(UPI) - The amount of time a virus was present in households increased with each additional child in the family.

A study led by the University of Utah School of Medicine finds that every child puts a household at increased risk for viral infections. Childless households had infections during 3-4...

U-developed math model helps CDC identify strategy to greatly reduce the number of cases of antibiotic-resistant bugs

(Healthcare Informatics) - The Sense4Baby system is used to perform remote maternal and fetal monitoring including for high-risk pregnancies

(Pittsburg Tribune) - Out there in cyberspace, consumers review restaurants, movies, hotels, products and businesses. Now UPMC is jumping into the online ratings space by sharing patient ratings and comments...

Singing for a living is not easy specifically for your vocal folds. Many singers, like Sam Smith, Adele, and Meghan Trainor have had to take time off and delay their...

(Fox 13) - SALT LAKE CITY - Antibiotics revolutionized medicine in the 20th Century, practically eradicating diseases such as tuberculosis in the developed world.

The University of Utah Health Sciences Center announced in June that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

(GEN News) - Targeted imprinting may be the preferred strategy over silencing one parental gene copy in every tissue.

In most cases sunburn can, and should, be treated at home with over the counter pain medications and rest.

Pharmaceutical drugs have names that are unique to say the least. Where do those names originate?

Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine report on a version of genetic parental control in mice that is more targeted, and subtle than canonical imprinting. Published in...

University of Utah Health Sciences Center receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for groundbreaking research in global health and development.

According to the NTHSA, on average, a pedestrian is killed every two hours and injured every seven minutes in traffic crashes.

Boating is a great way to cool down, but use caution. "Every summer, we see many boating injuries that could have been avoided," says Scott Youngquist, MD, an emergency physician...

A new clinical trial to test how a high dose of stem cells delivered via a method called "retrograde coronary sinus infusion" affects end stage heart failure patients is showing...

(Deseret News) - The Huntsman Cancer Institute is now a comprehensive cancer center, while the affiliated University of Utah Hospital is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The size and quality of...

(AHA News) - The recent wave of increases in the cost of prescription drugs is straining hospital budgets and squeezing patients

Researchers have found that multiple myeloma patients with a genetic variation in the gene FOPNL die on average 1-3 years sooner than patients without it. The finding was identified with...

University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) tied for the No. 1 health care system in Utah, according to U.S. News & World Report.

A study suggests that differences in the routines of individual providers drives variation in antibiotic prescribing more than differences in patient characteristics, standards of practice at different hospitals, or clinical...

(U.S. News & World Report) - Doctors, nurse practitioners and other health care workers who prescribe drugs may be helping to drive the overuse of antibiotics in the United States

According to the ATV Safety Institute, if a few important safety tips are adhered to, riders will have a safe and enjoyable time in Utah's outdoors.

It sounds like the start of a joke: "Why don't hand surgeons wear wedding rings?"