Aortic aneurysms can be deadly. If they rupture, a person only has a 20% chance of survival. The aorta, sometimes referred to as “the pulse of life,” is the main and largest artery in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the circulatory system. In some people, the aorta ...
A Utah man was sentenced to prison on Thursday for selling thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. A federal judge sentenced 34-year-old Nicholas Frank Sciotto to 12 months for selling at least 120,000 counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination record cards after he admitted in July to conspiring ...
Researchers at University of Utah Health will lead a six-state research initiative to prevent childhood obesity after receiving $5 million in federal funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Mountain West Prevention Research Center, based at U of U Health, will ...
Breast cancer survivors throughout the state will be telling their personal stories during a community event hosted by Intermountain Health. As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is every October, Intermountain Health also will be sharing information about the advances in ...
Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, in partnership with University of Utah Health, has been named one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in every category by U.S. News & World Report. The publication’s 2024 evaluation of the nation’s top pediatric hospitals ...
Intermountain Health has received funding for a project aiming to improve the use of antibiotics for children with respiratory infections. The $2.5 million project, awarded to Intermountain Health by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, will include more than 1,350 Intermountain ...
