciences collection has been accumulating for over 50 years. It shows the evolution of medicine, including medical tools, photographs, scrapbooks, clothing, and an iron lung...
Reproductive rights may be subject to a number of changes in the Beehive State as its trigger law is challenged in court and lawmakers open abortion-related bill files for next...
UHEDI welcomes our newest class of Health Sciences LEAP students and all our returning students. May this year bring great experiences and continued success (outlined here).
University of Utah Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion is pleased to accept nominations for the 2022 Leadership in Inclusive Excellence Awards. This award recognizes those who exemplify leadership in inclusion...
This summer, dozens of students from across the country visited the University of Utah to participate in two research programs that help students from underrepresented communities find their place in...
Dr. Melissa Montoya, pupil of Dr. Rodríguez's Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship program, reminds us that HPV is poised to become the leading cause of oral cancer in the next decade.
A collection of CMI's activities for FY2022, highlighting projects and stats from our major programs, including Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, and Bench to Bedside.
In a letter to the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society editor, this interprofessional team ( a dentist, a family physician, and a geriatrician) proposes enlisting oral health care providers...
In an effort to promote interest in careers in this vital field, the Division of Medical Laboratory Sciences in the Department of Pathology at University of Utah Health recently conducted...
At the first in-person gathering in more than two years, core educators at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine explored ways to elevate their own well-being—at a systemic and...
University of Utah Health researchers found that at least two common techniques used in ear, nose, and throat surgeries can generate airborne particles containing evidence of viral DNA that are...
These cross-continuum competencies help educators design and deliver curricula and related activities and help learners with their individual professional development in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Here at University of Utah...
Quynh Nguyen (Health Promotion and Education) led an interdisciplinary study with FeiFei Li (Computer Science), and Ming Wen (Sociology) and research assistants Dapeng Li and Hsien-Weng Meng. They’re showing that...
