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Celebrating 25 Years of Innovative Cancer Research and World-class Cancer Care

Explore how Huntsman Cancer Institute's 25-year legacy of excellence is reaching new heights and advancing cancer treatments of the future beyond the standard of care today.
12-Sep-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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The History Recorded in Your Teeth

The places we grew up leave indelible marks on us, locked in the atoms of the toughest structures in our bodies. Subtle differences in tooth chemistry could help determine the identity of fallen soldiers and other human remains—if we can learn to...
12-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Can Chatbots Help with Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk?

Demand for cancer genetic testing is on the rise, but there's not enough genetic counselors to guide patients through the process. Researchers say chatbots could be the answer.
10-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Five Common Myths About Weight Loss

Popular ideas about weight loss often aren’t based in science and can actively harm your health. Here are some of the most common myths, along with some tips to improve your health sustainably while maintaining a healthy attitude toward weight and...
26-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Deadly Sea Snail Toxin Could be Key to Making Better Medicines

Scientists are finding clues for how to treat diabetes and hormone disorders in an unexpected place: a toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet.
15-Aug-2024 5:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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The Society of Huntsman Translational Scholars Welcomes Two More Members

Heloisa Soares, MD, PhD, and Skyler Johnson, MD, were selected as members of The Society of Huntsman Translational Scholars for their contributions to advancing cancer research and patient care.
12-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Landmark Survey Illustrates Frontier Cancer Care Needs for Rural and Frontier Patients

The survey results illustrate the care barriers that rural and frontier communities face throughout the Mountain West. This groundbreaking work helps Huntsman Cancer Institute address these disparities more effectively.
8-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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CDC Data Suggests Attitudes Are Shifting About the HPV Vaccine: Utah Vaccine Rates Among Teens Increased More Than 16%

Many more Utah teens are getting vaccinated for HPV, protecting them against six types of cancer. The state saw a significant increase in HPV vaccinations after a long history of mixed messages and misunderstandings about the vaccine. Huntsman...
4-Nov-2022 5:00 PM EDT

Wildfire Smoke May Increase Risk to COVID-19 Infection

Wildfires are becoming more common and severe due to climate change and warmer and drier conditions in the West. As wildfire season rages in the United States, people are also at increased risk for COVID-19 infection due to wildfire smoke.
4-Sep-2020 2:35 PM EDT

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C): What You Need to Know

A panel of University of Utah Health and Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital experts answered questions about what is known about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) so far.
25-May-2020 8:55 AM EDT

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University of Utah Health is the state’s only academic health care system, providing leading-edge and compassionate care for a referral area that encompasses 10 percent of the US, including Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and much of Nevada. A hub for health sciences research and education in the region, U of U Health touts a $458 million research enterprise and trains the majority of Utah’s physicians, and more than 1,670 scientists and 1,460 health care providers each year at its Colleges of Health, Nursing, and Pharmacy and Schools of Dentistry and Medicine. With more than 20,000 employees, the system includes 12 community clinics and five hospitals: University Hospital, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, University Orthopaedic Center, and the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital. For 13 straight years, U of U Health has ranked among the top 10 US academic medical centers in the rigorous Vizient Quality and Accountability Study.

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