It has become faster and cheaper than ever to sequence the human genome. So, why doesn't everyone know their genetic code and what it might tell them about their health...
What is the biggest health threat to women worldwide? The answer will likely surprise you. The good news: there is a way to completely eradicate it. Dr. Kirtly Jones tells...
Organ donations often come from people who’ve died unexpectedly in accidents or from natural causes, but healthy, living people can give certain organs, such as kidneys, too. People donate organs...
According to emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen, chest pains are one of the most common problems seen in the ER. While there’s always the chance that chest pains indicate...
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a pattern of behaviors that disturbs normal ability to function and interact with other people and occurs mostly in children. Every child gets a little...
Patients with the most aggressive forms of breast cancer die because the disease spreads to other organs, or becomes metastatic. Researcher Alana Welm, a professor at Huntsman Cancer Institute has...
When you live in areas with beautiful mountains and valleys, you tend to want to get out and enjoy them. And when you do, it’s going to happen, you’re going...
You pay a visit to the dentist, he gives you some antibiotics for that toothache, and shortly afterward you develop diarrhea. Doesn’t sound right, does it? But happens more often...
There’s nothing better than gathering around a warm fireplace with the family when the weather gets a little chilly outside. But it can actually be quite dangerous, and maybe in...
A recent report changed when physicians should prescribe blood pressure medication. But does it also redefine what is considered high blood pressure? Dr. Miller tells you about the new guidelines...
You may know the pancreas as the organ that controls the body’s glucose. But what is glucose and why does it matter? Dr. Jeffery Campsen gives the basics on the...
Surprisingly, many women don’t know what the cervix is or what it does, according to Dr. Kirtly Jones. Take a moment to learn about the cervix and the important functions...
In many places in the world, using your hands to eat from a communal dish is part of the culture. For some Americans, that can seem a little gross -...
They are always surrounded by germs and viruses. So doesn’t it make you wonder why your doctors and nurses never seems to get sick? Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen...
Most people know that being an organ donor is a good thing - organ donors save lives. But for whatever reason, checking that “yes” box to become an organ donor...
Our genetic code is made up of 3.3 billion base pairs of DNA, and one single base pair change can be enough to put someone at risk for developing disease...
With the ski and snowboarding season here, Dr. Jeffrey Greenbaum from St. John’s Medical Center talks about the types of injuries that can occur on the slopes and what might...
You have two kidneys and you might know where they’re located, but do you really know why they’re there and what they actually do? And the more important question, what...
Radon is radioactivity that seeps up from the ground, stays in closed spaces, sits on your lungs’ surfaces and causes lung cancer; it’s a silent killer and most people are...