University of Utah Health announced Friday the development of a promising new HIV drug. The drug, lenacapavir, has been named the 2024 breakthrough of the year by the scientific journal Science. Wesley Sundquist, Samuels professor and chair of biochemistry at the U of U, established the ...
Between 2018-2022, Utah occupational accidents claimed the lives of 257 Utahns and injured 161,400. Unfortunately, these types of injuries and death are commonplace in the state. In an effort to reduce those numbers, four Utah universities have formed a partnership with Rocky Mountain ...
OGDEN - Kristi Gagnier said she went from near death one day to wanting to run a marathon the next. That’s how much better she felt after receiving a life-saving procedure at Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital last September to replace a damaged heart valve. “I would go to work, come ...
Daylight Saving Time is coming to an end on Nov. 3. That means shorter periods of daylight and a change in our circadian rhythm that is about to wreak havoc on our sleep schedule as well as our health. While springing forward in March causes us to lose an hour of sleep, falling back in ...
OGDEN — Over 70 volunteer health care workers will be providing health screenings for the community during Seager Memorial Clinic’s annual Health Screening Day. The free event will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ogden-Weber Technical College’s health technology building, 200 ...
LAYTON — Falls are a leading cause of injury-related deaths and hospitalizations among the Utah elderly population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately three million Americans end up in the emergency department from an unintentional fall. From Monday ...
