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.
Many Utahns' have differing opinions about why people should or shouldn't wear masks. Although masks are not convenient there is a lot of information that shows that masks are effective...
Hear Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, discuss COVID 19 transmission, masking and a SARS CoV-2 vaccine on Top of Mind with Julie Rose.
Utah has a higher rate of survival in people with coronavirus than 42 other states. Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the U of...
COVID-19 is now affecting younger people at a higher rate. Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the U of U Health discusses the rising...
The University of Utah Health's Immunology, Inflammation, and Infectious Diseases (3i) Initiative is a university wide effort that connects scientists from diverse backgrounds in an effort to conduct top-tier research...
Individuals tested for COVID-19 at the University of Utah Health's Redwood drive in testing site now have the option to participate in a study that is exploring the accuracy of...
Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the U of U health, appeared on a Facebook live video today to discuss the latest coronavirus developments...
New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest COVID-19 antibody tests often are inaccurate, with accuracy of the test at 49% in some populations. According to...
A team of researchers at University of Utah Health, including Drs. Sankar Swaminathan (Professor & Chief, Infectious Diseases) and Dinesh Verma (Research Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases) have shown the Epstein-Barr...
While it’s too soon to use COVID-19 antibody testing to issue “immunity passports”, antibody tests that are available today are good enough to inform decisions about public health and relaxing...
Pressure to perform widespread COVID-19 testing is growing as public health experts and ordinary citizens question the safety of reopening schools and businesses across the U.S. without better information about...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to support junior faculty, Julia and Will Dere, MD, have created a new Endowed Assistant Professorship in Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Emily Spivak (Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases) comments on some positive societal changes that she hopes to see continue even after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
University of Utah researcher Dr. Hannah Imlay (Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases) is cautiously hopeful that remdesivir, a drug originally developed to fight Ebola, will be an effective as a treatment...
Despite pathology labs awash with COVID-19 tests, laboratories are struggling with shortages of other supplies, such as swabs and tubes, which hampers the ability to get ahead of the ever-expanding...
Shortages in hospital staff, equipment, and space could force doctors in rural regions of the U.S. to begin to make rationing decisions that have been reported in Italy. Featuring Dr...
In March 2018, University of Utah faculty members Drs. Susana Keeshin and Adam Spivak founded the University of Utah PrEP Community Clinic. The clinic provides sexual health counseling, STD testing...
While critical questions about the deadly coronavirus remain unanswered and health officials around the world try to get a better handle on the coronavirus, local experts said the risk for...
Congratulations to Dr. Paloma Cariello (Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases). She was selected to receive the 2020 Early Career Educator Award in Health Sciences.
Dr. Paloma F. Cariello (Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases) has been announced as the Associate Dean for Health Equity, Inclusion & Diversity effective January 2, 2020.
In 2018, Dr. Adam Spivak helped to open the second fully free HIV prevention clinic in the country in Utah, and has seen more than 250 at-risk patients since that...
