(Los Angeles Times) - This week the gene editing system was declared the “Breakthrough of the Year” by editors of the journal Science. A day earlier, Nature named the Chinese...
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Two days after having what she considered a routine cesarean section at Intermountain Medical Center, Arlee Gregerson felt ready to return home to South Jordan...
(Modern Healthcare) - Prices rose faster than inflation for 22% of top generic drugs reviewed between 2005 and 2014, according to a report released Thursday by HHS' Office of Inspector...
(US Dept. of Veterans Affairs) - About 48 percent of Army Veterans who served on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan enrolled in and used VA care within one year...
(KSL) - We have all heard of carpal tunnel syndrome, and many of us who work on keyboards at desks all day have probably experienced some of the symptoms
(The New York Times) - Senators from both parties on Wednesday denounced huge overnight price increases for decades-old drugs that have been made by some pharmaceutical companies lately, calling them...
(The Washington Post) - A Senate investigation of drug-price spikes at four companies kicked off Wednesday with specialists from all corners of the health-care system testifying that they're powerless to...
(Deseret News) - The University of Utah School of Dentistry has agreed to help foot the bill for a specific population of patients - those who are disabled and/or blind...
(Daily News) - Blame your dad for being fat. Obese men carry sperm with modified genes that can be passed on to their young - predisposing them to trouble with...
(American College of Cardiology) - John J. Ryan, MD, FACC, may be considered an early career cardiologist, but he is also considered a mentor and a leader at the University...
(Fortune) - A good book will make you think; a really good book will change the way you do it. Fortune asked 18 CEOs, luminaries, and rising stars to name...
(The New York Times) - When the federal government announced in September that it had abruptly halted a large blood pressure study because its results were so compelling, doctors were...
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Utahns with heart disease have one more reason to stay inside on bad-air days this winter: Pollution can literally give you a heart attack.
(The New York Times) - Watching the doctor perform is like observing miracles. He has restored eyesight to more than 100,000 people, perhaps more than any doctor in history, and...
(Utah Public Radio) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, recently wrote a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging them to investigate a potential breach of antitrust law over...
(The Daily Utah Chronicle) - The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) elected 80 new members on Oct. 19, including two from the U: Mario Capecchi, Nobel laureate, and Vivian Lee...
(Fox News) - Serious reactions to vaccines are rare among children, according to a new review of vaccine safety in kids, which also refutes any link between vaccines and autism.
(Fox News) - Prostate cancer incidence among distant relatives on both sides of a man’s family can help predict whether he will develop the disease, suggests a new study published...
(STAT) - Four US Senators have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether suppliers of saline solution have illegally inflated prices in order to exploit chronic shortages of the...
(Modern Healthcare) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether saline solution suppliers have violated antitrust laws by raising prices during a product...
