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Global Health Conference Promotes Sense of Community in Medical Field

By Taylor Almond April 12, 2015

As seats in Rice-Eccles Stadium filled with football fans, research posters and doctors flooded the stadium’s fifth floor for the 2015 Global Health Conference on Extreme Affordability. The conference...

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Finding Balance in Biking

April 8, 2015

Mountain biking in the Wasatch Front is one of the most exhilarating activities you can do in Utah. The trails around Salt Lake City offer a plethora of different scenery ranging from majestic mountain...

U Students Find Coverage Through Obamacare

By Christine Kannapel March 1, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Obamacare is expanding in Utah and so are its political and health benefits among U students. FEATURE STORY: U VOLUNTEER WORK LEAVES KIDS SMILING President Barack Obama...

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U’s Diabetes Prevention Program Shows Great Potential

February 25, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One in three people in this country are at risk of type 2 diabetes or have pre-diabetes, and the Center for Disease Control has launched a prevention program to fight...

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Clinic Helps Both Students and Community

By Julianne Skrivan February 9, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] While some students catch up on extra sleep Saturday mornings, a group of physical therapy students head down to Midvale and provide treatment and care to those who...

((Courtesy of Lisa Cannon-Albright)
Pictured is Lisa Cannon-Albright, professor and the chief of the Division of Genetic Epidemiology in the Department of Medicine at the U.)

Fighting Prostate Cancer with Genetics

By Christine Kannapel January 30, 2015

  Most of the men at the U are young and carefree, but it’s never too early to look at their family history for prostate cancer because it may benefit them in the future. Since the 1970s, Lisa...

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Student Wellness Center Finds a New Home

January 21, 2015

  With all of the buzz surrounding the opening of the Student Life Center, it was easy to overlook the relocation of the Student Wellness Center to the new building. Katie Stiel, the manager of...

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Measles in Utah, Health Officials Recommend Vaccine

By Mary Royal January 15, 2015

  It’s known as the happiest place on earth, but for two individuals from northern Utah, Disneyland was not quite so happy this time around. On Jan. 3, the Utah County Health Department announced...

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Students Choose Health Over ‘Hot Bod’

January 14, 2015

  As the cheers rang out on Jan. 1, marking the beginning of a new year, an onslaught of goals also flooded in. The most common resolutions have to do with losing weight and getting fit. Michael...

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U Hopes to Stop Spread of the Flu

By Christine Kannapel January 11, 2015

  Efforts to keep the common flu from spreading on campus have become a high priority at the U. Housing and Residential Education custodial staff are increasing efforts at student dorms to clean...