University of Utah pediatrician and Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Carrie Byington, M.D. reflects on her career path and the obstacles she overcame as a Mexican-American woman growing up...
Women make most family health decisions and largely dictate how the country's health dollars are spent. But they have decidedly less influence in how major health organizations are run. Why...
“Undergraduates rarely are exposed to clinical research, and that’s threatening our pipeline for clinical investigators,” says pediatrician Carrie Byington, M.D., co-principal investigator of the Utah Center for Clinical and Translational...
Why some small Utah providers took the risk of participating in Medicare pilot payment models: Because it is the wave of the future and they are committed to success.
Doctors and researchers frown on the false logic of anecdotes—the "N of 1" stories that spread like a virus to undermine science and sound reasoning. But is there a place...
On June 30, 2015, Dr. Marilyn A. DeLuca presented "Growing an Innovative Global Health Program through Equitable and Sustainable Partnerships" to the U of U Global Health Community.
Astrophysicist, biologist, computer scientist, genetic virologist, glaciologist, molecular animator—what do you imagine when you hear these words? “What do you see when you picture a scientist?” asks TED writer Karen...
It’s estimated that 70 percent of people will experience low back pain (LBP) at some point in their lives. People with LBP often visit their primary care doctor in search...
It’s true. There are countless reasons to feel overwhelmed and disheartened with the current state of health care. So many external factors are swirling around at once. The path of...
What are the game-changing algorithms in health care? No ranking is perfect. Ours is bound to stir dissent. But don’t let us be the judge. What’s in your top 10?
Why don’t elephants get cancer? Pediatric oncologist, Dr. Joshua Schiffman is working to find out! Dr. Schiffman believes that elephants may hold the key to finding new treatments for pediatric...
Carla Thorne became a foster Mom not intending to adopt children but “to give some parents a chance to get right with their lives.” Similarly, University of Utah pediatrics professor...
Academic research can be a solitary pursuit, cloistered in clinics and labs physically—and intellectually—distant from patients. But what if the patients themselves worked the science? Helped test the equipment and...
Diabetes patients whose disease management was overseen by a pharmacist via telemonitoring significantly lowered their A1C levels - a measure of blood sugar - compared to those who received standard...
