(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Did you know that between 1900 and 2000 the average life expectancy in the U.S. increased from 44 years to 77? Or that the five-year...

New mouse model will aid study of debilitating, fatal illnesses

Doctors at University Hospital have successfully performed an aortic valve replacement through the leg vein for the first time in Utah

(Becker's Hospital Review) - Stanford Medicine X, the annual event in its 4th year, aims to innovate healthcare at the intersection of emerging technologies and medicine by connecting patients, providers...

(Insurance News) - A new study reported that given the choice between an "open" operation or a pricier laparoscopy for their children's appendicitis, parents were almost twice as likely to...

(The Providence Journal) - In a report released today, Press Ganey details how transparency of patient experience data drives improved provider performance and enables more patient-centered care. The Performance Insights...

NSF awards University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center $3 million to redefine evolution curriculum in the classroom

Becker's Hospital Review Names 150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know

Given pricing information upfront, parents choose less expensive procedure by 2:1

(National Institutes of Health) - The eye is a complex marvel of nature. In fact, there are some 70 to 80 kinds of cells in the mammalian retina. This image...

(MBA Healthcare Managerment) - If you have a background in healthcare and have an interest in computer science, then it is an excellent time to consider pursuing a career in...

New affiliation agreement lays out framework for how the two health systems will collaborate to ensure residents of Sublette County and neighboring areas have access to specialists from one of...

(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Maybe you first noticed it when you pulled those summer clothes out of storage this year or when you went to put on that suit...

(Healthline) - Most of the research done on alcohol addiction so far has focused on the rewarding effects of alcohol. It offers euphoria, boosts mood if someone is feeling depressed...

Pioneering work opens the door to new research on epilepsy, Alzheimer's and other diseases.

(ScienceDaily) - A protein marker that mice carry and reacts to different calcium levels allows many different cell types to be studied in a new way. This mouse model is...

AirMed Makes One Teen’s Wish Come True

(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Sean Anderson has seen plenty of hospitals and ambulances in his 18 years, but on Wednesday his trip aboard a helicopter ambulance was nothing but...

(Deseret News) - As the senior vice president of the University of Utah Health Sciences (UUHS), I have the privilege of working with some of the top researchers in the...

U biochemists show that cellular 'chaperone' folds synthetic protein

(NBC) - Rand Paul restores eyesight to those in need

(News Medical) - University of Utah scientists have developed a genetically engineered line of mice that is expected to open the door to new research on epilepsy, Alzheimer's and other...

(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Thriving at high altitude, where most mortals suffer from oxygen deprivation? There's a gene for that.

In an environment where others struggle to survive, Tibetans thrive in the thin air on the Tibetan Plateau, with an average elevation of 14,800 feet. A University of Utah led...