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...
We are seeing declining transmission of the virus across most parts of the nation. With just under 3,600 cases reported in Utah yesterday, several indicators suggest Omicron cases have peaked...
University of Utah President Taylor Randall sees numerous opportunities for leveraging our strengths as a comprehensive Tier 1 research university to have a positive impact on society. As we continue...
University of Utah Health is ranked as one of the nation's leading academic health centers. Statistics support the annual high rankings for education, research, and clinical care. Beyond statistics, University...
Tracking the data from other states and their Omicron waves suggests about a three-week average to get from initial rise in new cases to peak levels of infection. Although states...
Current numbers of coronavirus cases appear to indicate the Omicron surge may be peaking both locally and nationally. However, we need to continue to watch trends for the next several...
Omicron has quickly spread across the entire country with a seven-day average of more than 750,000 cases per day. In Utah, we are approaching an average of 8,000 per day...
Founded in 2018, the Rural and Underserved Utah Training Experience (RUUTE) program offers hands-on experiences for medical students interested in serving rural and underserved areas of Utah. Through outreach in...
The Omicron surge is setting records for case counts in Utah and nationwide. Transmissions of this variant are extremely high, with each new infection creating on average more than two...
Although coronavirus infections are rapidly increasing across much of the US, they are decreasing here in Utah. This regional variation is currently weighing more heavily on the Northeast and Midwest...
It was another remarkable year for U of U Health! Highlights from 2021 demonstrate the impact our care providers, faculty, staff, and students are making on individual and community health.