A study led by the University of Utah School of Medicine finds that every child puts a household at increased risk for viral infections. Childless households had infections during 3-4...
(Pittsburg Tribune) - Out there in cyberspace, consumers review restaurants, movies, hotels, products and businesses. Now UPMC is jumping into the online ratings space by sharing patient ratings and comments...
(Fox 13) - SALT LAKE CITY - Antibiotics revolutionized medicine in the 20th Century, practically eradicating diseases such as tuberculosis in the developed world.
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...
(Deseret News) - The Huntsman Cancer Institute is now a comprehensive cancer center, while the affiliated University of Utah Hospital is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The size and quality of...
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...
(U.S. News & World Report) - Doctors, nurse practitioners and other health care workers who prescribe drugs may be helping to drive the overuse of antibiotics in the United States
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
(The Cancer Letter) - Three cancer centers have been awarded comprehensive status from NCI, the highest designation possible: the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is one of...
(Deseret News) - It started as a hospital that primarily served the local community in 1965. Since then, University Hospital has treated more than a million patients from all over...
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...
