There are a lot of sick kids in Utah right now. Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital facilities in both Salt Lake City and Lehi are full due to an increase in respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and other illnesses. “Right now, we are seeing spikes in RSV and influenza as well as ...
With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers at University of Utah Health have discovered previously unidentified combinations of risk factors linked to serious pregnancy outcomes, including stillbirth. Dr. Nathan Blue, senior author of the study and assistant professor of maternal ...
A new study being conducted in part by University of Utah Health shows COVID-19 infection is associated with a nearly eightfold increase in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Dr. Rachel Hess, senior author of the study, said the finding is huge and may finally help researchers ...
Frigid temperatures are here, and that means a higher risk for cold-related problems — especially frostbite. On Friday, physicians who work in the burn center at University of Utah Health warned Utahns about the seriousness of frostbite, how to avoid it or treat it, and when to seek medical ...
Kerri Robbins isn’t shy about advocating for more awareness about the dangers of radon, potentially swirling in Utah homes. Robbins, a Lehi resident, keeps a stack of cards on her that she hands out to neighbors, people in her community and even others she interacts with at the grocery ...
The number of young people having strokes has been increasing, and the trend is very concerning to health care workers. “In my experience, we have been treating more young adults with strokes in recent years,” said Dr. Tiffany Brown, stroke medical director at Intermountain McKay-Dee ...
History was made and milestones were marked in Utah County last year. While students at one local high school achieved what some deemed the impossible by persuading a major movie star to return to their campus, voters chose to split up the state's largest school district. Meanwhile, ...
Researchers at University of Utah Health will participate in a trial to see whether fentanyl or ketamine, administered by emergency medical service providers on the scene, is more successful in relieving pain in trauma patients before arriving at the hospital. The Prehospital Analgesia ...
The number of people with chronic pain has increased substantially in recent years, and the reason isn’t completely clear. A report, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Health Interview Survey, stated that 20.4% of adults in the United States in 2016 had ...
’Tis the season ... for influenza. The respiratory virus has started spreading in Utah and emergency departments are seeing an increase of patients throughout the state. “In the last few weeks, we have seen this progress to a rapid increase in the number of people who are hospitalized for ...
