When a person experiences cardiac arrest, the heart stops beating, and blood is not pumped to the rest of the body. Instead of waiting for trained medical professionals, you can...
About 9 in 10 people who have cardiac arrest outside the hospital die. However, CPR can improve those odds, doubling or tripling a person’s chance of survival.
Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) has been the recipient of some holiday cheer for the past several years. Vynessa Campos, a science teacher at Elkridge Middle School, encourages her classes...
John A. Moran Eye Center optometrist Deepika Bagga, OD, explains the latest approaches to managing blepharitis, including prescription medications, at-home remedies—and even the Mediterranean diet.
Huntsman Mental Health Institute and University of Utah Health are once again joining the Huntsman Mental Health Foundation, the Utah System of Higher Education, and the Utah Film Center to...
Puede que el asma no sea lo primero en lo que piense durante el invierno. Pero el frío puede empeorar los síntomas de quienes padecen esta enfermedad. Aquí compartimos algunas...
Asthma may not be the first thing you think of during the winter. But colder weather can exacerbate symptoms for people with the condition. Here’s why.
University of Utah Health today announced a gift of $1.5 million to create the Richard A. and Carmen J. Rogers Endowment Fund within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation...
During a doctor visit, you'll get an inflatable cuff wrapped around your arm that slowly tightens as it reads your blood pressure. The health care professional measuring it tells you...
It's important to stretch to maintain healthy joints and have appropriate mobility for physical activity. But how long should you stretch for? And, should you always stretch before you exercise...
(WashingtonPost.com) - Amid the mist and suds, a good shower can relax not only your body but also your mind, unleashing streams of consciousness, clarity and creativity.
El agua constituye más de dos tercios del cuerpo humano. Sin embargo, perdemos agua de nuestro cuerpo todos los días al sudar, respirar, ir al baño y a través de...
A todos los niños les encantan los juguetes, pero encontrar un juguete para su hijo que sea educacional y adecuado para su desarrollo puede ser difícil. El juguete perfecto depende...
It's that time of the year when you're stuffed up and the only way to breathe is through your mouth. While there are over-the-counter medications available to help nasal congestion...
Es esa época del año en la que muchos sufrimos de congestion y la única forma de respirar es por la boca. Encontrar alivio para respirar mejor puede ser todo...
Las mascarillas son una de las mejores formas de protegernos a nosotros mismos y a los demás contra el virus COVID-19. Dependiendo del nivel de COVID-19 en su comunidad y...
The University of Utah Health transplant teams have performed a record-breaking number of organ transplant surgeries in 2022, which means life-saving procedures have been provided to 297 patients from throughout...
La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) es una enfermedad pulmonar degenerativa que provoca la obstrucción del flujo de aire de los pulmones y dificulta la respiración. Alrededor de 16 millones...
The pelvic floor muscles may be the most neglected and least thought about. But they are one of the most important muscle groups in our bodies, supporting bladder, bowel, and...
Orangutans, mice, and horses are covered with it, but humans aren’t. Why we have significantly less body hair than most other mammals has long remained a mystery. But a first-of-its-kind...
Cali Hinckley should have been quietly asleep in her bedroom, curled next to her 2-year-old daughter that June afternoon. But as her husband watched football downstairs, his phone rang, her...
At first, Tyler Lintz thought he could push through. He was a firefighter after all, a fit, active dad of three, so a sore throat, fatigue, and cough — not...
On a spring evening in 2021, Meaghan McFarland left her apartment in Layton for a walk with her dog. She never saw the Ford F350 speeding toward her at 50...
