A study led by the University of Utah School of Medicine has identified molecular mechanisms that control an immune cell’s ability to remember. They found that in helper T cells...

Nobel laureate Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., and Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., receive the rare honor of being elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

Nelson, a cardiothoracic surgeon known for building the first heart-lung bypass machine used on a human, was the keynote speaker at the School of Medicine alumni event celebrating 60 years...

There may be a new way to identify an increased risk of skin cancer and all it takes is rolling up your sleeve.

(KSL) - SALT LAKE CITY - They say you can't go back, but Brian Hultman did. Back to the place he went down, and with the doctor who helped him...

Work stress causes many problems in life and a new analysis of several studies shows it could also lead to an increased risk of stroke.

Peter R. Huntsman is named as Chief Executive Officer of both Huntsman Foundation and Huntsman Cancer Foundation

(Los Angeles Times) - If you suspect your stressful job is killing you, a new study says you may be right - especially if you’re a woman.

(The New York Times) - “Every baby elephant should be dropping dead of colon cancer at age 3,” said Dr. Joshua D. Schiffman, a pediatric oncologist at the Huntsman Cancer...

A study led by the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah could explain why elephants rarely get cancer. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)...

Charlton Park has been named Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) for University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, a newly created position.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most commonly diagnosed behavior disorder of children in the U.S. Could your child have ADHD? Be on the lookout for these behaviors.

In its effort to develop and implement strategies to stop the spread of infectious diseases, including Ebola, in health care settings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...

Odds are that you know someone who has been affected by breast cancer, but do you know what you can do to prevent it?

University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) ranks University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) among the nation’s top academic medical centers.

(KUTV) - Salt Lake City man got the surprise of a lifetime. New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees, showed up to give him a couple surprises along with confirming to...

The Johnson Foundation of Jamestown, New York, has made a generous gift of $100,000 to the University of Utah’s John A. Moran Eye Center to help find new treatments for...

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Reality TV star Kim Zolciak-Biermann says she is feeling better, and ready to be back on the floor of "Dancing with the Stars" after suffering a transient ischemic attack (TIA)...

(Deseret News) - A team of University of Utah researchers tapped into a $5.5 million grant to look at real-time triggers for pediatric asthma attacks, including local air quality conditions...

A team of University of Utah researchers has received a $5.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to develop an informatics...

(St. George News) - Dixie State University and the University of Utah School of Medicine are in the planning stages of a new partnership that would offer a physician assistant...

The number of children and adolescents who are at an unhealthy weight is at a record high, with about 20% of Utah elementary school and high school students overweight or...

U pathologist who served on committee says doctor-patient communication is a critical part of the solution.