New research offers clues as to why some diseases are highly variable between individuals. The phenomenon is apparent in retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that causes the light-sensing cells in the...

Thousands of organ recipients, donors, and their families are converging on Salt Lake City to compete in the 2018 Donate Life Transplant Games of America, August 2 – 7, 2018...

Barbara L. Wilson, PhD, RNC-BC will serve as interim Dean of the College of Nursing. This appointment will officially begin this fall, when Dean Patricia Morton retires.

José E. Rodríguez, MD has been appointed interim Associate Vice President for Health Equity and Inclusion.

The words "cancer surgery" do not bring to mind a same day procedure in which the patient is awake for the whole process.

There is a single vaginal rejuvenation procedure, and it promises to tighten the vagina, stop incontinence, eliminate vaginal dryness, and more. But what are the facts?

University of Utah Health announces David P. Steinberg, M.D., as the new chief of the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Executive Medical Director of the new Craig...

You probably aren't doing enough to protect yourself from the sun.

University of Utah Health orthopedic hand surgeon Douglas T. Hutchinson, MD, has been named the first recipient of the Aaron A. Hofmann, MD, and Suzanne T. Hofmann Endowed Chair for...

Your liver does a lot for you. It's the largest internal organ in your body and carries out more than 500 essential tasks to keep you healthy.

Kawamoto will co-chair the U.S. Interoperability Standard Priorities Task Force.

What is the right way to wean your baby?

The pap smear (or pap test) is one of the cornerstones of women's health.

When it comes to high health care costs, physicians are clear they are not the ones to blame and instead pinpoint pharmaceutical and insurance companies, according to a new survey...

The law specifically prohibits the sale and distribution of sunscreen containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, which will take effect in 2021.

Kids love playgrounds. But that doesn't mean playgrounds love kids.

Don't let an injury ruin your 4th of July. Practice these firework safety tips from U of U Health experts.

Outdoor fire places and fire pits can create a lovely ambiance and help extend parties by providing warmth and light after the sun goes down. They also can cause serious...

TSS is not a condition that only affects menstruating women using tampons—or women alone.

The DIIA recognizes outstanding faculty innovators for contributions that improved the lives of people. The DIIA recognizes contributions by faculty from all academic disciplines, including health care, energy, environment, business...

2018 winners Nalini Nadkarni and Jeffrey Rosenbluth U of U Entrepreneurial Faculty Scholars

University of Utah Health announced it has been named by Vizient as a 2018 Top Performer in the Sourcing and Resource Management in the Supply Chain Management Excellence Award category.

It's a condition that causes the tissues of the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach) to swell making eating and swallowing difficult, and over the past...

University of Utah Health has announced the creation of a new endowed chair, The Dr. Russell M. Nelson and Dantzel W. Nelson Presidential Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery, to honor the...