Health Care
Did you know that women are at higher risk for a variety of eye diseases?
While grief may make a person feel they want to die—the vast majority do not.
How do you know if it's just a series of bad days or something more serious?
Education, Health Care
If you or a loved one has indulged in something they shouldn't, call the Poison Control hotline.
Not only does compassion decrease suffering by helping those in need, but also it can boost your bond with others. Plus, you may find that the pursuit of compassion makes you happier than the pursuit of happiness. ~ Amit...
Some of the most common injuries, accidents, and medical problems that can arise during the holiday season.
The holidays aren’t all sugar plums and presents; with the season comes a rise in visits to the emergency room.
Could it happen to you?
New research from the American Association for Cancer Research has added melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — to the list of cancers correlated to alcohol use.
Do you know the differences between a sprain, a strain, and a fracture?
There are those shoppers whose impulse buys are so common that they might be teased as “shopaholics.”
What do you really know about bones?
Did you know that all people with diabetes are at risk for vision loss and blindness from diabetic eye disease? African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Hispanics/Latinos, and older adults with diabetes ar...
There is no question that football is rough sport, not for the faint of heart.
Asthma may not be the first thing you think of when winter comes knocking, but the colder conditions can exacerbate symptoms for people with the condition.
A head injury is any trauma to your scalp, skull, or brain. Head injuries can range in severity from a mild bump on your head to a serious brain injury.
A concussion is a mild form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that affects how your brain functions. These effects can be short-term, lasting only a few hours or a couple of days, or cause long-term problems.
Physical therapy can be effective in treating a condition more than 3 million Americans live with every day: chronic pain.
There are times in life when anxiety is hard to avoid.
What’s the proper etiquette for meeting someone who is visually impaired?
They are pieces of advice we have all heard -- but how much is actually true?
Research
Studies are pointing to a cancer-fighting drug called Rapamycin currently used successfully in human patients that could extend the life of man’s best friend.
“In many cases melanomas are the ugly duckling on the body. People can sometimes pick them out even from an untrained eye,” Julia Curtis, MD, assistant director of the mole mapping program at the Midvalley Health Center....
Small ghouls and goblins will soon be coming to your door demanding treats. However, those treats do not have to be filled with sugar and fat. Try one of these non-candy treats that will delight the kids – and ease your ...
As the temperature drops but before the snow falls, more and more people are hitting the gym instead of the trail. Weightlifting has multiple potential benefits – it may increase metabolism, reduce the risk of osteoporos...
For seemingly no physical reason, you find yourself paralyzed and can’t speak. It sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but such frightening symptoms can actually happen to people who have a rare condition called conve...
The American Academy of Pediatrics is now recommending babies sleep in the same room as their parents for at least the first six months of life, and optimally up to a year, to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndr...
Concerned about both safety and the skyrocketing costs of EpiPen, University of Utah Health (UUH) nurses were already searching for solutions before the media storm hit.
By being safe on a dark night, your kiddos will be happier and will possibly get more candy.
Research, Health Care
"Coffee" was the most tweeted food in the continental U.S. between mid-2014 to mid-2015 followed by "beer" then "pizza".
As the days count down to Election Day blood pressure is rising all across the country. So, how is one to remain sane among the chaos?
Help your kids develop healthy brushing habits.
There is one thing we will need throughout our lives though: a Poison Control Center able to answer questions and help with concerns 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Having breast cancer is hard enough. But a new technology called Savi Scout is making lumpectomies easier for patients and surgeons.
You don't need a vocabulary lesson when you don’t feel well. Always ask if you don’t understand something your health care provider says, but just in case, here are the definitions of 10 common health care terms.
Find out what to expect at your first appointment after getting pregnant.
Have you ever wondered the difference between a midwife and an OB?
Kidney stones are a painful condition that affects more than 300,000 Americans a year. Now a new study suggests a fun day at the amusement park may help relieve them.
Sweat. Body Hair. Voice changes. These are only a few of the changes that your son will go through as he enters puberty.
This guide will answer your questions about puberty, your period, and more.
Who knew that rubbing your eyes is one of the worst things you can do to those precious orbs? Here’s why.
September is “Healthy Eye Aging Month" — a good time to think about your vision, now and in the future.
The steep rise in the price of the EpiPen – and the controversy surrounding the increase – has people who rely on the drug looking for ways to save money on it.
Pokemon GO is popular all over the world, and is being praised for improving players’ health by getting them up and moving. The benefits go beyond physical well-being though, also impacting the mental health of those wit...
As the opioid epidemic grows so does the spread of fentanyl. A new report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report shows the number of drug products testing positive for fentanyl rose 426 percent between 2013 and 201...
Pharmaceuticals are big business, and that has many asking if the companies producing them are placing profits before patients.
Implementing consistent back-to-school rituals and annual traditions provide children with the security and stability they need to thrive while reinforcing family bonds.
Vision problems affect 5.3 million elementary school age children nationwide (over 20 percent).
How much do you worry about money?
Whether you’re bittersweet or blissful now that the kids are back in class, you probably share a few typical concerns with every other parent.
It's a big worry for new parents: Now that I'm having a baby, do I have to get rid of my pet?
What makes a truly great Olympic sprinter and why their physiques are so different than long distance runners.
Americans are becoming more sedentary – and it’s killing us.
The first Olympic Games to be held in South America come with some unique challenges, along with the usual threats to health and safety that every Olympic Game presents.
There are a growing number of newborns being seen with what is known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a set of physical and behavioral symptoms in those born to mothers who took addictive prescription or illicit dr...
Would you have what it takes to be an Olympic gymnast?
While most of us will never be world class athletes, there is still a lot we can learn from Olympians.
Do you know the differences between opticians, optometrists, and ophthalmologists?
Although you may not ever get your photo on a Wheaties’ box, and you’ll probably never train up to 6 hours per day, 6 days a week like an Olympic athlete, you can still use diet and exercise to improve your personal heal...
With the Rio Olympics underway, we've already seen some amazing feats from team USA, especially the swimmers.
On Sunday night, Michael Phelps won his nineteenth Olympic gold in the men’s relay. As he donned his gold medal, the champion swimmer also sported several unusual, perfectly round marks on his shoulders. The marks are fr...
Salt is everywhere. It’s in our pantries and on our kitchen tables. It is present in most foods we eat and some beverages we drink. It is essential for our bodies to function properly. However, it also can be dangerous, ...
While summer may have periods of elevated ozone, wildfires can mimic the kind of bad air conditions of the winter months.
To floss or not to floss? That is the question after a flood of articles alleging there's little scientific evidence that flossing works.
The number of indoor trampoline parks is rising in the United States – and so are the number of trampoline park related injuries.
These smoothies will keep you cool, and give you a healthy boost.
Most of us think of home as a place to relax and put our feet up—a safe and comfortable cocoon where the thought of a potential eye injury may never even cross our minds.
More and more people are picking up the exhilarating sport of mountain biking, taking their bikes off-road and onto unpaved territory.
How to recognize and treat them.
Many people say politics turn their stomachs. However, it isn’t ideological differences making people ill at the Republican National Convention – it’s norovirus.
Laurie Falk, left, and Morgan Sidwell demonstrate the new Multitom Rax Twin Robotic X-ray System at University of Utah Hospital's radiology department in Salt Lake City on Friday.
While the game is played in a virtual world, the injuries being suffered by players are very real.
There are lots of instances when a convenience store is the closest – or only – option for a quick bite or snack.
Atrial fibrillation is a rhythm disorder of the heart characterized by extra heartbeats in the upper chambers of the heart.
There are more illnesses than Zika virus out there.
Generally, when you think about a diet, you think about losing weight.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dumping FluMist.
Have you ever looked up at a bright blue sky, or stared at a plain background and noticed little “floaters” dancing around your field of vision?
It’s World Blood Donor Day, yet not everybody can donate blood.
Do you actually know what Zika virus is? Or why it's so dangerous?
With children or without, Father's Day can be an emotional holiday if dad has passed away.
Cancer isn't always visible.
Kids love animals. From the time they are babies, they are presented with books, stuffed animals, movies and cartoons that foster that love.
Pink eye is when one or both eyes look pink or red and may have a discharge. They may burn or itch or just feel really irritated. Sometimes the affected eye’s lashes get “crusty.”
A type of bacteria first identified in Chinese pigs now is causing concern in the U.S. due to its resistance to an antibiotic currently seen as a last-ditch effort.
Prince was an extraordinary musician and performer. Unfortunately, the cause of his death—an overdose of the opioid fentanyl—is all too ordinary.
With summer rapidly approaching, you may be wondering what you can do to not only keep your kids busy and healthy as well
It isn’t possible to die from embarrassment—unless that embarrassment keeps patients from getting checked for melanoma.
For women, lots of not-so-pleasant reproductive problems affect your daily life. But what if you have a tilted uterus? Should you worry?
Summer is rapidly approaching. Soon, kids will be out of school, barbecues will sizzle, and temperatures will climb. In health care, we refer to summer as “trauma season.”
With summer nearly upon us, you're probably getting ready to break out your sandals and flip flops.
Popular descriptions of modern summer skin usually include terms such as “golden” or “sun-kissed.” But those phrases would most likely make your great-grandmother shudder.
Every 43 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. And according to a new study, half of them don’t even know it. Instead, they suffer what are known as silent heart attacks.
From month to month and year to year, the tissue in your breasts change. Some of these changes could be breast lumps. How much should you worry about these? And when should you get checked out?
The first penis transplant in the U.S. is making headlines. However, the advancement does not mean that penis transplants soon will be commonplace.
The front windshield of your car blocks most of the UVA and UVB radiation coming from the sun, but the driver’s side window may not be pulling its weight.
Probiotics are big business. Sales of products with the live microorganisms are expected to top $10 billion a year by 2018.
It's time to pick out the perfect shades. How to do it.
Electronic cigarettes are exposing young children in the United States to dangerous levels of nicotine. A new study in the journal Pediatrics found the number of poison control cases involving children swallowing the de...
Hepatitis C is a disease of the liver. It kills thousands of people each year. It doesn't have to.
Millions of prescriptions are written for antibiotics each year and a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows nearly a third of them are unwarranted.
Playgrounds are supposed to be safer than ever. So why are more head injuries being reported?
The first Monday in May every year is known as Melanoma Monday – a day to spread awareness of the deadliest form of skin cancer.
When many people think of Tourette Syndrome, they think of compulsive swearing. But that's not the whole story.
Every 45 minutes somewhere in the United States, a parent calls a poison control center because their child has ingested a laundry or dish washing detergent packet.
Teachers use many tools each day — including their voices.
Computers are a part of our everyday life. That can mean big problems for our eyes.
The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed the Zika virus can cause birth defects.
You can't avoid allergens outside. You can keep them out of your home.
Advance directives inform medical personnel of your wishes in the event that you are able. Every person over the age of 18 should one.
Like regular eyeglasses, contact lenses can correct near or farsightedness and astigmatism, but, unlike regular glasses, they are actually medical devices that sit directly on your eye.
This baby has great hair. Does that mean her mother had great heartburn during pregnancy?
There are symptoms of pregnancy that everyone knows — and then there are these symptoms.
There’s more to artificial joint replacement than most of us know, but did you know about the connection to dentistry?
Cut down on coffee and caffeinated soda if you are trying to conceive.
Oscar winning actress Patty Duke lived an uncommon life. However, her death was caused by an all too common cause: sepsis.
Baby Boomers are getting older – and taking more medications as they do. One in six are taking a potentially dangerous combination of drugs and supplements, according to a new study.
Pick up any pregnancy book and you’ll notice new moms get repeated advice: Breastfeeding is a natural – and easy – part of being a new parent. But as many new moms discover, learning to breastfeed is far from effortless.
National Eye Donor Month promotes eye donation awareness and celebrates the lives of eye donors and corneal recipients.
One in five infants who have trouble sleeping may continue to have challenges during their toddler years.
If you are age 50 or over please schedule a colonoscopy. This is a life saving screening that can stop cancer before it forms or catch it in its earliest stages.
The number of Americans using marijuana is going up. As some states legalize the drug for medicinal and recreational use, more and more people are trying it, based largely on the assumption that it is non-habit forming. ...
Star tennis player Maria Sharapova is facing backlash – and losing endorsement deals – after revealing that she failed a drug test at this year’s Australian Open.
An estimated 136-thousand people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the United States this year. Those patients will have a lot of questions.
Not all of your DNA belongs to you. Some came from viral sources. Now, we know why.
When smoke gets in your eyes it can do serious damage.
New research links Zika infection with Gullian-Barre syndrome.
Anxiety affects 40 million adults in the U.S. There are simple ways to keep it at bay.
Sometimes a stinky kid just needs a bath. Sometimes they need to see a doctor.
Coffee is a well-known remedy when it comes to helping with hangovers. Now, a new study suggests it could help with serious long-term damage from alcohol.
A new report from the National Health Aging Trends Study and National Study of Caregiving shows that over six million people in the U.S. provide extensive care for loved ones with dementia but only one-quarter of them ac...
How to cope when the air is bad.
How to cope when meal times become the most difficult times of the day.
It is something that every ski patrol member knows: Most injuries happen at the end of the day.
They are health problems largely associated with women, but men can be affected as well.
More and more is coming to light about the Zika virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have now confirmed that a case of Zika was sexually transmitted to a person in Texas. However, while this enhances wha...
The flu season is heating up just in time for the Super Bowl. That’s not good news for fans of the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers. A new study suggests there may be an increased risk of flu deaths for fans of teams...
What you need to know about taking care of your child's teeth.
Tiny mosquitoes are causing big problems — and making big headlines — in South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The Zika virus is causing panic due to a possible link to birth defects in the babies of mothers ...
How sick is "stay home" sick?
Referred to as seasonal affective disorder, SAD affects an estimated 10 million Americans each year.
Summertime skin care is the frequent focus of fashion magazines and lotion companies. But what are some good, overall tips for wintertime skin care?
Combat veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan experienced an average of 21 blasts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during the course of their military service. While the explosions rarely kill soldiers, t...
Singer Natalie Cole was laid to rest today in Los Angeles, less than a week after dying of heart failure caused by pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Chronic kidney disease patients should consider adding more plant-based proteins such as beans and tofu to their diet.
Winter can be a tough time. Days are shorter. Nights are longer. And here in Utah, the inversion makes it feel like we rarely see the sun. That can lead many to experience the “wintertime blues” or, as it is officially k...
Winter is a rough time for people with rosacea. The roughly 14 million sufferers in the U.S. brace for redness and bumps to appear on their skin during the cold and blustery weather.
Not taking medication correctly can lead to a number of problems.
A concussion is a serious injury that should never be taken lightly, and recovery should never be rushed. However, many patients try to do just that.
