Scientists across the Mountain West will investigate the health effects of the amassed bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms that live in and on the human body.
In the past ten years, the percentage of Americans who use medical marijuana has more than doubled as state-level legalization becomes increasingly common. But despite its prevalence as a medication...
— Michael L. Good, M.D., CEO of University of Utah Health and Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, and David W. Grainger, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and of...
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...
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...
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 Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), a partnership between the University of Utah and Weber State University with a mission of protecting workers, is leading a...
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...
Compared to other high-income countries, the U.S. has a high rate of maternal mortality, and in Utah, substance use is the leading cause of pregnancy-related death.
New research suggests that hospital electronic health records (EHRs) that are difficult to use are also less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients.
Researchers at University of Utah Health are testing whether an eight-week program based on positive psychology techniques can improve the mood and well-being of people who have had a stroke...
You might not think of diabetes when you think of muscle function. But a common diabetes drug that regulates blood sugar can also prevent muscle atrophy and muscular fibrosis—which can...
