(The Salt Lake Tribune) - The annual physical exam - a medical ritual that seemed to be going the way of the house call -is making a comeback with an...
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Dec 03, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Brent Bauer, an internist at the Mayo Clinic, noticed something strange in recent years about the clinic's arthritis patients. Some reported no longer needing their...
Andrew S. Weyrich, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, has recently recognized in the fields of thrombosis and haemostasis.
(Huffington Post) - If you've ever wondered why you always seem to get one of those pesky cold sores, new research suggests your genes might have something to do with...
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Nov 29, 2011
(Los Angeles Times) - Do you feel fine after just a few hours of sleep each night? There's a gene for that.
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Nov 27, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - Cancer is a word that has affected the lives of all of us in some way and is associated with so many other...
Four faculty members of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Utah School of Medicine have received national honors for their contributions to the field of informatics.
The annual Program Award is the highest honor given by the American Society of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½-System Pharmacists to recognize a pharmacy residency program for excellence and innovation in training pharmacy residents...
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - The first sounds of life are miraculous for every parent, and Heather Simonsen was excited to experience all of the first noises with...
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Nov 16, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - As Utahns continue to age and more are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, state lawmakers plan to take action.
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Nov 16, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - A women's healthcare company has just completed a new round of funding to support commercialization of a blood test that could identify which...
The U.S. Paralympics and the University of Utah ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Care Rehabilitation Center's TRAILS program have partnered to create Paralympic Sport - Salt Lake City, the local chapter of the national...
(Reuters) - Pediatricians in the United States write more than 10 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions every year for conditions such as the flu and asthma, contributing to potentially dangerous drug...
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - A team of University of Utah investigators has received a $2.96 million grant to fund research on genes that cause Down syndrome and...
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - There are dozens of uses for sawdust, including gardening, animal bedding and liquid absorbents, but one use people may not be familiar with...
(The Wall Street Journal) - When you roll up your sleeve for an annual flu shot, have you ever stopped to consider how well vaccination against the disease actually works?
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Oct 26, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - It's already called the Ritz-Carlton of hospitals, and the newest expansion will nearly double the Huntsman Cancer Institute's capacity for high-end cancer care.
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Oct 25, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute announced Monday they can successfully grow fragments of breast cancer cells into tumors in mice - a step in a...
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Oct 21, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - One in eight women can expect a breast cancer diagnosis in their lives.
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Oct 21, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - One in 15 Utah adults seriously considered suicide in the past year, the highest rate in the nation, according to a new report.