The Hypertension Symposium held on September 20, 2017 was a big success. The event included rising stars in HTN research, keynote speaker Suzanne Oparil, MD, from the University of Alabama...
SPIROMICS, an observational study examined participants who never smoked, current or former smokers without airflow obstruction and those with severe airflow obstruction. One biophysical model revealed high mucin concentration produces...
The NIH funded grant preparation program will be held in Salt Lake City through the National Research Mentoring Network in January, 2018. The application deadline is November 6, 2017. This...
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension can cause shortness of breath and extreme fatigue. It's caused by high blood pressure in arteries between the heart and lungs. A heart catheterization can help detect...
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) presented awards to leaders in the field of newborn screening. Jeffrey Botkin, MD is this year's recipient of the George Cunningham Visionary Award...
The Interprofessional Student Hotspotting Learning Collaborative will focus on social determinants of health: conditions that have significant impacts on health outcomes in order to improve patient care and value.
According to a new study, the results of gastric bypass surgery are clear-cut, the surgery shows lasting results for weight loss and diabetes prevention.
Results from a study following individuals who received gastric bypass surgery demonstrated that gastric bypass surgery is not only effective for long-term weight loss, but has an impact on the...
A series of studies drawing on the expertise of University of Utah Health clinicians and scientists are causing medical providers to reevaluate conventional approaches to treating hypertension.
Donald E. Kohan, MD, PhD (Nephrology) was recently recognized by the American Heart Association Council on Hypertension with the Donald R Seldin award for his research on the role of...
View video and bios from The 15th Annual Dr. and Mrs. Maxwell M. Wintrobe Endowed Lecture featuring Margaret V. Ragni, MD, MPH from the University of Pittsburgh.
In a recent TIME article, Margaret Battin, professor of philosophy and adjunct professor of internal medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine, proposes a new workable solution that...
