As our broadened practice of health care extends beyond treating the sick to include a focus on behavioral factors, providers have discovered concepts of population health through their firsthand experience treating patients.
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Pregnant patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had a lower risk of mortality than those who were not pregnant, a retrospective cohort study found.
The mortality rate was less than 1% for pregnant women who were hospitalized with COVID-19 and viral pneumonia, as compared to 3.5% in the nonpregnant population, reported Beth Pineles, MD, PhD, of the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston, and colleagues.
The median time from hospital admission to death was 18 days in the pregnant cohort versus 12 days among patients who were not pregnant, they wrote in a brief report in the
The study also found that in subgroups of patients who were admitted to intensive care or required mechanical ventilation, pregnant COVID-19 patients had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those who were not pregnant.
Our world is becoming increasingly mobile. People yearn for ease and convenience with on-the-go lifestyles, even when it comes to their healthcare. With an eye toward these modern user needs, a team of students in Utah, uAir, is looking to integrate easy access to mini-inhaler doses into the busy lives of inhaler-dependent patients worldwide.
Over 75 percent of medical device start-ups in the US fail. Very often, this has nothing to do with the quality or innovative nature of the device at-hand, and everything to do with logistics.
This is where The University of Utah Health’s Center for Medical Innovation comes in. Now in its 11th year, the Center’s pinnacle student start-up program, Bench2Bedside, is turning out student-founded biotech startups that just might change the future―with the right partners and funding.
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President Nelson, Jazz star Donovan Mitchell give University of Utah grads advice on adversity
University of Utah awards honorary doctorates to President Russell M. Nelson, William Rutter and Hope Eccles during 2021 commencement exercises
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The University of Utah awarded an honorary doctoral degree Thursday night to President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the virtual commencement ceremony for the 8,442 graduates of the Salt Lake City school’s class of 2021.
President Nelson and injured Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell, who gave the keynote commencement address, both provided advice to graduates about overcoming adversity.
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