Once one person becomes infected, there is a 12% likelihood that someone they are living with will become infected, too, according to University of Utah’s Utah HERO phase one study.
In a study led by the University of Utah Health researcher Dr. Megan Vanneman, PhD, MPH, data from surveys completed in 2016 and 2017 by more than one million VA-enrolled...
When New York was experiencing the worst of its COVID-19 surge earlier this year, Drs. Scott Aberegg (Associate Professor, Pulmonary), Tony Edwards (Fellow, Pulmonary), and Edwards’ wife, Ashley, an ICU...
The University of Utah will go online for 2 weeks from September 28 to October 9 in an effort to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases on campus and to...
In this month's Greater Intermountain Node "Chalk Talk" we speak with Jasmin E. Charles, PA-C MPAS about her experience in women's health, what she is most looking forward to about...
PARCKA and GIN are pleased to announce that the Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Expectant Mothers (MOMs) Study has been endorsed to begin enrollment.
Dr. Matthew Samore, MD, Chief of the Division of Epidemiology for the U of U Health, has received the 2019 Under Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research...
PARCKA Research Analyst Ary Bryan and Director of Research Dr. Jerry Cochran recently published the chapter “The Opioid Crisis” in the Encyclopedia of Social Work.
The Utah Hospital Association, in collaboration with Utah's four largest healthcare systems, are joining together in a collaborative effort to encourage the use of face masks in public. Dr. Michael...
This month’s PARCKA PARLEYS was held Tuesday, June 16, 2020 and was facilitated by Kris Williams, DNP APRN FNP-C & Kirsty Baron, PhD RN from Weber State University Annie Taylor...
In this month's Greater Intermountain Node (GIN) newsletter, we introduce 'Chalk Talk' where we speak with investigators, clinicians, researchers, and coordinators from our various studies. This month we speak with...
While surrounding states see spike in virus, Colorado’s methodical approach is working. According to Dr. Lindsay Keegan (Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology) an early and alarming surge of cases in mountain...
Despite improvements in their performance over the past decade, electronic health records (EHRs) commonly used in hospitals nationwide fail to detect up to one in three potentially harmful drug interactions...
Dr. Lindsay Keegan (Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology) recently sat down with the Salt Lake Tribune's Robert Gehrke to discuss the frequently referenced public models for coronavirus peaks and how they...
Doctors who use drugs that target antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a first-line defense against pneumonia should probably reconsider this approach, according to a new study of more than 88,000 veterans hospitalized...
At the recent State of the Science Summit in Salt Lake City, faculty from the University of Utah delved into biomarker discoveries, research, emerging treatment modalities, and practice-changing trials that...
In Utah, an average of 7 deaths each week are attributed to overdoses on prescription drugs or heroin. Learn how U of U Health researchers, including those in the Program...
The Division of Epidemiology wishes Adi Gundlapalli, MD, PhD, well in his new position as the Chief Public Health Informatics Officer for the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services...
The Division of Epidemiology congratulates Dr. Marty Slattery on her retirement this July. Dr. Slattery’s service to the University of Utah includes a career’s worth of significant contributions to departmental...
Congratulations to Adi Gundlapalli, MD, PhD, MS (Epidemiology) who has been recently been elected to the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) Sub-board Chair for Clinical Informatics.
A new study shows drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for pregnant and postpartum women in Utah — and overdoses appear to kill women as indiscriminately as blood...
Poor air quality days significantly increase the risk of hospitalizations for respiratory issues in young survivors of cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI)...
