News stories by year

Research in the Sundquist lab laid the foundations for the development of lenacapavir, a drug that prevents HIV infection with 99.9% to 100% efficacy and could dramatically lower infection rates...

Autism rates among Utah’s children remain steady and below the national average, according to new CDC data. The report highlights key demographic trends, early diagnosis progress, and Utah’s ongoing efforts...

Research has found that C. difficile, one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections, spreads more than three times more than previously thought, moving covertly from surface to surface...

On March 29, 2025, the University of Utah received a revised Notice of Award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences restoring funding to the UM1 grant supporting the...

Huntsman Mental Health Institute opens the Kem and Carolyn Gardner Mental Health Crisis Care Center, Utah’s first comprehensive crisis care facility. The Center offers 24/7 crisis support, inpatient care, and...

Knowing how to recognize trustworthy health information can help you make informed choices about your own health and the health of those around you—and avoid the real risks of taking...

Utah CTSI accelerates the journey of discoveries from bench to bedside, bringing new treatments to patients and communities who need them.

The new University of Utah Health SUPeRAD Clinic expands critical maternal health and addiction services to westside communities in Salt Lake City.

A historic investment of $75 million from the Eccles Foundation will expand access to world-class health care and create thousands of jobs in Utah's westside communities.

John Barrett, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine for University of Utah Health, effective March 17, 2025.

Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital is offering evidence-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services for children with autism spectrum disorder in Riverton early next year.

In a ceremony held last month, the 2024 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize was awarded to Wesley Sundquist, PhD, Leo T. and Barbara K. Samuels Presidential Chair and a distinguished professor...

The results could ultimately help doctors reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes—or potentially even restore lost metabolic function in adulthood—by providing gut microbes that help the pancreas grow and...

Tracey Lamb, PhD, professor of pathology, is the University of Utah’s first National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Jefferson Science Fellow. In this role, she will spend time with...

Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council have partnered with Roblox to launch the first-ever nonprofit experience on Roblox dedicated to teen mental health. With the mental health of...

Professor and surgeon Jason Hunt, MD, MS, FACS, has been named inaugural Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of...

Today we announce W. Brett Graham, MBA, MPA, has been appointed interim CEO for Huntsman Mental Health Institute, and James C. Ashworth, MD, has been appointed interim chair for the...

Getting a sea lion into a CT scanner is no simple task.

The research could ultimately lead to targeted treatments for alcohol-related sleep loss, helping people recover from alcohol use disorder.

There may be up to a tenfold difference in risk for infants who are currently treated identically under clinical guidelines. The analysis is an important step toward more personalized pregnancy...

In a recent interview with Dr. Ignacio Garrido-Laguna from the University of Utah Health, we gained fascinating insights into the management of RAS mutations.

An investigational pan-RAS inhibitor—daraxonrasib (RMC-6236)—shows early activity and has a manageable safety profile in patients with previously treated RAS-mutant PDAC, according to data presented at the 2025 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers...