Cornelia Ulrich, MS, PhD, is chief scientific officer and executive director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute. She is also a Jon M...
Lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer in the U.S. A highly effective lung cancer screen could prevent up to a fifth of those deaths, but the screening...
Researchers at University of Utah Health are testing whether a non-invasive “brain training” tool that resembles a video game can alleviate these symptoms. They are recruiting up to 200 participants...
Utilizing virtual reality (VR) to help train health care providers and students, as well as treat patients, makes perfect sense in our digital world. The Therapeutic Games and Apps Lab...
On October 12, 2023, the University of Utah and state representatives held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Population Health Center. Located in the Rose Park community...
The grant’s co-principal investigators are Dr. Alexandra Adams, CAIRHE director and a faculty member in MSU’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Letters and Science, and David...
Peter Weir, MD, MPH, population health advocate, educator, and physician leader, has been named chief population health officer at University of Utah Health, effective July 1, 2023. The creation of...
Folia Health, the home-reported outcomes company, is proud to announce esteemed members of its Scientific Advisory Council. Composed of experts from diverse fields, the council will play a crucial role...
The need for mental health and substance use services has reached an unprecedented peak, and there is pressing need for equitable access to all levels and types of behavioral care...
An examination of the SCALE-UP Counts program was recently published in the journal Pediatrics . This analysis, led by Yelena Wu, PhD, investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute and associate professor...
In the United States, bisexual individuals are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity, defined as the lack of access to adequate food for an active, healthy life. A research study by...
I am a cardiovascular clinical pharmacist with additional training and expertise in epidemiology. This unique blend of skills and experience positions me within the realm of pharmacoepidemiology - a field...
I identify as a global health, behavioral science researcher. I work across a range of topics and settings – HIV care engagement during pregnancy in Tanzania, cancer stigma in Malawi...
The Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE) at Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah (the U), in partnership with the Montana State University Center for American...
Angela Fagerlin, PhD, is the new Associate Vice President for Faculty at University of Utah Health. Fagerlin has served as Chair of the University of Utah Intermountain Health Department of...
A national research team that included scientists from the University of Utah have uncovered new details about "long COVID," which affects those who still experience symptoms months or years after...
Are veterans who simultaneously take opioids for chronic pain and benzodiazepines for anxiety and insomnia at an increased risk of unintentional overdose and death as well as suicide?
David W. Wetter, PhD, has been appointed inaugural senior director of cancer health equity science at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U). Wetter also serves as...
Black and Hispanic adults in the US are less likely than White adults to get statins, medications that prevent or treat common forms of heart disease, according to a new...
More than 25% of parents surveyed report that they were less than truthful about their children’s COVID-19 status or that they didn't follow the disease’s preventive guidelines during the pandemic...
Firearm violence in the United States is a tragic public health and public policy problem. We rarely go a week without experiencing a mass shooting in the US. School shootings...
A secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial (NCT02053389) was recently published looking at the level of concordance or discordance between physician recommendations for treatment of patients with...
