Adults with hypertension who are age 75 years and older, including those who are frail and with poor overall health, could benefit from lowering their blood pressure below current medical...

A company that got its start as a University of Utah student-led project has won a Utah Innovation Award in the Life Science – Medical Device category. Light Line Catheter...

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...

Heading out on a summer road trip? You may not realize it, but the windows separating you from the sun's rays aren’t doing a great job of truly protecting you.

In a finding that could lead to better treatment of smoking-related lung diseases, scientists are reporting that about half of current or former smokers with normal lung function have respiratory...

New University of Utah Employee Health Clinic Opens on Campus

The United States Olympic Committee Today Announced the Addition of the University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) to the National Medical Network. UUHC Will Serve as a National Medical Center...

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...

. The "A Bill You Can Understand" design and innovation challenge is intended to solicit new approaches and draw national attention to a common complaint with the health care system...

Over the four months of Steve Christiaens’ hospice care, his wife and his nurse forged an intangible bond – personal and profound, but still professional. On Monday night (May 9)...

Hepatitis C is a disease of the liver. It kills thousands of people each year. It doesn't have to.

Despite studies that claim people with cancer are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease--raising the possibility that what triggers cancer also prevents the neurodegenerative disorder--a new investigation finds a more...

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.

Award honors D'Souza for her internationally regarded research into tooth development and genetics.

‘A Public Health Priority’ to get more pregnant women immunized, researchers say

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.

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

University of Utah Health Sciences has named highly successful fundraiser John Baker as its chief development officer.

Each month, hundreds of cases of detergent packet poisonings are reported. While convenient for busy households, these packets are so concentrated and dissolve so quickly, they can cause more severe...

When many people think of Tourette Syndrome, they think of compulsive swearing. But that's not the whole story.

Almost 10 percent of vets who reported sexual assault while on active duty are homeless at some point within 5 years of discharge.

Now it’s easier than ever to get rid of those expired and unused medications.

The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed the Zika virus can cause birth defects.