New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antimicrobial-resistant fungi cause more than 2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths a year in...
A new compound, EIDD-2801, shows promise as a new flu drug by overwhelming the virus with mutations. Featuring Dr. Andrew Pavia, adjunct Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases.
Researchers, including Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, professor and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, have been able to follow long-term health consequences in children infected with Zika virus.
Congratulations to PrEP Community Clinic co-founders Dr. Adam Spivak and Dr. Susan Keeshin! They have been selected as 2019 Public Health Champions by the Utah Department of Health for their...
Dr. Emily Spivak, associate professor for the Division of Infectious Diseases, has been appointed to serve on the CDC Board of Scientific Counselors for the Office of Infectious Diseases.
2019 has been the worst year for measles cases in 25 years. Dr. Sankar Swaminathan, MD, Division Chief of Infectious Diseases, discusses measles and the importance of vaccines on Top...
Since the fall of 2018, the adult center for childhood onset rheumatic disease has attempted to resolve a unique challenge: with 20% of autoimmune diseases diagnosed in adolescence, how do...
With a recent spike in AFM cases, Andrew Pavia, MD (Infectious Disease) addresses the rarity of the disease and wants parents to know it is out there and how it's...
The PrEP clinic offers free preventive medication to those at risk of HIV, tests for HIV, and gives out information about risk factors. Adam Spivak, MD and Susan Keeshin, MD...
Adam Spivak, MD and Susan Keeshin, MD (Infectious Diseases) helped to conceptualize and open Salt Lake City's first PrEP Clinic to treat and help prevent HIV.
From Kristen Ries, MD, the first physician to treat AIDS patients in Utah, to the University of Utah Health free HIV prevention clinic opening next month, the Deseret News sheds...
Wes Sundquist, PhD, (Infectious Diseases) is the principal investigator for the CHEETAH Center and is working with a team of scientists to understand HIV at the molecular level to benefit...
Daniel T. Leung, MD, was recognized as the recipient of the 2017 William D. Odell Young Investigator Award for demonstrating leadership potential, during the SSLIM’s Clinical Grand Rounds Alumni Weekend.
Adam Spivak M.D., VPCAT and KL2 scholar, and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, has been selected to receive a Clinical Scientist Development Award (CSDA) from the Doris Duke...
Today, there is only one class of antiviral medicines against herpesviruses – a family of viruses that cause mononucleosis, herpes, shingles, and meningitis among other illnesses – meaning options for...
The Division of Infectious Diseases has 3 faculty positions open. For more information and to apply for the openings please follow the links. https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/39911 https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/40286 https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/40834
We would like to announce the addition of Dr. Daniel Leung to our Infectious Disease faculty. Prior to joining the University of Utah, Dr. Leung was an Instructor of Medicine...
We are very pleased to announce our new ID fellows who have matched for July 2014. Welcome Dr. Anne Michal Stevens (Med College of Wisconsin; Milwaukee , Wisconsin), Dr. Tim...
