Henry has a gift that we think comes from the trauma he experienced at birth. He was a full-term baby, so not your typical candidate for the NICU.

I had been a nurse here in the NICU for eight years when my twin boys, Hank and Wim, were born early. It was comforting to know my boys would...

Sebastian Barton was born October 20, 2014 at 32 weeks gestation He was 2.3 pounds and 14 inches long. After a 43-day stay in the NICU at U of U...

Both Emily and Spencer were born prematurely. Today, however, they are both happy and healthy.

Ella Christensen was born at 28 weeks. She came early due to placental abruption and was born while her family were in Utah on vacation.

Deegan’s NICU adventure began in the early morning hours of July 11, 2015 with a rough start in the form of an emergency C-section after his mother developed placenta abruption.

Even Ruth was surprised to enter the world when she did, so she went straight to the NICU. She spent the next 31 days gaining her strength and learning to...

Mathew James Thatcher was born 2:46 am, weighing 4 pounds, 9 ounces, and Keegan Allan Thatcher was born at 3:10 am weighing 4 pounds 8 ounces. They, along with their...

I went into labor at 23 weeks, six days pregnant. I was put on bed rest and had to stay in the hospital so that they could monitor me and...

Carter and Gabriel Hooten were born at 31 weeks gestation both very different in weight. Read about their story.

Our NICU journey was very unexpected to say the least. I was diagnosed with COVID-19 in November of 2020. I had horrible symptoms, which ultimately affected my pregnancy.

Bentley was born at 27 1/2 weeks gestation, but was 4 weeks IUGR (intrauterine growth restricted). She weighed only 1 pound, 1 ounce when she was born. She spent 108...

Avery was born with an infection at 24 weeks gestation in 2019. He actually ended up with four different infections, hernias, and chronic lung disease. In the end we had...

A team of scientists created a form of artificial vision for a blind woman using a prosthesis hardwired into her brain.

For the 12th consecutive year, University of Utah Health ranks in the top 10 nationally of the prestigious 2021 Vizient Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award.

Ophthalmologists say they're seeing myopia, or nearsightedness, affect growing numbers of children and young people. John A. Moran Eye Center optometrist Shandi Beckwith, OD, specializes in myopia correction, specifically for...

HMHI is pleased to announce and welcome two new faculty to Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) and the Department of Psychiatry - a child and adolescent clinical psychiatrist and a...

Do you need to get vaccinated if you have already contracted and recovered from COVID-19? University of Utah Health experts, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, say...

Por lo tanto, la pregunta sigue siendo: ¿es necesario vacunarse si ya ha contraído el virus y recuperado de la enfermedad COVID-19? Los expertos en salud de la Universidad de...

Meet Julian Thorne, MD, a chief resident in the Department of Psychiatry at Huntsman Mental Health Institute. He shares what his day-to-day routine is, what inspired him to become a...

El doctor Rodríguez , Profesor de Medicina Familiar y Preventiva, y Vicepresidente Asociado de Equidad Sanitaria, Diversidad e Inclusión de la Universidad de Utah responde a nuestras inquietudes sobre las...

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by scientists from University of Utah Health and Fabric Genomics.

A newly detected molecule could help reduce damage from sustained loss of blood flow to cells and tissues.

Three professors, two adjunct faculty, and three alumni of the University of Utah College of Nursing were inducted as American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Fellows.