Are there activities that are more beneficial to someone with autism over others? Autism community outreach officer for University of Utah Health Sciences, William McMahon, talks about the recreational needs...
Within a few short years, knowing your DNA sequence will likely become a routine part of healthcare. But are we ready for what we might find out about ourselves, and...
One out of 100 women have struggled with anorexia at some point in their life. Anorexia is a mental illnesses, and the physical effects are the symptoms. Dr. Jason Hunziker...
Cesareans account for 33 percent of U.S. births, an increasingly high number compared to the international 17 percent. Which is safer, cesarean birth or vaginal birth? Dr. Kirtly Jones answers...
We’ve known that mammograms can prevent breast cancer. But can the radiation from those mammograms actually cause cancer? Are they effective? Should women even continue screening for breast cancer? Dr...
Could an April Fools prank send someone to the hospital? Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen talks about 3 common pranks: Nair in the shampoo, laxatives in the brownies and...
Until recently, physicians thought a colonoscopy was 100 percent accurate. New research from the University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute shows it is not. Dr. N. Jewel Samadder talks about...
As regretful spring breakers are recovering from binge drinking escapades, it may be hard for them to appreciate that there is a positive side to the nausea, sleepiness, and stumbling...
While antibiotics save lives, their overuse leads to outbreaks of hard to control, and sometimes deadly bacterial infections. The most common of these is Clostridium dificil, a toxic, naturally occurring...
How long should a couple try to conceive before seeking help from a specialist to get pregnant? Dr. Kirtly Jones talks about what you should do when you’ve made the...
In the United States, 1 in 88 children are affected with autism spectrum disorder. In Utah, that number is even higher at 1 in 47 children. Dr. Deborah Bilder talks...
Without treatment, Hepatitis C can lead to liver failure and death. If you are a baby boomer born between 1945-1965, there is a significant possibility you have the disease. Dr...
Each year, more people die from epilepsy than breast cancer. This startling statistic is largely because for one-third of epilepsy patients, currently available medications simply do not work. Pharmacology professor...
You might think they’re not listening. But if a child’s not paying attention to you or you have to call them several times before they respond, is that just selective...
Over 200,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. Of that, 35,000 will die. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test can help identify cancer in...
All the chemicals are out of the children’s reach and your pills secured in a locked medicine cabinet. You think you’ve poison-proofed the house, but there’s still something you may...
You might not have an eating disorder, but chances are, you probably know someone who does. The saying is, “Everyone knows somebody with an eating disorder.” Nick Galli from the...
The National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award encourages bold, creative research that has the potential for high payoff. Dr. Ryan O’Connell, Assistant Professor in Pathology, is developing a way...
The little bits of dirt that you breath into your body could affect your baby. Even though your lungs filters out dirt, and the placenta filters out all the other...
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women; about 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Dr. Vivian Lee and Dr. Alana...
We all love the feeling of the sun on our skin and maybe even a little bit of that golden tan. But then we’re reminded that somebody dies every hour...
The common and obvious assumption when you see red in the urine is that it’s blood, and it’s bad. A variety of reasons can cause blood in the urine, but...
Do mammograms happen at 30, 35, 40, 45? There can be a lot of confusing information about mammograms out there, including when women should be scheduling their first one, and...