Within the next decade, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 could become little more than a nuisance, causing no more than common cold-like coughs and sniffles, according to models developed...
University of Utah Health is encouraged by the state’s increased COVID-19 vaccination efforts, as well as the recent decline in Utah’s daily COVID-19 cases. However, data suggests that the risk...
In partnership with Community Nursing Services (CNS), University of Utah Health’s Wellness Bus will host free COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the month of May. U of U Health is proud...
University of Utah Health announces a suspected case of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), also called thrombosis and thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), after a patient received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine...
The University of Utah (the U), ARUP Laboratories, and Techcyte Inc. forma partnership to develop an easy-to-administer SARS-CoV-2 antibody test that produces results within minutes.
COVID-19 and hemorrhagic stroke are a deadly combination, increasing the risk of death up to 2.4 times among patients who have this pairing compared to those who only had hemorrhagic...
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of wearing a face mask to help stop transmission of respiratory viruses, including flu and RSV. Here’s what you should know about face masks...
Based on recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U of U Health is pausing distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccinations for COVID-19 are becoming widely available with the goal of achieving "herd immunity"—a point at which enough people are immune to COVID-19 that the virus can no longer spread...
Up to one in five employees at an academic medical institution are considering leaving their professions due to the strains of coping with the pandemic in their own lives, according...
Research from University of Utah’s Health and Economic Recovery Outreach (HERO) Project contributed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) revised physical distancing guidelines that reduces the space...
University of Utah Health started taking care of patients sick with COVID-19 at the beginning of March 2020. Over the last year, much has been learned about the novel virus...