“Your life experiences build who you are.” From a young age, Wes, a second year medical student here at #UUSOM was taught to respect and serve the elder community. It...
Experiment.com and petridish.org are websites that host crowdfunding campaigns designed to raise money for scientific research from large numbers of people. It sounds like a great idea, but does it...
Hypothermia is when your body temperature gets too low. But you might be surprised to find out it doesn’t really need to be all that cold to get hypothermia. Dr...
Northern Utah suffers from terrible air pollution in the winter months, but improving the air quality is a more complicated issue than most people realize. Kerry Kelly is an air...
Anyone who has attempted to create an educational game has probably learned just how difficult it can sometimes be. Kerry Kelly, a chemical engineer at the University of Utah, recently...
When you say allergies most people think of springtime: flowers, grasses, trees, pollens. But winter allergies can also be a problem. From St. John's Medical Center in Jackson, Wyoming, Dr...
People claim vegetarian status for a multitude of reasons. Registered Dietitian Kary Woodruff speaks about being on the fence and some of the reasons why people choose this option. She...
One in every four women will be a victim of domestic violence in her lifetime. Do the abusers want to stop hurting their partners? Social worker Wendy James talks about...
A recent study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence shows that methamphetamine users are more likely to get Parkinson’s disease than the general population. Senior author Glen Hanson, D.D.S., Ph.D...
As health care evolves, nurses will continue to play important roles in patient treatment. Pamela Cipriano, president of the American Nurses Association, speaks about nurses of the future and the...
Aggressive new treatments for cancer may no longer include losing your hair. The effectiveness of chemotherapy is being rapidly overtaken by new targeted therapies that attack specific lung cancer cells...
What is a Triple Board? Why would anyone choose to get boarded in three subjects and what are they? Why would anyone follow the #CincinnatiBengals here in Utah? I interviewed...
Newborns are commonly susceptible to jaundice. Ideally, the liver begins to function after birth and the abnormal yellow coloration goes away, but sometimes the yellowness persists. Dr. Cindy Gellner explains...
Whether you work outside, are an outdoor enthusiast or simply shoveling your walk, when it gets this cold, frostnip and frostbite are real dangers. Because one of the symptoms of...
The snow is falling, and that means you're shoveling. You might be surprised to find out shoveling snow is a common cause for physical therapy and possibly surgery during the...
Each year, more than 10,000 people in the United States go to the ER for injuries related to the holidays. Without singing them out, emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen...
It’s true that the flu shot contains the flu itself, but it won’t make you ill. Dr. Suzan Terry lists reasons why people think they may have gotten the flu...
Recursion Pharmaceuticals has developed a new method of drug discovery that they claim will lead to 100 new treatments for hard-to-treat rare genetic diseases within 10 years. Christopher Gibson, Ph.D...
Statistics reveal the optimal time for a baby to enter the world, but sometimes it doesn’t work out as planned. Dr. Kirtly Jones discusses the perfect timetable with high-risk pregnancy...
There's a common skiing injury that can quickly develop into a chronic and painful condition if ignored. The problem is many times it’s shrugged off as a tweak or strain...
What are some big city challenges for a medical student who moves here from Southern Utah? How is the new curriculum working out here at UUSOM? I interviewed Rebecca, a...
Have you ever felt like something was wrong but you weren’t sure what? Patients who suffer from nebulous symptoms can’t always communicate their conditions concisely to their physician. Dr. Tom...
Family dinners, holiday parties, jingle bells and presents! It’s that joyous time of the year again – but you’re feeling depressed and moody. Are you really depressed or just stressed...
The choice to abstain from eating meat and other animal products can be a healthy alternative. Registered dietitian Kary Woodruff says it should be a well-informed decision. Some nutrients are...
