For years, scientists have known that someone who is thin could still end up with diabetes. Yet an obese person may be surprisingly healthy. Scott Summers, Ph.D., chair of nutrition...
Pneumonia comes in at No. 8 on the list of top 10 causes of death in the United States. The condition often goes unnoticed and untreated until it has reached...
Treatment approaches for menopause have evolved over the decades. So what are the new guidelines for hormonal therapy now? Women鈥檚 health expert Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones says current care involves...
A positive cancer diagnosis can be an emotionally overwhelming time for the patient and their families. Dr. Wallace Akerly, lung cancer specialist at Huntsman Cancer Institute, says one of the...
Some nights in the emergency room are crazier than others, but how spooky is Halloween night in the ER? With all the costumes, festivities and children running around in the...
According to some studies, almost half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned 鈥 with most of those occurring at either the 鈥渨rong time鈥 or being 鈥渦nwanted.鈥 But...
How can you make Halloween healthier for trick-or-treaters without finding yourself on the receiving end of a 鈥渢rick?鈥 Dietitian Theresa Dvorak shares three candy alternatives and tells us what she...
The end of civilization as we know it has finally come. Whether it be by robots, zombies, aliens or some other unimaginable event. In your gang of survivors, which medical...
A woman鈥檚 holistic sense of health is more than just her cholesterol levels or blood pressure. It鈥檚 an interconnected web of factors from the physical and emotional to the social...
Quitting smoking can be really hard. There are so many different methods to help a smoker quit that it can make things complicated. So which one works best? Dr. Clint...
Frozen shoulder is a type of capsulitis where the ligaments around the shoulder鈥檚 ball joint shrink up and restrict movement. For patients, frozen shoulder can be painful and debilitating. Dr...
With a severe cut or injury, you need to take action to stop the bleeding immediately. Do you know what to do? Emergency room physician Dr. Troy Madsen explains how...
Ovarian cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in women. It has no early detection test and the early warning signs are easy to miss. So what steps can...
Your child has gone and put something small like a raisin up her nose and it鈥檚 stuck. Should you be rushing to the ER? Emergency physician Dr. Troy Madsen shares...
The University of Utah carries the distinction of being a Baby-Friendly Hospital. 鈥淏ut aren鈥檛 all hospitals baby friendly?鈥 Asks Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones. Lactation specialist Mary Erickson sits down with...
In the past few years, doctors have seen a 30 percent increase to kidney stone cases in the United States. In fact, for some urologists, treating kidney stones makes up...
A factor found in umbilical cord blood could become the basis for a new therapy to fight sepsis, a leading cause of death in hospitals, explains Christian Con Yost, MD...
Playing sports can be hard on a body and lead to a serious injury that might need immediate attention. Emergency physician Dr. Troy Madsen covers the top three most common...
When it comes to your health, you should always be careful what you read online. Especially when it comes to a surgery like hip replacement. There are two commonly used...
鈥淧revention is the best type of medicine,鈥 says Dr. Troy Madsen. Working in the ER, Dr. Madsen has seen people on their worst days. So how has this changed his...
Breastfeeding should be easy. All mammals do it, but as a new mother, if you have questions, who do you talk to? OBGYN Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones sits down with...
For the past 50 years, pacemakers have hardly changed, but a new device has the potential to change how pacemakers work. The device is the size of a large vitamin...
Dermatologist Dr. David Smart answers the question about when you should be concerned about moles. He goes over the 鈥淎BCDE鈥檚鈥 of what a dermatologist looks for in moles and when...
The rotator cuff is a group of tightly connected muscles that stabilize the shoulder joint. These muscles can be torn in a traumatic injury or simply by age-related wear and...