News: opioids

University of Utah Health today announced the creation of Family Planning Elevated (FPE), a statewide contraception initiative. Funded in part by a generous $4 million grant from the Laura and...

The program is only the third in the state to receive the recognition and the first that is open to the general public.

Charles L. Saltzman, MD, Chair of Orthopaedics and the LS Peery Presidential Endowed Professor at the University of Utah, has been elected as Vice President of the American Board of...

Pregnant women with opioid use disorders often face a number of challenges during their pregnancies.

The researchers examined 17 years of transplantation records and found no significant change in the recipients’ chance of survival when the organ donation came from victims of drug intoxication. The...

Continuing its run of high-profile recognition for exceptional quality and employee engagement, University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics has been named to the 2018 list of "100 Great Hospitals in...

University of Utah Health Receives Nearly $10 Million to Identify Natural, Non-opioid Compounds to Manage Pain.

The University of Utah College of Nursing has received the American Association of College of Nursing’s (AACN) inaugural "New Era Award," which recognizes the nursing education institution that has made...

Researchers at University of Utah Health devised a system that allowed zebrafish to self-administer opioids to study drug-seeking behavior.

A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not...

Physical therapy can be effective in treating a condition more than 3 million Americans live with every day: chronic pain.

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...

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...

A $45,000 donation will provide 500 free Naloxone rescue kits to help people save lives in the event on an opioid overdose.

Enough opioids are prescribed in this state every year for every adult to have a bottle. Utah is currently fifth in the nation when it comes to opioid overdose deaths...