The University of Utah Health Sciences Center announced in June that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine report on a version of genetic parental control in mice that is more targeted, and subtle than canonical imprinting. Published in...
A new clinical trial to test how a high dose of stem cells delivered via a method called "retrograde coronary sinus infusion" affects end stage heart failure patients is showing...
Researchers have found that multiple myeloma patients with a genetic variation in the gene FOPNL die on average 1-3 years sooner than patients without it. The finding was identified with...
A study suggests that differences in the routines of individual providers drives variation in antibiotic prescribing more than differences in patient characteristics, standards of practice at different hospitals, or clinical...
When U.S. adults are hospitalized with pneumonia, viruses are more often to blame than bacteria. However, despite current diagnostic tests, neither viruses nor bacteria are detected in the majority of...
University of Utah Hospital has opened a new Milk Prep Room its newborn intensive care unit (NICU). On Monday, July 13th at 11:00 a.m. a ribbon cutting will celebrate the...
Region’s only academic medical center honors its 50th year by commemorating the past and looking forward to 50 more years of community service. #50for50
This year, only six health systems in the nation earned the designation "Most Wired Advanced," indicating strong data security, advanced analytics, proven patient safety initiatives, exceptional chronic disease management and...
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah its Comprehensive Cancer Center status, the highest designation possible. The announcement was made today...
BioEYES, a K-12 science educational program hosted by the Carnegie Institution for Science, is launching a new center sponsored by the University of Utah, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Enterprise.
Despite an increasing ease in acquiring genetic information, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) points out that doing so has consequences, particularly when it comes to children. It is...
