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...
A nurse’s job can vary greatly depending on the size of the hospital where they work. Chief Nursing Officer at Teton Valley Hospital, Angela Booker, has worked at large and...
Your upbringing is not the only thing that influences your demeanor. Dr. Christopher Gregg, a professor in neurobiology and anatomy, is researching patterns of inheritance that have long term effects...
What happens when someone comes into the ER high or overdosing? Will the patient be prosecuted? Will people accompanying the patient get into trouble for allowing the situation to happen...
You may have heard of shingles and know they’re ugly, but did you realize they can also be incredibly painful – even six months to a year after the rash...
Almost everyone is anticipating spring, except maybe spring allergy suffers. Can you prepare for the spring allergy season before it actually comes? Dr. Kevin Wilson addresses this question and talks...
Stephen Guthery, MD, sees kids with diseases that are so rare, they may be one of only a handful who have ever been reported having it. He describes the hurdles...
In today’s world of advanced medical technology, do doctors still need stethoscopes or are they just for show? Dr. Bates from Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, ID, talks about this...
What makes an innovator? Dr. Adam Frost, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, is a recipient of the National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award for high-risk, high-impact research. He describes the...
We often say the human race is closely linked to chimpanzees, but menopause in women are actually similar to those of orcas’. The average age for menopause in American women...
You accidentally cut yourself. Do you need stitches or will a bandage work just fine? Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen goes through some of the scenarios that would require...
It happens to every parent. They’re your biggest fans until one day you start getting the short one-word answers to every question you ask. You try and try, but can’t...
