(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Did you know that between 1900 and 2000 the average life expectancy in the U.S. increased from 44 years to 77? Or that the five-year...
(Becker's Hospital Review) - Stanford Medicine X, the annual event in its 4th year, aims to innovate healthcare at the intersection of emerging technologies and medicine by connecting patients, providers...
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Sep 16, 2014
(Insurance News) - A new study reported that given the choice between an "open" operation or a pricier laparoscopy for their children's appendicitis, parents were almost twice as likely to...
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Sep 15, 2014
(The Providence Journal) - In a report released today, Press Ganey details how transparency of patient experience data drives improved provider performance and enables more patient-centered care. The Performance Insights...
(National Institutes of Health) - The eye is a complex marvel of nature. In fact, there are some 70 to 80 kinds of cells in the mammalian retina. This image...
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Sep 10, 2014
(MBA Healthcare Managerment) - If you have a background in healthcare and have an interest in computer science, then it is an excellent time to consider pursuing a career in...
New affiliation agreement lays out framework for how the two health systems will collaborate to ensure residents of Sublette County and neighboring areas have access to specialists from one of...
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Maybe you first noticed it when you pulled those summer clothes out of storage this year or when you went to put on that suit...
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Sep 02, 2014
(Healthline) - Most of the research done on alcohol addiction so far has focused on the rewarding effects of alcohol. It offers euphoria, boosts mood if someone is feeling depressed...
(ScienceDaily) - A protein marker that mice carry and reacts to different calcium levels allows many different cell types to be studied in a new way. This mouse model is...
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Sean Anderson has seen plenty of hospitals and ambulances in his 18 years, but on Wednesday his trip aboard a helicopter ambulance was nothing but...
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Aug 26, 2014
(Deseret News) - As the senior vice president of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah Health Sciences (UUHS), I have the privilege of working with some of the top researchers in the...
(NBC) - Rand Paul restores eyesight to those in need
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Aug 22, 2014
(News Medical) - Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah scientists have developed a genetically engineered line of mice that is expected to open the door to new research on epilepsy, Alzheimer's and other...
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Aug 19, 2014
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Thriving at high altitude, where most mortals suffer from oxygen deprivation? There's a gene for that.
In an environment where others struggle to survive, Tibetans thrive in the thin air on the Tibetan Plateau, with an average elevation of 14,800 feet. A Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah led...