When electronic health records are hard to use, patient safety may be at risk
With no standards for usability and safety, the systems are less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients.
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Remoteness didn’t protect Amazonian Tsimané from COVID-19
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Direct medical intervention is necessary to reduce infection in the small-scale, remote Indigenous communities of the Tsimané in the Bolivian Amazon during global pandemics.
Read MoreRenowned author and civic leader Eboo Patel named U Impact Scholar
Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith America, a leading national interfaith organization, has been named a University of Utah Impact Scholar.
Read MoreNew Collaboration in Utah Revolutionizes Higher Education Accessibility
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The Juniper Building at Salt Lake Community College’s Herriman Campus to provide students a first-of-its-kind collaboration between SLCC and the University of Utah.
Read MoreSummertime splendor at the garden
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We’re supposed to reach the hottest days of the year this week, but the plants don’t seem to mind at Red Butte Garden.
Read MoreVehicle idling can compound local pollution on bad air days
Data from drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites shows hyper-local air quality effects of idling.
Read MoreDevice for treating challenging bone fractures cleared by FDA
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The Bone Bolt System received an FDA 510(k) clearance to sell and market the device, marking it the first for a brand new medical device in the U’s history.
Read MoreSTEM Barbie
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In partnership with National Geographic, forest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni helped develop a product line including Wildlife Conservationist, Astrophysicist, Polar Marine Biologist, Wildlife Photojournalist and Entomologist.
Read MoreYour neighborhood may increase risk of hospitalization from COVID-19
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Researchers found that people who lived in multi-family housing, in areas with air pollution and access to public transit were at a higher risk of hospitalization from COVID-19.
Read MoreDaughters nursed longer, women built more wealth
Women managed important food resources, which may have incentivized parents to invest more in female offspring and to female-biased wealth disparities.
Read MoreInformation engines pay the piper
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Mikhael Semaan, a postdoctoral researcher for the Science Research Initiative at the College of Science, shares his real life research with undergraduates.
Read MoreDiscrimination toward children with disabilities
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Discrimination against children with disabilities may lead to substandard medical treatment, which could contribute to poor health outcomes.
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