More than 7,000 genetic diseases have been identified, but not enough cures have been created. That means many children with these debilitating illnesses are going without a diagnosis. That’s about to change. Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital and the University of Utah ...

If you got good grades in your creative writing class, it probably had more to do with how your brain works rather than how hard you studied. A research team at University of Utah Health and based in Baylor College of Medicine have discovered the origins of creativity in the brain and how ...

In March 2020, Crystal Pedersen and her husband both contracted the COVID-19 virus. After a couple of months, her symptoms didn’t go away and she developed long COVID. “I developed muscle weakness, confusion, tremors, anxiety, depression, forgetfulness on a grand scale, lightheadedness, ...

If you are taking medication, you might want to ask your medical provider if the drug will cause you to have a reaction to sunlight. Several medications, including antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, diuretics, Retin-A, cholesterol drugs and even oral contraceptives can cause what ...

Emergency departments across the state are seeing an increase in the volume of patients seeking medical attention for heat-related illnesses as temperatures continue to rise to near record levels. Dr. Patrick Carroll, medical director at Intermountain St. George Regional Medical Center, said ...

MURRAY — A Bountiful woman is one of just a handful of Utah patients whose lives have been saved by new state-of-art liver technology. Sophie Hansen, 22, was just 3 years old when she was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a disease that causes inflammation and scarring within ...