May is Mental Health Awareness Month—time to focus on prioritizing mental health and acknowledging that it's "OK not to be OK." It is also time to stop the sigma and...
The Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ of Utah Health Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Disease Initiative (3i), in conjunction with the Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ of Utah Molecular Medicine program (U2M2), has awarded program planning grants to four...
A stroke can come on quickly, and if you don’t act fast, it could be fatal. That’s why it is important to know the signs and symptoms to watch out...
Liz is a passionate social worker and a member of HMHI's team of addiction specialists. She is a Psychiatric Program Specialist with the Recovery Works Intensive Outpatient Program for addiction...
Women who have preeclampsia during pregnancy are at least three times more likely to have strokes later in life than women who do not have a history of this condition...
Desde el comienzo de la pandemia de Covid-19, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) han reconocido que las mascarillas faciales, el distanciamiento fÃsico, el lavado...
As part of a comprehensive campaign to transform medical education, three top leadership appointments, effective immediately, have been announced by Michael L. Good, MD, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences...
COVID-19 and hemorrhagic stroke are a deadly combination, increasing the risk of death up to 2.4 times among patients who have this pairing compared to those who only had hemorrhagic...
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of wearing a face mask to help stop transmission of respiratory viruses, including flu and RSV. Here’s what you should know about face masks...
(KSL)—When Lucas Hernández was eight years old, a friend spread rumors that led his classmates to ostracize him. His mother, ad agency owner and actress Karla Hernández comforted Lucas over...
Based on recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U of U Health is pausing distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
The award solidifies EHSL’s national distinction as a Regional Medical Library (RML), one of only seven in the nation. It also names EHSL as the continuing—and only—home of the Network...
Intermountain Healthcare is working on a transformative model for the future of healthcare called population health that focuses on keeping people in communities healthy and preemptively addressing cause of illnesses...
(PBS Utah)—As the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn of a mental health crisis that could take the shape of a second pandemic wave. How are lawmakers responding...
Up to one in five employees at an academic medical institution are considering leaving their professions due to the strains of coping with the pandemic in their own lives, according...
Since 2009, March 31st has marked the occasion of International Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual event for celebrating people who are transgender and raising awareness of the challenges faced...
Cone snails aren’t glamorous. They don’t have svelte waistlines or jaw-dropping good looks. Yet, some of these worm-hunting gastropods are the femme fatales or lady killers of the undersea world...