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...
E-VALI, a vaping related lung issue is on the rise. However, COVID-19 has made it harder to diagnose E-VALI because it shares many of the same symptoms as the disease...
Utah dad Justin Christensen was 42, healthy, and athletic when COVID-19 took him to the brink. Thankfully, a team of University of Utah nurses, doctors, including Dr. Nathan Hatton (Associate...
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...
Research suggests obesity may cause several problems for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 - assisted ventilation is difficult, and being overweight obstructs breathing and natural ventilation. Featuring Dr. Jeanette Brown (Assistant...
With some patients refusing breathing tubes, doctors around the country, including Dr. Sean Callahan (Assistant Professor, Pulmonary) are spreading the word that being put on a ventilator is not a...
Researchers, including Dr. Sam Brown (Associate Professor, Pulmonary & Adjunct Faculty, Program in Medical Ethics & Humanities) with the state’s two largest medical groups — Intermountain Healthcare and University of...
In order to keep her family as safe and healthy as possible, Dr. Denitza Blagev (Associate Professor, Pulmonary), takes extra care in her routine after coming home from work on...
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...
Congratulations to Drs. Gretchen Case (Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine & Chief, Program for Medical Ethics and Humanities) and Nathan Hatton (Associate Professor, Pulmonary).
No single substance or e-cigarette product has been consistently associated with the deadly vaping illness in the United States, but recent research suggest the oil found in THC vaping cartridges...
Why do doctors sometimes deviate from the norm? According to Dr. Barbara Jones, it might be for the right reasons; she has discovered insights into improving medicine in the face...
Some patients are reluctant to admit they vape, which is a critical piece of information for doctors to know as they look to address the ongoing vaping illness in the...
Health officials acknowledged Friday they are still looking at a wide range of products and chemicals that could be causing the U.S. vaping illness outbreak.
U.S. health officials are preparing to release new guidance for doctors stressing the need to ask every patient with an apparent respiratory infection about their vaping history.
Health officials have confirmed a Salt Lake County resident has died due to the mysterious vaping-related illness that is sweeping across the country and Utah.
University of Utah doctors said Friday they are continuing to work to get to the bottom of a vaping-related illness affecting dozens of youth in the state and hundreds around...
Health related problems can increase due to poor air quality related to climate change. According to Robert Paine, MD (Division of Pulmonary Medicine) the risk of pollution is clear.