Today, the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah and Huntsman Mental Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Institute launched the Mental Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ First Responders program, a mental health crisis team dedicated to responding to mental health emergencies on...
Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ is proud to announce the fifth year of its partnership with Sundance Film Festival and the creation of a new wellness hub at the first virtual...
In 2012, four-year-old Bertrand Might became the first-ever patient diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called N-glycanase (NGLY1) deficiency. Although his life was cut short, his legacy will benefit Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵren...
The contact tracing training and deployment program at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah was recently awarded a $3.1 million contract from the Utah Department of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ (UDOH). This funding will extend the...
most COVID-19 maps do not improve public understanding of the potential risk of contracting the disease or promote compliance with health guidelines meant to slow its spread,
Today, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ and the Huntsman Foundation celebrate the dedication of Huntsman Mental Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Institute (HMHI), the next step in the evolution of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah becoming a...
As members and leaders from Utah’s healthcare organizations, we believe systemic racism is a real threat to the health of our patients, our families, and our communities. Systemic racism includes...
A new study, led by Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ scientists, suggests more than half of doctors, nurses and emergency responders involved COVID-19 care could be at risk for one or...
Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ began administering the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health care workers. Distribution of the second dose marks another milestone as U of...
In December 2020, Utah’s Newborn Screening Program identified the first patient with Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency solely through newborn screening. GAMT deficiency is an inherited condition that affects the body’s...
Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ vaccinated its first round of frontline health care staff after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine just hours earlier. A registered nurse in the medical intensive care...
Highlighting investigators and their pioneering research programs, the Vitae program seeds new collaborations and development strategies by humanizing research through story.
Massive "plumes" of a key neurotransmitter surging in the brain could help explain the onset of migraine with aura—and potentially a broad swath of neurologic disease, including stroke and traumatic...
Samuel R.G. Finlayson, MD, MPH, MBA has been appointed Associate Vice President (AVP) for Clinical Affairs and Chief Clinical Officer for Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ (U of U Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ). The...
In anticipation of Emergency Use Authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ is prepared to properly store and distribute COVID-19 vaccines. A vaccine is a first...
Sobering new statistics released by the Global Burden of Disease study found no significant reduction in the number of people with treatable sight loss worldwide since 2010 as public health...
Amy Locke, MD, FAAFP, professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, has been named Chief Wellness Officer (CWO) for Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ. The appointment, effective November 1, 2020, was announced...
In a new analysis, researchers at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Huntsman Mental Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Institute have detected more than 20 genes that could have a role in death by suicide.
Stefan M. Pulst, M.D., Dr. med., professor at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ and chair of the Department of Neurology, is among 489 newly elected Fellows of the American Association for...
Yves Lussier, MD, FACMI, has been named Chair of Biomedical Informatics at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah School of Medicine. The appointment, effective February 1, 2021, was announced by Michael L. Good...
Marika V. Jones, MBA, has been named Chief Philanthropy Officer (CPO) at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ. The appointment was announced by Michael L. Good, Senior Vice President for Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Sciences...
In one of the most comprehensive examinations to date of marijuana use during pregnancy, Torri Metz, MD, a Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Utah Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, will evaluate...
