(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Doctors have few ways of identifying which first-time pregnant women will suffer from preterm birth, miscarriage or stillbirth.
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May 05, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - Sarah Reeder found out through her first ultrasound that she had lost not one, but her first two babies, as the twins hadn't...
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May 04, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - Four years ago, cheerleader Tayler Hansen was diagnosed with scoliosis - a curving of her spine. If left uncorrected, it would eventually push...
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May 03, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Hundreds of rural Utahns have been helped by a federal grant that assists patients and families in finding extended care during serious illnesses, a state...
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Apr 26, 2011
(The Washington Post) - Unprecedented surge in drug shortages plagues hospitals, patients across the United States.
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Apr 11, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - For years, we've been told to drink eight glasses of water a day.
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Mar 13, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - No more anxiously waiting on hold for a doctor's office to make an appointment, refill a prescription, check test results or ask a...
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Feb 05, 2011
(The New York Times) - People with chronic pain often discover that getting the care they need at an affordable price can be challenging. Here are some suggestions that may...
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Feb 03, 2011
(The Seattle Times) - SALT LAKE CITY - Few, if any, patients who check into the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute for surgery or chemotherapy will give a moment’s...
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Jan 24, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - A hospital stay accompanied by noise, light and interrupted sleep in unfamiliar surroundings can be a weird experience for anyone but particularly for elderly people...
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Jan 21, 2011
(The New York Times) - A committee voted that the agency approve the first test that can show Alzheimer’s in the brain of a living person.
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Jan 13, 2011
(NPR) - Dr. Jeffrey Botkin, a pediatrician and bioethicist at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah, speaks to NPR's Michele Norris about the ethics of genetic screening for childhood diseases. He says...
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Jan 05, 2011
(KSL) - SALT LAKE CITY - If you knew you were genetically predisposed for skin cancer, would you slather on more sunblock? Would you get your children tested for melanoma?
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Jan 05, 2011
(NPR) - Humidifiers are often the first line of defense for parents trying to help a miserable child with a cold or flu. But raising the humidity in a child's...