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Sep 28, 2020

Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, held a press conference discussing his bipartisan bill to prevent veteran suicides. The bill studies the connection between living in high-altitudes and rates of suicide. Drs. Perry Renshaw and ...

Sep 25, 2020

Community Clinics,Infectious Disease coronavirus, covid-19, testing, appointment

In continuance of U of U Health’s commitment to providing the best quality of health care, the system is now moving to an appointment-only requirement for COVID-19 testing.

Sep 24, 2020

Moran Eye Center, vision, education, residency program

Residency applicants are invited to meet the Moran Eye Center’s education program director, take a virtual tour, and learn more about our nationally ranked program.

Sep 23, 2020

confronting racism, simulation, experiential learning

The University of Utah, College of Nursing’s LIFT Simulation Design Lab, in collaboration with the Department of Educational Psychology and the School of Medicine, has been awarded a three-year Board Grant from the Jos...

Sep 22, 2020

Moran Eye Center, vision, research, education

New research from a team including scientists from the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah provides insight on how people with retinal degenerative disease can maintain their night vision for a relatively ...

Sep 17, 2020

research news, biomedical informatics, juul, e-cigarettes, twitter

The vast majority of Twitter users who vape with JUUL e-cigarettes are not using the devices to stop smoking or to improve their health, according to a research team led by University of Utah Health scientists.

Sep 16, 2020

Optima Recovery’s combination hot and cold physical therapy device won the $25,000 grand prize at Tuesday’s Bench to Bedside Competition.

Sep 16, 2020

Rehabilitation rehabilitation, physical medicine and rehabilitation

University of Utah Health and the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation celebrated the opening of the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital today, transforming the University of Utah into one of the nation’s preeminent instit...

Sep 16, 2020

research news, genomics, pediatrics, cardiology,

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a trio of five-year grants totaling more than $12 million to a group of University of Utah Health scientists at the forefront of congenital heart disease (CHD) and arrhythmia...

Sep 15, 2020

coronavirus, covid-19, support groups, college of nursing, grief, caring connections

As doctors, scientists, and researchers study the long-term consequences of COVID-19, people are learning to cope with grief and recovery. Concern for these individuals has urged health care professionals to collaborate ...

Sep 11, 2020

psychiatry

Dr. Brent Kious, a psychiatrist, assistant professor and researcher with both University of Utah Health and the school’s Department of Psychiatry, has studied the link between living at high altitude and major depressi...

Sep 10, 2020

Huntsman Cancer Institute kidney cancer, cancer research, experimental therapeutics

Newly published research has reversed our understanding of an aspect of kidney tumor growth. Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah discovered that two key proteins have opposite roles than wh...

Sep 10, 2020

Moran Eye Center, vision, research, connectomics, retina

Moran’s Marclab for Connectomics was the first to complete a map of the circuitry of the retina, or connectome. Now, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded lab has produced the first pathoconnectome showing how...

Sep 08, 2020

research news

U of U Health associate professor of population health sciences Adam Bress, PharmD, M.S., is one of three health professionals nationwide who have been selected for the class of 2020 National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Fe...

Sep 08, 2020

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A wide-scale study of more than 1 million veterans indicates veterans receiving care from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ internal health care system compares favorably with community-based care veterans receive ou...

Sep 08, 2020

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WASHINGTON — A recently published study shows Veterans receiving outpatient care from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities or community providers within VA’s network are pleased with th...

Sep 08, 2020

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A wide-scale study of more than 1 million veterans indicates veterans receiving care from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ internal health care system compares favorably with community-based care veterans receive ou...

Sep 08, 2020

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In honor of Veterans Day, VA HSR&D investigators share their thoughts on what it means to work with—and on behalf of—our nation's Veterans.

Sep 08, 2020

research

Following a brain-injuring bump or blow to the head, brain cells and blood vessels typically swell. This can lead to a potentially life-threatening increase in pressure inside the skull, and managing swelling is critical...

Sep 08, 2020

One common side effect breast cancer survivors face is lymphedema. In the past, it was really only treatable by compression garments or physical therapy. But a new treatment is offering solutions.

Sep 08, 2020

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The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act (known as the 2014 Choice Act) expanded Veterans’ ability to seek medical care outside of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) if they met certain criteria.

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