States with Fewer Melanoma Diagnoses Have Higher Death Rates
Using state-by-state data, researchers found that melanoma survival varies regionally. ... Read More
Dermatology,Internal Medicine"Pediatrics,Internal Medicine" News
Vitae 2018: The People, The Stories, The Research
Highlighting investigators and their pioneering research programs, the Vitae program seeds new collaborations and development strategies by humanizing research through story.... Read More
Radiology,Family and Preventive Medicine,Internal Medicine
The PrEP Revolutionaries
A new clinic providing HIV prevention pills to the uninsured may be a game-changer in Utah’s fight to end the AIDS epidemic.... Read More
Internal Medicine
Lack of Diagnosis May Not Mean the Absence of Disease
Researchers found a strong disparity in leukodystrophy diagnoses, despite the fact that the genetic mutations responsible for the disease were similar for different racial groups.... Read More
Pediatrics
Failing to Report Corporate Financial Ties in Research: How Serious is It?
A prominent cancer researcher failed to report conflicts of interest, receiving millions of dollars of payments from drug and health care companies, recently reported by The New York Times and ProPublica. Soon after, the scientist resigned. Associate Vice President for Research Integrity at the University of Utah, Jeffrey Botkin, M.D., discusses why the issue is problematic for research and researchers. Read more in Botkin’s Viewpoint published in JAMA.... Read More
Pediatrics
A Mission to Solve Medical Mysteries: University of Utah Health Joins National Undiagnosed Disease Network
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has designated University of Utah Health as one of a dozen medical centers in the national Undiagnosed Disease Network (UDN), dedicated to finding answers for patients with undiagnosed diseases. ... Read More
PediatricsUniversity Hospital Newborn Intensive Care Unit Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Some were patients, some were parents, and some were doctors and staff who have cared for the smallest and the sickest babies at University of Utah Hospital. All came together on September 12th 2018 to mark the 50th anniversary of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at University of Utah Hospital. ... Read More
Pediatrics
ADHD May Increase Risk of Parkinsons Disease and Similar Disorders
Researchers at University of Utah Health found that ADHD patients had an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s and Parkinson-like diseases than individuals with no ADHD history. ... Read More
Internal Medicine,Psychiatry
Genetic Tools Uncover Cause of Childhood Seizure Disorder Missed by Other Methods
Researchers at University of Utah Health have developed high-tech tools to uncover the genetic cause of the most difficult to diagnose cases of early childhood seizures.... Read More
Pediatrics,Human GeneticsSecond Annual Translational Hypertension Symposium and Early Stage Investigator Workshop
The Second Annual University of Utah Translational Hypertension Symposium assembles national experts in hypertension treatment and research. ... Read More
Population Health Sciences,Internal Medicine
Cornering Diabetes: Scientists Search for Genetic Controls
Scientists identified a gene that controls how the liver communicates with the pancreas, which offers a new approach to combat diabetes. ... Read More
Internal Medicine
National Panel Issues Guidelines on Controversial Issue of Returning Results to Study Participants
Have you ever given a blood sample for a research study and a few months later wondered, “what happened to that study?” A National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine panel has taken on the controversial issue of when it is appropriate to return results and who should be able to do so.... Read More
Pediatrics
Better Air For Us To Breath
Robert Paine is one of six faculty members to be awarded the inaugural Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair.... Read More
Internal Medicine
University of Utah Announces Creation of Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chairs
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 to academic researchers, educators, and clinicians spanning a wide array of fields. ... Read More
Psychiatry,Obstetrics and Gynecology,Population Health Sciences,Internal Medicine,Biomedical Informatics
Safety Protocol Breaches: Ways to Prevent Infection Transmission In Health Care Setting
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 health care workers up for failure.... Read More
Physiology,Internal Medicine
Momentum on Diabetes Prevention
The furious expansion of diabetes into a world health epidemic has made prevention imperative. ... Read More
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,Population Health Sciences,Internal MedicineImplementing the New Blood Pressure Guidelines: How One Clinic Got Up to Speed
Clinicians at University of Utah Health have completed a study demonstrating how guideline-quality office blood pressure measurements and home blood pressure monitoring can be effectively implemented into the workflow of a busy primary care practice. ... Read More
Internal Medicine
Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD appointed Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, will join University of Utah Health as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, effective June 4, 2018. Giardino will replace Edward B. Clark, MD who has served in that role since 1996. ... Read More
PediatricsCould Video Games Help Kids Recover from Cancer?
A team of researchers at University of Utah Health have developed EmpowerStars!, a mobile video game to help pediatric cancer patients as they progress through and complete cancer therapy.... Read More
Pediatrics
Global Health Fellows Help the Smallest Patients at Home and Abroad
The GRUCH Fellowship program at University of Utah Health was designed to train pediatricians to become global health leaders. ... Read More
Pediatrics