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.

If you are age 50 or older, it's time to schedule a colonoscopy. This life saving screening that can stop cancer before it forms or catch it in its earliest...

Star tennis player Maria Sharapova is facing backlash - and losing endorsement deals - after revealing that she failed a drug test at this year's Australian Open.

The United States Olympic Committee today announced the formation of an Infectious Disease Advisory Group to be chaired by Carrie L. Byington, M.D., professor of pediatrics and infectious disease specialist...

About eight percent of our DNA is viral in origin: remnants of ancient battles between infectious viruses and our ancestors. A new study published in Science by scientists at the...

(Huffington Post) - Jeff Pettey, MD, Explains "Sleep Crust" to readers on Huffington Post

When smoke gets in your eyes it can do serious damage.

First proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, National Eye Donor Month promotes eye donation awareness and celebrates the lives of eye donors and corneal recipients. This year, Governor Herbert...

New research links Zika infection with Gullian-Barre syndrome.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) - A proposal to legalize medical marijuana that's inching forward in the state Legislature has some Utahns with chronic pain and epilepsy rejoicing, while wary lawmakers...

(The Salt Lake Tribune) - A wisdom tooth is beginning to force its way to the surface on the top left side of Stephanie Mora's jaw. Left alone, it would...

(Fox 13) - While many organs are donated after a person passes away, University of Utah Health Care recently performed their first live-donor liver transplant. It’s a fairly rare operation...

(The Salt Lake Tribune) - In "Physician-assisted suicide is a danger that extends beyond the patient" (Feb. 21), family physician Brian Zehnder claims that HB264, the "End of Life Options...