(KSL) - SALT LAKE CITY - Kalynn Olsen is crying tears of joy these days. She finally got her kidney transplant, but not exactly how she was expecting it.
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Dec 12, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - For the first time, surgeons at the University of Utah's Clinical Neurosciences Center have used a novel new tool that cuts then cauterizes...
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Dec 08, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - The annual physical exam - a medical ritual that seemed to be going the way of the house call -is making a comeback with an...
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Dec 03, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Brent Bauer, an internist at the Mayo Clinic, noticed something strange in recent years about the clinic's arthritis patients. Some reported no longer needing their...
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Dec 01, 2011
(Huffington Post) - If you've ever wondered why you always seem to get one of those pesky cold sores, new research suggests your genes might have something to do with...
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Nov 29, 2011
(Los Angeles Times) - Do you feel fine after just a few hours of sleep each night? There's a gene for that.
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Nov 27, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - Cancer is a word that has affected the lives of all of us in some way and is associated with so many other...
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Nov 18, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - The first sounds of life are miraculous for every parent, and Heather Simonsen was excited to experience all of the first noises with...
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Nov 16, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - As Utahns continue to age and more are diagnosed with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and other dementias, state lawmakers plan to take action.
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Nov 16, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - A women's healthcare company has just completed a new round of funding to support commercialization of a blood test that could identify which...
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Nov 08, 2011
(Reuters) - Pediatricians in the United States write more than 10 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions every year for conditions such as the flu and asthma, contributing to potentially dangerous drug...
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Nov 01, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - A team of University of Utah investigators has received a $2.96 million grant to fund research on genes that cause Down syndrome and...
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - There are dozens of uses for sawdust, including gardening, animal bedding and liquid absorbents, but one use people may not be familiar with...
(The Wall Street Journal) - When you roll up your sleeve for an annual flu shot, have you ever stopped to consider how well vaccination against the disease actually works?
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Oct 26, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - It's already called the Ritz-Carlton of hospitals, and the newest expansion will nearly double the Huntsman Cancer Institute's capacity for high-end cancer care.
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Oct 25, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute announced Monday they can successfully grow fragments of breast cancer cells into tumors in mice - a step in a...
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Oct 21, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - One in 15 Utah adults seriously considered suicide in the past year, the highest rate in the nation, according to a new report.
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Oct 21, 2011
(Deseret News) - SALT LAKE CITY - One in eight women can expect a breast cancer diagnosis in their lives.
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Oct 18, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Is gastric bypass surgery one way to solve the nation's diabetes epidemic?
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Oct 14, 2011
(KSL) - SALT LAKE CITY - Damon Draheim died 17 times before he received a new heart and words can't even describe how much it means to him to be...
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Oct 06, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Wanting to improve the care of people with autism, the University of Utah will develop an autism "one stop shop" for parents and professionals.
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Oct 05, 2011
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Access to palliative care for seriously ill Utahns lags behind most of the nation, despite many studies that show patients who receive comfort care even...
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Sep 27, 2011
(KSL) - WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, President Barack Obama took time to honor 94 early-career scientists and engineers for their promising research, including one University of Utah scientist who...
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Sep 23, 2011
(KSL) - SALT LAKE CITY - A 5-year-old boy has a new lease on life thanks to a surgeon and his charitable foundation. It's a story of bullying and the...