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he Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) will join poison centers and poison prevention partners across the country in celebrating the 55th annual National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW), March 19-25, 2017...

Â鶹ѧÉú¾«Æ·°æ colleges and programs remain among the best in the nation in primary care, research, physician assistant training, nurse midwifery, pharmacy and other areas, according to the...

Two screening tests often used to try to predict which pregnant women are likely to deliver prematurely aren’t effective in low-risk women, according to a national collaborative study of more...

Gynecologist Andrea Smith had just begun practicing medicine in Utah when a patient showed up at her clinic requesting a "premarital exam."

George Michael's death at age 53 was a shock to the world. People were shocked again when it was released earlier this week that it appeared he had died of...

Every day people ignore a common heart problem until it causes more serious complications.

(KUTV) - It's Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and we had Dr. Michael Walker, a gastroenterologist at the Â鶹ѧÉú¾«Æ·°æ Center in studio to help debunk myths about colonoscopies.

During the past decade, the gut has experienced a renaissance as investigations focus on the role of the microbiome on human health. While most studies have focused on bacteria, the...

Training for a marathon or half marathon can put a lot of strain on your body.

Patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience difficult but treatable symptoms – including fatigue, pain, and nausea - in between healthcare appointments. But because providers are often not aware of them, some...

Marijuana use is becoming more common and more accepted in society.

There is a lot of advice available for women when it comes to maintaining a healthy vagina.

We hear the word all the time, but what does it mean?

(tctmd) - Patients with higher visit-to-visit variability in blood pressure have an elevated incident stroke risk, regardless of how aggressively they are treated with antihypertensives, an analysis of the SPRINT...

People taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for heartburn and acid reflux may be at risk for kidney damage.

It has long been thought that each copy of our DNA instructions - one inherited from mom and one from dad - is treated the same. A new study from...

A prominent physician-researcher who has focused on improving the health of underserved and refugee populations and eliminating health disparities has been tapped to chair the University of Utah School of...

A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not...

Researchers have projected that aggressively lowering blood pressure could help prevent more than 100,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Experts from the University of Utah and institutions across the...

For patients with the crippling diagnosis of severe depression, bipolar disorder, or psychosis, ECT can be a life-changing procedure.

Americans already live with "low vision," meaning they have trouble seeing even with their glasses or contacts.

It's understandable when parents see a product that promises to help them monitor and care for their infant they would be interested.

The impacts of aortic valve replacement are still big - but what has gotten smaller is the procedure.

Evolution is often thought of as a gradual remodeling of the genome, the genetic blueprints for building an organism. But in some instances it might be more appropriate to call...