(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Two days after having what she considered a routine cesarean section at Intermountain Medical Center, Arlee Gregerson felt ready to return home to South Jordan...

(US Dept. of Veterans Affairs) - About 48 percent of Army Veterans who served on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan enrolled in and used VA care within one year...

(KSL) - We have all heard of carpal tunnel syndrome, and many of us who work on keyboards at desks all day have probably experienced some of the symptoms

Medication non-adherence is a major problem in the United States.

An innovative comprehensive mentoring program, the University of Utah Vice President’s Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Program (VPCAT), is fostering successful junior faculty. 92 percent of participants received extramural funding...

Study in Utah and four other states suggests progress toward testing at-risk kids by age 3

University of Utah associate vice provost for research Rena D’Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D., soon will serve in the senior leadership of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

(The New York Times) - Senators from both parties on Wednesday denounced huge overnight price increases for decades-old drugs that have been made by some pharmaceutical companies lately, calling them...

(The Washington Post) - A Senate investigation of drug-price spikes at four companies kicked off Wednesday with specialists from all corners of the health-care system testifying that they're powerless to...

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...

He's known as the man with a belly like a bowl full of jelly, but he may want to consider changing his image.

One of the most fundamental challenges that a cell faces is how to bring membranes that are far apart, close together. New research in Science shows how cellular machinery, called...

(Daily News) - Blame your dad for being fat. Obese men carry sperm with modified genes that can be passed on to their young - predisposing them to trouble with...

(Deseret News) - The University of Utah School of Dentistry has agreed to help foot the bill for a specific population of patients - those who are disabled and/or blind...

(Nature) - Emmanuelle Charpentier's initial ambitions for the genome-editing technique CRISPR–Cas9 were modest.

BioEYES presents students with concepts in genetics, cell biology and developmental biology. It does something more important as well - it teaches kids how to pose and answer scientific questions...

A new study in the December issue of Academic Medicine bolsters research linking good patient satisfaction scores with good patient outcomes. It sheds light on another, unspoken benefit by showing...

It is common knowledge that sugar-filled sodas, sports drinks, and juices are bad news when it comes to maintaining healthy teeth. Now, a study done by researchers at Melbourne University's...

Deep frying a turkey this Thanksgiving? Make sure you avoid these hazards to avoid calling the fire department.

On December 2, 2015, lead investigators of interdisciplinary teams will present their research toward advancing customized healthcare. Each team is recipient of a seed grant from University of Utah’s Center...

(American College of Cardiology) - John J. Ryan, MD, FACC, may be considered an early career cardiologist, but he is also considered a mentor and a leader at the University...

Do you have herpes? Many of us would feel pretty comfortable answering "absolutely not." However, a recent report from the World Health Organization finds that if you are under 50...

(Fortune) - A good book will make you think; a really good book will change the way you do it. Fortune asked 18 CEOs, luminaries, and rising stars to name...

Medication decreases expression of gene mutation that causes spinocerebellar ataxia type 2