Successful heart transplants require an experienced multidisciplinary team – both before and after the surgery. And the complexity of performing transplant surgery and taking care of the patients had not...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...