Dr. Hannah Imlay, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, discusses what it means for you and your family once you have received the COVID-19 vaccine. She also...
Many of Utah's older adults are now or soon will be completely vaccinated. With this in mind, many people are asking when it will be safe to see their loved...
A decision-support tool that could be accessed via mobile devices may help clinicians in lower-resource settings avoid unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for children with diarrhea.
With COVID-19 vaccinations now available to Utahns ages 70 and older, many people are wondering if it safe to get the vaccine. Dr. Emily Spivak, MD, MHS, Associate Professor in...
As the COVID-19 vaccine continues to rollout, there have been lots of questions and concerns about it. In this article, Dr. Mark Supiano, MD, and Dr. Emily Spivak, MD, MHS...
Dr. Mark Supiano, MD, and Dr. Emily Spivak, MD, MHS, are encouraging Utahns 70 and older to get the COVID-19 vaccine. They reassure that while you may feel temporary symptoms...
There is a lot of information currently being shared about the new COVID-19 vaccine. Some of it is true, some of it is not. In this article, Dr. Sankar Swaminathan...
Racial injustice has been a problem in the healthcare system for a long time. The COVID-19 pandemic this past year has highlighted those problems even more drastically. Dr. Paloma Cariello...
The 3i Initiative which brings researchers from 33 different Departments at the University of Utah together to make fundamental discoveries in healthcare, has been highlighted during the COVID pandemic. 3i...
There is a lot of information circulating about the COVID-19 vaccine and with that comes lots of questions. Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at...
Dr. Emily Spivak, MD and Dr. Carlos Gomes, MD, from the Division of Infectious Diseases at the U of U Health, along with Dr. Andy Pavia, MD discuss ways to...
Health officials in Utah are calling for stronger restrictions as Coronavirus cases in Utah soar. Dr. Emily Spivak, MD, MHS, among other health officials calls for a several week stay-at-home...
Local Salt Lake County residents, as well as frontline nurses and doctors like Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, are coming together to create a...
Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases answers questions about the COVID-19 Vaccine and what the process of getting it in Utah will look like.
Long before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Division of Infectious Diseases has been an integral component of University of Utah Health. Now, more than ever, however, our physician...
The FDA has approved a drug called Remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19. Remdesivir has been proven to slow the spread of the virus, allowing the sickest patients to more...
The United States has surpassed 8 million cases of COVID-19 and hospital ICUs are feeling the strain. In this article, Dr. Emily Spivak, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor at the U...
On October 8, 2020, Governor Gary R. Herbert was joined by Justin Lee, State Director of Elections, Dr. Angela Dunn, State Epidemiologist, and Dr. Emily Spivak, Associate Professor of Medicine...
In this podcast facilitated by Dr. Emily Spivak, MD, MHS, Dr. Payal Patel, MD, MPH and Dr. Spivak discuss how collaboration in the work place has changed with the emergence...
In a trial conducted by principal investigator Dr. Carlos Gomez, MD, Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the U of U Health, a treatment for COVID-19 involving the...
A COVID-19 vaccine trial run by the company Pzifer is showing great promise among those in the Navajo Nation. This trial, which started in April is being conducted at 145...
One staff member from the Department of Internal Medicine will be highlighted monthly as part of our "From the Desk Of" staff recognition initiative. This month's featured staff member is...
With the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) emergency approval of the use of plasma on COVID-19 patients, one researcher, Dr. Emily Spivak, MD, MHS, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the...
On the 30th anniversary of the Ryan White CARE Act, this timeline highlights the many different ways that Utahns have contributed to advancing HIV/AIDS research and treatment, ranging from increased...
