The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted how a rapid and effective response to infectious disease outbreaks is critical for saving lives and protecting communities. With a $17.5 million, five-year grant from the...
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus that can have devastating consequences if not vaccinated. While the disease was eliminated from the U.S. in 1994, polio recently reemerged in...
The recent reemergence of monkeypox in the United States has created new worries about another potentially contagious virus. But infectious disease experts at University of Utah Health say this virus...
La reciente reaparición de la viruela del mono en Estados Unidos está creando nuevas preocupaciones sobre otro virus potencialmente contagioso, mientras la nación sigue sufriendo la pandemia del COVID-19. Pero...
Early treatment of newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients with plasma extracted from individuals who have recovered from the disease reduces the need for hospitalization by more than 50%.
University of Utah Health supports Governor Spencer Cox’s decision to authorize booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines for all people living in Utah who are aged 18 and older. The Governor’s...
A multidisciplinary national research team led by University of Utah Health hopes to improve the nation’s ability to predict, detect, and respond to future pandemics.
