Polly Creveling, a third-year medical student at University of Utah, was skiing through two feet of deep, fresh powder when her ski got stuck in the hard snow below. An...

MaryAlice has dealt with mental health challenges throughout her life and is familiar and comfortable sharing her struggles. During her second pregnancy, she was diagnosed with depression. Her family, friends...

Jaclyn Perkins, a BYU student, nearly cut one of her fingers off, which could have ended her pianist career. However, with the reconstructive surgery expertise of Dr. Isak Goodwin, she...

The University of Utah's College of Nursing is offering COVID-19 support groups for community health workers that have been impacted by the pandemic.

Pat O'Neal underwent radiation therapy when his prostate cancer spread. However, the radiation damaged his ureters (tubes that move urine from the kidneys to the bladder). He soon experienced urinary...

While it's important to be prepared when it comes to personal health, preparing for every potential illness or medical crisis is impossible. But, sharing your preferences regarding care options and...

Two Para Nordic skiers, Drew Shea and Dani Aravich, get paralympic coaching and training from Tanja Kari, Paralympian gold medalist and program director of TRAILS, the adaptive sports program at...

A year after her total knee replacement, Liz's knee continued to swell with time when it should have been recovering. Her doctors weren't too concerned about it despite her worsening...

Chris was just barely getting by while he struggled with mixed bipolar disorder episodes—a dangerous mix of depression that causes intense feelings of sadness and mania that keeps him hyper-focused...

Eric and Michelle Nielson always knew they wanted a family of their own. They struggled with getting pregnant, so they both were tested to assess their fertility. Tests showed that...

"Primary care is the heart of medicine," says Wendy Macey, PA-C, a family medicine primary care provider (PCP). "It's the bedrock of where health care comes from. Amenthist Gibbs, a...

When a car accident left Sarah Frei paralyzed, she chose to be unstoppable. With the help of her rehabilitation team at Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, she was determined to...

Joe Rands has been living with pulmonary fibrosis for more than 15 years. However breathing became more and more difficult in the early months of 2020. Unfortunately for Rands, a...

Temple Yost was born at 27 weeks and three days gestation weighing 2 pounds and 3 ounces. After 70 days, he left the NICU at just over 6 pounds.

Talon Jarmen came into the world suddenly after 30 weeks gestation. Their time in the NICU taught Talon's family that they can handle anything—and that planning is overrated.

Hi my name is Keanah, I am 16 years old now. My parents often tell me how special I am, because I was born very early. I personally don't remember...

While being on bedrest at a hospital up north, my water broke at just 24 weeks gestation with triplets. This hospital knew they didn’t have the means to care for...

My son Jakob was born September 16, 2004, at 24 weeks gestation and weighed 15 ounces. We spent 123 days total in the NICU.

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.