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.

International panel issues recommendations to overcome barriers in low-income nations

This baby has great hair. Does that mean her mother had great heartburn during pregnancy?

Spring cleaning is the perfect time to reorganize and clean out your medicine cabinet. Today, the Utah Poison Control Center issued an important reminder to discard any old infant acetaminophen...

PlusOne Baby, a wireless, no-contact monitor, won the $15,000 grand prize at Monday’s Bench-to-Bedside competition

The University of Utah College of Health will realign July 1 from seven departments and divisions into five departments.

End-stage heart failure patients treated with stem cells harvested from their own bone marrow experienced 37 percent fewer cardiac events - including deaths and hospital admissions related to heart failure...

Could new technology that improves how health care is delivered be unveiled Monday night? Thirty-three teams of University of Utah students hope so.

Following a decade of alarming increases, the prevalence of the disorder didn't go up in an 11-site study.

Oscar winning actress Patty Duke lived an uncommon life. However, her death was caused by an all too common cause: sepsis.

Cut down on coffee and caffeinated soda if you are trying to conceive.

University Utah is one of four centers taking part in nationwide trial

The University of Utah’s Diabetes and Metabolism Center (DMC) has awarded grants to seven projects designed to advance research and practices to improve outcomes for those impacted by diabetes, metabolic...

Inheriting a mutation in the APC gene leads to a nearly 100% lifetime risk of colorectal cancer. While colon cancer can be kept at bay by removing the large intestine...

Doxycycline could be first non-surgical treatment of potentially fatal problem

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...

Many new moms may discover that learning to breastfeed is far from effortless. Here's how to get the help and support you need.

n 1961, the United States Congress designated the third week in March each year as National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW), a time dedicated to raising awareness about poisoning in the...

Hume, who has led dental schools and served in top posts at universities in Australia, the Middle East and the University of California, starts on May 15.

By age 56, Roma Jean Ockler had endured 17 years of recurring infections and a life-threatening intestinal illness before finally receiving the right treatment for her condition. Her family’s genetic...

Members of the public can touch a human brain or move a ball with their thoughts during Brain Awareness Day on Saturday, March 19 at the Leonardo museum. Brain Awareness...

University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have unexpectedly found that a drug that has been used for the past 50 years to treat heart failure and high blood pressure...

One in five infants who have trouble sleeping may continue to have challenges during their toddler years.