If you get a concussion, it鈥檚 important to see your doctor, even if you don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 a big deal. If you鈥檝e suffered a more severe blow to the head...
It might surprise you, but鈥痙octors鈥 understanding of concussions is still in its infancy. In this podcast, we ask neurosurgeon Dr.鈥疓reg Hawryluk鈥痶o bring us up to speed on what we know...
At the heart of precision medicine is taking into consideration that each person is unique. Two people with the same disease can have very different outcomes depending on their specific...
Does your bladder constantly interrupt your life? There might be a solution. Sara Lenherr is a urologist who focuses on treating female incontinence and is an expert in determining its...
Myth or truth: women shouldn鈥檛 be making big decisions during PMS? Contrary to what some may think, many women don鈥檛 even have PMS before their periods. But should those who...
Deep fat frying a turkey is dangerous. Chances are good you are making at least one mistake that could lead to a fire 鈥 or worse, a severe burn injury...
Though it may be hard to get past the 鈥渋ck factor鈥, fecal transplants鈥攑utting fecal matter from a healthy donor into a patient鈥檚 intestine鈥攊s proving to be a surprisingly effective way...
New research suggests that small changes in brain connectivity early in life may lead to big changes that contribute to autism and intellectual disabilities. The study, which explores how disruption...
A good marriage makes people healthier. An abusive marriage is bad for your health. Research from the University of Utah found being in a marriage with a cold and controlling...
Think about it鈥攐n Halloween, kids are running around with billowing sleeves and capes on their costumes, porches are strewn with hay and dried pumpkins and spooky candles are lit all...
We鈥檙e all familiar with the power of smell: a Thanksgiving turkey roasting in the oven may lure you into the kitchen, while the stench of rotting trash can cause you...
Imagine being thrown together with a group of strangers and coming up with a fundable scientific proposal in less than a week. That鈥檚 the basic nuts and bolts of the...
Research shows that regular exercise is probably the most helpful thing you can do to absorb insulin and control your diabetes. It can also help prevent your pre-diabetes from worsening...
Do you have cysts or cancer in your pancreas? Your doctor might have mentioned a Whipple procedure to you. In this podcast, Dr. Courtney Scaife and Dr. Tom Miller discuss...
Many scientists would argue that some public policy does not reflect the current state of scientific knowledge. Arguably, some of this misrepresentation can be attributed to a disconnect between scientists...
A study led by the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah could explain why elephants rarely get cancer. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)...
Every time you spend some time outside you end up covered in mosquito bites. Why do they bite you more than anyone else? It turns out about one in five...
Emergency room doctor Robert Stephen wants you to know that once you walk into the ER, you will not be turned away, no matter what. But there are times when...
Michael Cohen was told that a pain in his chest was indigestion, and it wasn鈥檛 until two years later that he learned it was actually caused by a lung tumor...
What you eat (or don鈥檛 eat) can have an impact on your oral health. Acidic foods and sugar free sodas wear the teeth down faster than most foods, and forcing...
How do you know when your diabetes requires the help of a specialist? Dr. Tim Graham is a diabetes expert and he says he wouldn鈥檛 want patients to pay more...
Most of us are familiar with the health risks associated with exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA), found in most plastics, but there is still a lot that we don鈥檛 understand. Christy...
The question comes up every few years but seems particularly relevant today as funding for scientific research gets tighter and the numbers of academic jobs decrase. Richard Dorsky, Ph.D., director...
Pre-diabetes is much more common than you might think: Diabetes expert Dr. Tim Graham says about forty percent of Americans are pre-diabetic and less than ten percent of those people...
