I have been hoping to deliver today’s COVID-19 report for some time. Rapid declines in rates of coronavirus infection continue, nationally and locally. Fewer than 120 Utahns are currently hospitalized...
The Neurobehavior HOME Program is a partnership between the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and the state of Utah. This unique "medical home" model of care provides personalized treatment for...
U of U Health anesthesiologist Emily Hagn, MD, started a collaborative art project to help the community heal from the losses of the COVID-19 pandemic. Project Art Heals Utah invites...
The number of new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to drop across the United States and Utah. Most of our state is classified by the CDC as having “medium”...
Relationships are among the most crucial aspects of personal well-being. Creating meaningful connections and belonging to a community helps counteract feelings of isolation. But in the daily grind of the...
The last two entering classes at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah are the most diverse in the school's history. A scholarship program for...
The COVID-19 news continues to improve. We currently have far fewer active infections in Utah, and all other indicators demonstrate the virus spread is slowing at a rapid rate. Utah’s...
As part of the ongoing transformation of our medical school program, core educators are taking steps to mitigate bias and systemic racism in clinical and learning environments. This work includes...
Every student at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine now carries a handheld, point-of-care ultrasound device. This is a genuine breakthrough for facilitating medical diagnosis and therapy. The devices...
As we continue to live with the effects of COVID-19, Russell Vinik, MD, and Kencee Graves, MD, reflect on what we've learned as health systems, communities, and individuals. In some...
We continue to see decreasing trends in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, both locally and nationally. It is important to note, however, that hospitalizations statewide are still higher than they...
Associate Professor of psychiatry Rachel Weir, MD, is the first Chief of Mental Health Integration. She serves as the connection to the Huntsman Mental Health Institute and system-wide mental health...
During Sundance Film Festival 2022, University of Utah Health premiered "Meet Me Where I Am," a documentary short film that follows the journey of 61-year-old Adolphus Nickleberry, a patient at...
The transmission rate of coronavirus in Utah, measured as the reproductive number, has dropped well below one—meaning that one infected person will infect fewer than one other person. This statistic...
Emergency Medicine was founded as a division of the Department of Internal Medicine in 1984 and has been a division of the Department of Surgery since 1990. Now it has...
