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While grief may make a person feel they want to die—the vast majority do not.

After all the lifting, hauling and wrapping, worn out gift givers may blame the season’s physical strain for any shoulder soreness they are feeling. It turns out there could be...

Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah will head an international study to find out how lifestyle and other health factors impact colon and rectal cancer outcomes. HCI...

Some of the most common injuries, accidents, and medical problems that can arise during the holiday season.

Not only does compassion decrease suffering by helping those in need, but also it can boost your bond with others. Plus, you may find that the pursuit of compassion makes...

ARUP Laboratories, a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, announced the appointment of Julio Delgado, MD, MS, as chief medical...

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Precision medicine promises health care tailored to every individual, a mission that opens exciting possibilities and poses unique challenges. How do we control cost, equalize access to care, and speed...

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah Hospital is one of 19 transplant hospitals nationwide and the only hospital in Utah named to participate in the COIIN (Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network) pilot...

New research from the American Association for Cancer Research has added melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — to the list of cancers correlated to alcohol use.

There are those shoppers whose impulse buys are so common that they might be teased as "shopaholics."

On Dec. 3, 2016, in a ceremony in Salt Lake City, John M. Opitz, M.D., received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany – also called the...

Scientists from the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Washington have developed blueprints that instruct human cells to assemble a virus-like delivery system that can transport custom cargo from one...

Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits in much the same way as love, sex, gambling, drugs and music, report researchers at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah School of...

Did you know that all people with diabetes are at risk for vision loss and blindness from diabetic eye disease? African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Hispanics/Latinos, and older...

School of Dentistry Dean Wyatt Rory Hume, DDS, Ph.D. has agreed to lend his expertise to the additional role of Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Education

The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah College of Pharmacy’s Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) Program has been awarded a five-year $19.5 million contract renewal with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test...

On Dec. 1-2, national experts in genetics, medicine, law, big data and other will fields gather for Frontiers in Precision Medicine II: Cancer, Big Data and the Public, a unique...

A head injury is any trauma to your scalp, skull, or brain. Head injuries can range in severity from a mild bump on your head to a serious brain injury.

There are times in life when anxiety is hard to avoid.

Physical therapy can be effective in treating a condition more than 3 million Americans live with every day: chronic pain.

What's the proper etiquette for meeting someone who is visually impaired?

Published in October in Cell as part of a study led by scientists at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah School of Medicine, the structure reveals how specific mistakes in PKD2 triggers...

For years, scientists have known that someone who is thin could still end up with diabetes. Yet an obese person may be surprisingly healthy. Now, new research led by scientists...