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Utah health official offers tips for staying safe from circulating viruses

Several viruses are circulating around the globe, including in Utah. But because there’s limited information on some of them, the best thing people can do is take preventive measures to protect themselves. Influenza activity across the state remains elevated, said Dr. Leisha Nolen, state ...

Utah hospitals seeing spike in child admissions from winter viruses

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 ...

McKay-Dee Hospital to host Healthy Heart Fair

OGDEN — Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital is inviting the public to attend a free Healthy Heart Fair to help people recognize their risk factors and take steps to improve their health. February is National Heart Awareness Month, and according to Dr. Michelle Bischoff, a cardiologist at ...

Utah research uses AI to find biological factors that pose risk to pregnancy

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 ...

University of Utah Health study: COVID-19 linked to chronic fatigue illness

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. Senior author of the study, Dr. Rachel Hess, said the finding is huge and may finally help researchers ...