Thousands of new Utah patients are approved for an active medical cannabis card every month. But much remains unknown about how cannabis interacts with other medications, what other factors increase...
A highly effective lung cancer screen could prevent up to a fifth of lung cancer deaths, but is underused nationwide. Researchers at University of Utah Health have designed new digital...
Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., a 1985 graduate of the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, was confirmed today by the U.S. Senate as the 16th Director...
Researchers at University of Utah Health have shown that first- and second-degree relatives of patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and thoracic aortic disease are at increased risk for aortic...
At the National Institutes of Health-funded ELEVATE Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence at the University of Utah, clinicians, researchers, and members of the community are working together to prevent...
In March 2022, Taryn Bragg, M.D., a pediatric neurosurgeon at University of Utah Health who practices in Las Vegas, Nevada, noticed something unusual. A significant number of children were presenting...
A new study will take a closer look at the viability of flu and coronavirus after aerosol-producing events in hospitals. As the COVID pandemic began to unfold in late 2019...
Wearable devices can track your sleep, your heartrate and your exercise. Beyond their basic use, these gadgets can also help patients better rehabilitate after concussion, also known as a mild...
A new study from Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah substantiates previous groundbreaking research that rumination (overthinking) can be reduced through an intervention called Rumination-focused Cognitive Behavioral...
The Bone Bolt System, a novel implant system for fixing bone fractures, received the Breakthrough of the Year award at the inaugural University of Utah Innovation Awards on Monday, Oct...
There’s a 9-5 office job, then there’s a job where you’re riding in the back of a hot ambulance running on four hours of sleep and trying desperately to save...
The reasons why people attempt suicide include triggers like trauma and stress, as well as inherited genetic factors. A new study has identified 12 DNA variants, or variations in the...
Tina Holman never looks forward to bringing her daughter Savannah to a clinician they haven’t seen before. She knows that, yet again, she’ll need to explain her daughter’s rare condition...
The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted how a rapid and effective response to infectious disease outbreaks is critical for saving lives and protecting communities. With a $17.5 million, five-year grant from the...
University of Utah investigators who lead the Utah Registry of Autism and Developmental Disabilities (URADD) have received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to track the...
In a lab in the U’s Craig H. Nielsen Rehabilitation Hospital, so new that plastic wrap and tape still enclose monitors and equipment cabinets, three or four middle school science...
In a new study, University of Utah Health researchers have shown that a particular version of a gene may contribute to the higher severity of stroke seen among Black Americans.
U of U Health embraces evidence-based medicine, which involves integrating clinical expertise, patient values and preferences, and the most current, valid, and relevant research evidence.
A small nationwide study, conducted in conjunction with University of Utah Health scientists, suggests that 1p36 patients who lack a key genetic component in their heart cells are at greater...
Initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans, many of whom had COVID-19, have uncovered new details about long COVID, the post-infection set of conditions that can affect nearly...
