A collection of publications and articles including: the Faculty Journal, Pulse, Health Sciences Report, Insider, Medical Update, Intercom, The Greater Gift of Health, and Illuminations Magazine by the Office of Public Affairs and Marketing at University of Utah Health. The collection spans nearly four decades of publications, periodicals, newsletters, and press releases from University of Utah Health.
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U MEDICAL SCHOOL TO IMPLEMENT NEW CURRICULUM IN 1997 | Medical knowledge doubles every five years. Medical students must learn to keep learning, particularly how to manage the mass of new and constantly changing information, long after they write M.D. after their names. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-03-15 |
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SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF CANCER PATIENTS BEGINS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | Caring for cancer patients can place emotional and physical stress on family and friends. A support group for the caregivers of cancer patients, which meets every Monday at 2 p.m., in the Quiet Room on University of Utah Hospital's fifth floor, gives caregivers the opportunity to share experiences a... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-03-19 |
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WILLBRAND NAMED CHAIR OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IN U OF U COLLEGE OF HEALTH | Mary Louise Willbrand, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Utah College of Health for more than 20 years, has been named chair of the Department of Communication Disorders. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-03-19 |
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U NURSING ALUMNI SPONSOR FUND-RAISER TO HONOR NURSES, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS | Alumni of the University of Utah College of Nursing are sponsoring a special fund-raiser to honor nurses and provide scholarships for nursing students. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-03-21 |
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U NURSING RESEARCHER SEEKS PARTICIPANTS FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS STUDY | A new program which teaches adjustment strategies and symptom management to individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) is being tested by researchers at the University of Utah College of Nursing. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-03-27 |
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COLLEGE OF NURSING ANNOUNCES ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS | Sue E. Huether, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor of nursing at the University of Utah College of Nursing, has been named associate dean for clinical affairs, a new position created by the college to oversee nursing responsibilities at the satellite health centers operated by University of Utah Hospi... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-03-28 |
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PEOPLE WITH IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME NEEDED FOR U OF U MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDY | Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine are seeking individuals, ages 18--80, with a history of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to participate in a double blind, placebo-based study of a new medication which may relieve the pain and discomfort associated with the condition. The Unive... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-01 |
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NATIONAL CHILD PSYCHIATRY BOARD TAPS U PEDIATRICIAN | Lucy M. Osborn, M.D., M.S.P.H., professor of pediatrics and associate vice president for health sciences for clinical programs at the University of Utah, has been named to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Committee of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-01 |
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SMITHSONIAN RESEARCH COLLECTION TO INCLUDE U CENTER FOR ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES | The Center for Advanced Medical Technologies (CAMT) at the University of Utah School of Medicine, a facility which uses advanced functional brain imaging technology to determine how the brain works, will be recognized in the Smithsonian Institution's Permanent Research Collection as a member of the ... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-02 |
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BENNETT SLATES UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DISCUSSION ON FUTURE OF ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCES CENTERS | U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) will be the first presenter in the University of Utah Health Sciences Center Vice President's Forum, on Tuesday, April 9, in Skaggs Hall auditorium at the U College of Pharmacy. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-04 |
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FAMILY PHYSICIANS HONOR U MED SCHOOL FOR EFFORTS PROMOTING SPECIALTY | The University of Utah School of Medicine has earned a Silver Achievement Award from the American Academy of Family Physicians, recognizing the school's efforts in producing graduates who enter the family practice specialty. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-10 |
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U RESOURCE CENTER EVOLVES FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL RESEARCH ON CHILDHOOD AND MOTOR VEHICLE INJURIES | The University of Utah is becoming a prominent center for epidemiologic research on childhood and motor vehicle injury. Emergency care for children is the focus of U medical school researchers who have received major grants to study diverse but related aspects of the issue. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-11 |
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MOCK DISASTER SET SUNDAY, APRIL 14 | University of Utah Hospital is among 20 federal, state and local emergency response entities participating this weekend in QUAKEX '96, a medical readiness exercise. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-12 |
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THE WAR AGAINST TOBACCO | JOHN H.HOLBROK, M.D., U OF U PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE TUESDAY, APRIL 23, AT 10 A.M. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-18 |
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NIH SELECTS U MATERNAL-FETAL DIVISION TO PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL TRIALS | The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine has been chosen by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to participate in a network of 12 academic medical centers to conduct important clinical trials in obstetrics. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-22 |
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THE WAR AGAINST TOBACCO | JOHN H.HOLBROK, M.D., U OF U PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE TUESDAY, APRIL 23, AT 10 A.M. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-22 |
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U NURSING PROFESSOR TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM FINLAND | An honorary doctorate degree in social science from the University of Kupio, Finland, will be awarded to Mary E. Duffy, Ph.D., R.N., professor of nursing at the University of Utah College of Nursing. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-23 |
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U PROFESSOR JOINS PROJECT SEEKING COOPERATION OF MEDICINE, PUBLIC HEALTH | Charles C. Hughes, Ph.D., a member of the University of Utah faculty, will participate in a project of the New York Academy of Medicine to explore the roles and responsibilities of medicine and public health in the changing health-care system. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-04-25 |
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PSORIASIS SUFFERERS SOUGHT FOR U MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDIES | Five different research studies to help individuals suffering from psoriasis are being conducted by researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Otherwise healthy candidates, ages 18-80, with psoriasis on more than five percent of their bodies are being sought for the clinical trials. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-01 |
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UTAH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL ATTEND HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMY SATURDAY ON U OF U CAMPUS | Approximately 75 Utah high school students will participate in an introductory program about the Health Sciences Academy this Saturday, May 4, at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-02 |
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MEDICAL SCHOOL'S DERMATOLOGY PROGRAM GETS APPROVAL FOR DEPARTMENT STATUS | The Utah State Board of Regents today approved department status for the dermatology program at the University of Utah School of Medicine. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-03 |
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U NURSING ALUMNI SCHEDULE RECEPTION TO HONOR NURSES, UTAH'S FIRST LADIES | Two of Utah's first ladies, Jacalyn S. Leavitt and Norma Matheson, will be both speakers and honorees at the Honors for Nursing Reception Wednesday, May 8, from 4:30-6 p.m. at the University of Utah College of Nursing. Linda K. Amos, Ed.D., professor and dean of the college, also will speak. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-03 |
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U NURSING STUDENTS PREPARE HEALTH FAIR FOR WENDOVER HIGH SCHOOL | Students at the University of Utah College of Nursing will host a health fair at Wendover High School, Wendover, Nevada, Wednesday, May 8. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-03 |
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CHILDS' GIFT COMPLETES U OF U CHAIR IN RADIOLOGY; HONORS PIONEERING UTAH WOMEN IN MEDICINE | A gift of $500,000 from William and Patricia Child has completed funding for an endowed chair in the University of Utah School of Medicine: The William H. and Patricia W. Child Presidential Endowed Chair in Radiology Honoring Pioneering Utah Women in Medicine. Income from the endowment will free tim... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-07 |
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UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS PERFORM SINGLE BYPASS HEART SURGERY WITH ONE SIX-INCH INCISION-NEW TECHNIQUE | A new technique in single bypass heart surgery-using a sixinch incision and going between the ribs instead of opening the chest-has been used successfully by a team of surgeons at University of Utah Hospital. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-08 |
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CLOSING CEREMONIES FOR THE FIRST CLASS OF THE U OF U HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMY | Approximately 35 Utah high school students will be recognized for their participation in the first-ever University of Utah Health Sciences Academy at a special closing ceremony Saturday, May 18, at 10:30 a.m., in Skaggs Hall auditorium in the U College of Pharmacy. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-09 |
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NOTED ADVOCATE OF INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS U GERONTOLOGY CENTER GRADUATES | A nationally recognized advocate of intergenerational programs that help link young and old Americans will be the commencement speaker for students of The Gerontology Center at the University of Utah College of Nursing. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-09 |
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WILLIAM CLOSE-SURGEON, AUTHOR, VILLAGE DOCTOR TO SPEAK AT MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT MAY 18 | William T. Close, M.D., a "semi-retired village doc" in Big Piney, Wyoming who practiced in Africa for 16 years and has written two novels based on his experiences with lethal epidemics there, will deliver the commencement address at the University of Utah School of Medicine's annual exercises Satur... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-10 |
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UTAH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WORKERS TO BE HONORED AT U OF U HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER | Approximately 350 Utah men and women who dedicate their lives to saving others will be honored at a reception on the University of Utah Health Sciences Center campus Monday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m., in celebration of National Emergency Medical Services Week. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-16 |
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ATTENTION MEDIA | FOR YOUR WEEKEND...The medical school commencement is tomorrow (Saturday, May 18) at 2 p.m. in Kingsbury Hall. The academic pageantry-U President Arthur K. Smith, regents, trustees and more than 200 graduates, including 98 M.D.s-is always impressive. And tomorrow's medical commencement speaker, Dr. ... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-17 |
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U HOSPITAL NEURORADIOLOGISTS OFFER NEW PROCEDURE IN ANEURYSM TREATMENT | Patients with intracranial aneurysms that are considered to be inoperable or very high-risk for surgery, now have an option for treatment at University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics with a new device recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-21 |
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MEDICAL STUDENT RECEIVES NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FOR SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM | Chad Gonzales, who just completed his first year of medical school at the U of U School of Medicine, is among 10 medical students from throughout the United States awarded the 1996 Minority Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship. The award is presented by the Merck Foundation and the Association... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-22 |
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U NURSING RESEARCHER SEEKS PARTICIPANTS FOR FIBROMYALGIA STUDY | U NURSING RESEARCHER SEEKS PARTICIPANTS FOR FIBROMYALGIA STUDY | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-05-23 |
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SPORT SCIENCE PROFESSOR NAMED PRESIDENT-ELECT OF 30,000-MEMBER NATIONAL ORGANIZATION | Keith Henschen, P.E.D., professor of exercise and sport science in the University of Utah College of Health, recently was named president-elect of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) at the group's annual meeting in Atlanta. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-04 |
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AWARD HONORS ROYCE MOSER FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN OCCUPATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE | Royce Moser Jr., M.D., M.P.H., a member of the University of Utah medical school faculty, has received the Robert A. Kehoe Award of Merit for his efforts to strengthen academic excellence in occupational and environmental medicine. He was honored by the American College of Occupational and Environme... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-06 |
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INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES, KIDNEY DISEASE NEEDED FOR STUDY | Researchers at the U of U School of Medicine are seeking diabetic men and women, ages 30 to 70, who also suffer from kidney disease, to participate in national trials of a new drug believed to slow the progression of kidney disease. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-07 |
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U of U Health Sciences Cemter picnic for transplant patients from U Hospital/Primary Children's Medical Center Friday, June 14, 5:30 to dusk, Washington Park located within Mountain Dell Golf Course. See accompanying release. | This event will be an excellent opportunity for a photo story. More than 150 former patients, their families and staff will attend the event. Dr. Patrick Beatty, director of U Hospital's BMT unit, will be happy to arrange for media at the picnic to interview former patients, some of whom will take p... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-10 |
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ELECTRONIC EDUCATION PREPARES SIX NEW PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR SOUTHERN UTAH | Do you need a physical examination, care for a sick child, or information about immunizations or cancer screening? Six new master's degree nurse practitioners are ready to provide primary health care in rural southern Utah as a result of the University of Utah College of Nursing's distance learning ... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-11 |
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U OF U CARDIOLOGISTS TO OPEN ST. GEORGE OFFICE | The Division of Cardiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine will open an office in St. George, Utah on July 15. The office will be staffed by full-time faculty cardiologists at the university. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-12 |
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UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ADOLESCENT BURN SURVIVORS LEAVE FOR WEEK OF FUN AND THERAPY ON GREEN RIVER | UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ADOLESCENT BURN SURVIVORS LEAVE FOR WEEK OF FUN AND THERAPY ON GREEN RIVER | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-13 |
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PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY TO HONOR L. GEORGE VEASY | PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY TO HONOR L. GEORGE VEASY | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-14 |
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PEPSI GIVES $30,000 TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PATIENT PROGRAMS | Pepsi, a longtime financial supporter of University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics, will donate $30,000 to benefit two patient programs: Burn Camp and the Teen Mother and Child Program. Pepsi Market Unit General Manager Richard Brace will present the gift to representatives from both programs, Thursday... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-25 |
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UTAH PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM TURNS 2 5 | The University of Utah School of Medicine's Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) celebrates 25 years of educational service to the state of Utah and the Intermountain West on July 1, 1996. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-27 |
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YOUNG UTAH FATHER ON "BRIDGE TO HEART TRANSPLANT"; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMMITS TO CARE, BUT WHO WILL PAY? | A year and a half ago, Poufitu Tuia, Jr., was a healthy missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oakland, California. Suddenly, in November 1994, he was stricken with serious heart disease and sent home to Salt Lake where he was referred to University of Utah Hospital's card... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-06-27 |
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ROUND-THE-CLOCK MEDICAL CARE AT PARK CITY FAMILY HEALTH & EMERGENCY CENTER | The University of Utah's Park City Family Health and Emergency Center, 1665 Bonanza Drive, will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week beginning Thursday, July 11. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-07-05 |
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U COLLEGE OF HEALTH NAMES GARY D. ELLIS CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM | Gary D. Ellis, Ph.D., has been appointed chair of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism in the University of Utah College of Health. Formerly known as the Department of Recreation and Leisure, the name change was approved by the Board of Regents in March 199 6. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-07-08 |
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U SEEKS SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS TAKING HALDOL FOR DRUG TRIALS | The University of Utah Department of Psychiatry's Mood Disorders Clinic is seeking persons diagnosed with schizophrenia who are taking the drug Haldol to participate in studies designed to determine if two new drugs help make Haldol more effective or safer. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-07-08 |
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ELI Y. ADASHI, M.D., NOTED AUTHOR, SCIENTIST & CLINICIAN, NAMED HEAD OF U OF U OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY | Eli Y. Adashi, M.D., acting chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Maryland and coeditor of the premier 2,399-page, two-volume textbook, Reproductive Endocrinology. Surgery, and Technology, has accepted the position of chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gyne... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-07-09 |
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FOSTER RECEIVES HONOR FROM NATIONAL NURSE-MIDWIFERY GROUP | Joyce Cameron Foster, Ph.D., C.N.M., F.A.C.N.M., professor in the University of Utah College of Nursing, has received the 1996 Hattie Hemschemeyer Award, the highest honor presented by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). She recently was honored at the ACNM annual meeting in Palm Desert, ... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-07-12 |
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U ESTABLISHES SPECIALTY CLINIC TO TREAT RARE BLOOD VESSEL DISORDER | A rare genetic blood vessel disorder, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), which masquerades as many disorders, is the focus of treatment at a University of Utah hospital specialty clinic. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-07-18 |
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NEW U REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS DIVISION EXPANDS CLINICAL, RESEARCH HORIZONS | Several clinical services and research areas pertaining to obstetrics and gynecology have been consolidated in a new Division of Reproductive Genetics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Kenneth J. Ward, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is chief of the new division. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-07-19 |
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PINCETL HEADS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES | Pierre S. Pincetl, M.D., has been named chief information officer and director of the Office of Information Resources for University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and the Faculty Practice Organization Systems. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-08-02 |
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UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PROVIDES SUMMIT COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE RESOURCES | Emergency medical service in Summit County now is under the guidance and direction of the University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-08-07 |
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UTAH AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS MODEL OF FEDERAL/STATE COOPERATION | A promising new state-initiated program to bolster health-care services in rural and underserved areas of Utah has received a two-million-dollar vote of confidence from the federal government. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-08-14 |
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NEW COMPUTER KEEPS HOSPITALIZED KIDS CONNECTED TO SCHOOL | A new computer in the Pediatric Adolescent Community Medicine Unit at University of Utah Hospital is helping reduce the impact of hospital stays on children's education. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-08-23 |
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UTAH AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS MODEL OF FEDERAL/STATE COOPERATION | A promising new state-initiated program to bolster health-care services in rural and underserved areas of Utah has received a two-million-dollar vote of confidence from the federal government. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-08-26 |
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U RESEARCHER RECEIVES ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION GRANT | Joseph B. Stanford, M.D., M.S.P.H., assistant professor in the University of Utah School of Medicine's Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, has received a four-year grant of some $240,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation for a study which may help women with infertility. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-08-27 |
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NEW RADIOLOGY CHAIR NAMED AT MEDICAL SCHOOL | William W. Orrison, Jr., M.D., professor of radiology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and a recognized expert in the field of neuroradiologic imaging techniques, has been named professor and chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-08-30 |
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PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING SEPTEMBER 2 6 | A prostate cancer screening clinic will be offered at University of Utah Health Sciences Center on Thursday, September 26, in conjunction with Prostate Cancer Awareness Week. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-09-11 |
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SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ANNOUNCES NEW COURSE MASTERS | The University of Utah School of Medicine has named course masters to develop new curriculum for the 1997-1998 academic year. Their work marks the first significant revision of the school's curriculum in 23 years. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-09-13 |
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WHITE COAT CEREMONY TO WELCOME U OF U FRESHMAN MEDICAL STUDENTS | One hundred and two members of the University of Utah School of Medicine's entering freshman class will celebrate the beginning of their education as physicians in a White Coat Ceremony on Friday, September 20 on campus. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-09-13 |
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MEMORIAL WALK FOR PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM | As part of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, the University of Utah Health Sciences Center is sponsoring a "Walk to Remember" for families who have lost a baby due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or newborn death. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-09-20 |
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U OF U ECCLES LIBRARY TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS | An anniversary is a time for remembering. On Friday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m., 25 years after the dedication of the University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, dignitaries and guests will gather on the library plaza to reminisce about just how far the library has come. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-09-30 |
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U PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENTS TO MARK NATIONAL OBSERVANCE | Physician assistants, or PAs as they are commonly called, representing one of the fastest growing health care occupations, will celebrate National Physician Assistant Day Oct. 6. The University of Utah School of Medicine's Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) and members of the Utah Academy of Physici... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-10-01 |
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U COLLEGE OF NURSING SETS OPEN HOUSE OCT. 10 | An overview of the University of Utah College of Nursing- its past, present and plans for its future-will highlight activities during an open house Thursday, Oct. 10 from 4-6 p.m. in the college's second floor lobby. Donors, alumni, friends, faculty, and staff are invited. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-10-02 |
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U MEDICAL SCHOOL INVITES UTAH TEENS TO yA DAY FOR WOMEN IN MEDICINE' | The University of Utah School of Medicine is accepting registrations for its "A Day for Women in Medicine," Saturday, Oct. 19. Utah students in the seventh and eighth grades who are considering careers in the health sciences are invited to attend. The program is limited to the first 350 registrants. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-10-02 |
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U COLLEGE OF NURSING OFFERS GRADUATE EDUCATION TO DISTANT AREAS VIA EDNET LINK | The University of Utah College of Nursing, internationally known for excellence in nursing education, is bringing graduate nursing education to Utah areas distant from the Salt Lake City campus. Currently, graduate-level courses are offered in Blanding, Cedar City, Logan, Ogden, Price, Richfield, Ro... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-10-11 |
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NATIONAL MEDICAL HONOR SOCIETY SELECTS U FACULTY MEMBER FOR ADISTINGUISHED TEACHER' AWARD | A University of Utah pathologist who has received repeated honors for teaching excellence from Utah medical students will receive a national award for teaching next month. Edward C. Klatt, M.D., has been selected as the 1996 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Distinguished Teacher in Senior Basic Science. The ... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-10-15 |
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MARK KEATING, U GENETIC RESEARCHER, NAMED HOLDER OF L. GEORGE VEASY CHAIR IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY | Mark T. Keating, M.D., professor of internal medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been named the first holder of the L. George Veasy Presidential Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology. The U scientist also is an associate professor of human genetics and an investigator at the H... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-10-23 |
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JAMES PARKIN, U CHIEF OF SURGERY, RESIGNS FOR HEALTH REASONS | James L. Parkin, M.D., has resigned for health reasons as chair of the University of Utah School of Medicine's Department of Surgery and of the medical Faculty Practice Organization, effective December 1, 1996. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-10-30 |
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REED GARDNER NAMED CHAIR OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS | Reed M. Gardner, Ph.D., an expert in medical computing applications whose work has helped establish the University of Utah as a national leader in computerized medical decisionmaking, has been named chair of the Department of Medical Informatics at the U of U School of Medicine. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-11-11 |
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U MEDICAL SCHOOL PROFESSOR ELECTED TO TOP NATIONAL SCIENCE GROUP | Robert S. Fujinami, Ph.D., professor of neurology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-11-19 |
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1996 September 20 Press Release: MEMORIAL WALK FOR PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM | MEMORIAL WALK FOR PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-11-20 |
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TRANSPLANT GAMES WINNER PRAISES U COLLEGE OF HEALTH TESTING STAFF | A 57-year-old heart transplant recipient from North Carolina, Patti McClure, who took home four gold medals from the U.S. Transplant Games held in Salt Lake City in August, has lots of praise for the University of Utah staff who helped with the physical fitness testing. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-12-09 |
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NATIONAL PHYSICAL MEDICINE ACADEMY INSTALLS SWENSON AS 58TH PRESIDENT | James R. Swenson, M.D., professor and chair of the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Utah School of Medicine, was installed as president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) at the group's annual meeting in Chicago recently. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-12-16 |
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U HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM OFFERS TRAINING FOR CHANGING TIMES | A non-traditional, broad-based program at the University of Utah, originally established to provide training for students who wanted to be hospital administrators, has stood the test of time. The Health Services Administration (HSA) Program, established in 1984, not only continues to help students p... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-12-16 |
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U NEONATOLOGIST EXPANDS NUTRITION RESEARCH WITH FOCUS ON IMPROVED INFANT HEALTH | Infant nutrition and its effect on health and lifestyle later on has been a longtime interest of University of Utah neonatologist Gary M. Chan, M.D., who is expanding his research program on dietary calcium and bone mineral status of infants, children and adolescents. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-12-17 |
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MINORITY STUDENTS EXPERIENCE HEALTH SCIENCES OPPORTUNITIES | Are there "enough" Native American, Hispanic, African American or Pacific Islander doctors? Why aren't there more pharmacists, nurses, technicians and medical researchers of color? What is an "underrepresented population?" Does anyone care? | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-12-20 |
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ANESTHESIOLOGY PROFESSOR RECEIVES NATIONAL TEACHING AWARD | Talmage D. Egan, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has received the first annual "Teaching Recognition Award" from the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). The award is designed to recognize outstanding teaching in the field of ane... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1996-12-31 |
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Health Sciences Report (1997) | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH THE APROBABLE LIFE OF trio C FROM THE EDITOR On these wintry days when the white landscape blurs into the cloudy horizon, we welcome warmth. In hospital offices, clinics and patient rooms though, we frequently take it for granted. Only when a draft warns us of its impending absenc... | Health Sciences Report | 1997 |
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Health Sciences Report (1997) | 1997_Vol.21 No.3 HEALTH SCIENCES REPORT F E A T U R E S Who's Not in the Exam Room? 8 Clinicians are opening their doors to public health concerns to improve medical care for all their patients- present and prospective. Impaired Vision 12 Patients and physicians look to basic research for ways to im... | Health Sciences Report | 1997 |
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Health Sciences Report (1997) | HEALTH SCIENCES REPORT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Vol. 21, No. 2 Published by the Office of Public Affairs, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132. Telephone ( 801) 581- 7387. Health Sciences Report is mailed to faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the... | Health Sciences Report | 1997 |
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THIRD GENERATION LITHOTRIPTER AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TARGETS KIDNEY, URETER STONES | Ask anyone who has had kidney stones-about 10 percent of the population-and they will tell you that the pain was "excruciating," nearly unbearable. Until about 15 years ago, the only treatment was surgical removal of the stones, with the subsequent associated pain, hospitalization and high cost. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-01-03 |
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FAMILY MEDICINE EXPERT TO SERVE ON NATIONAL GME COUNCIL | F. Marian Bishop, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., professor and former chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been appointed to a two-year term on the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) of the Health Resources and Services Administrati... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-01-15 |
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UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMY TARGETS TEENS FROM UNDERSERVED ETHNIC GROUPS | "You can do it!" That's the message University of Utah professors will deliver to 50 Utah teenagers from ethnic groups which are underrepresented in the health sciences professions during the second annual University Health Sciences Academy. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-01-17 |
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U HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER PARTICIPATES IN LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE RESEARCH INITIATIVE | University of Utah Health Sciences Center is participating in a national program dedicated to collecting vital information about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) cases and sharing it with patients, caregivers and physicians to improve treatment for the disease. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-01-27 |
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PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE TOPIC OF MEDICAL STUDENT CONFERENCE | SALT LAKE CITY - Physician-assisted suicide will be the topic of the American Medical Association-Medical Student Section Regional Conference, to be held at Primary Children's Medical Center on Saturday, February 1. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-01-29 |
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RICHARD LEMONS APPOINTED CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY | Richard S. Lemons, M.D., Ph.D, associate professor of pediatrics and adjunct associate professor of human genetics at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been named division chief of pediatric hematology/oncology. Richard T. O'Brien, M.D., has stepped down from that position but will rema... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-01-30 |
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U OPHTHALMOLOGIST TO LEAD MEDICAL FACULTY PRACTICE GROUP | Randall J. Olson, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, is the new head of the medical Faculty Practice Organization (FPO) for the U Health Sciences Center. Olson, who also is director of the U's John A. Moran Eye Center, succeeds ... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-01-30 |
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Gene Discovery Provides Insight Into Birth Defects | Salt Lake City-Researchers at the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics have identified the location of a gene associated with birth defects of the upper and lower limbs. Children born with the disorder may have limited movement of their hands and feet resulting in deformities like clubfoot, rocker bot... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-02-01 |
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STEVEN GRAY, M.D., NAMED RECIPIENT OF HETZEL CHAIR IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY | Steven D. Gray, M.D., professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been appointed recipient of the C. Charles Hetzel, Jr., M.D., and Alice Barker Hetzel Presidential Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-02-06 |
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM HAS RECORD-BREAKING YEAR | Physicians at University of Utah Hospital performed a record number of kidney transplants--72--in 1996, making the hospital the state's leader for the procedure. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-02-07 |
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NEW TREATMENT FOR IMPOTENCE | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for erectile dysfunction, or impotence, a condition suffered by approximately 3 0 percent of American males between the ages of 4 0 and 70. The University of Utah School of Medicine's Division of Urology participated in the trials wh... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-02-14 |
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS & CLINICS OPENS PARK CITY SKI AREA HEALTH CENTER | University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics has opened a seasonal health center at the Park City Ski Area to serve out-of-state visitors and local residents. The center, which is the third established by the University in Summit County, is staffed by physicians from the hospital's emergency department an... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-02-20 |
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U PROFESSOR CHOSEN TO LEAD SESSION AT NATIONAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM | Charles C. Hughes, Ph.D., director of graduate programs in public health at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been selected to chair a session at a national symposium on the evolving relationship between medicine and public health. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-02-25 |
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NEW U CENTER FOR CLINICAL STUDIES BOOSTS ABILITY TO ATTRACT DRUG TRIALS | NEW U CENTER FOR CLINICAL STUDIES BOOSTS ABILITY TO ATTRACT DRUG TRIALS | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-02-27 |
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JOHN ZONE APPOINTED CHAIR OF DERMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT | John J. Zone, M.D., has been named chair of the U medical school's Department of Dermatology, pending approval of the university's Board of Trustees. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-02-28 |
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U OF U PHARMACY SCHOOL RANKED #2 IN THE NATION FOR THIRD YEAR | The University of Utah College of Pharmacy maintained its number two ranking among the 7 9 colleges of pharmacy in the nation for the third year in a row based on the amount of research money awarded by the National Institutes of Health and other funding agencies. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-05 |
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EVOLVING PARKINSON'S DISEASE TREATMENT COMBINES OLD AND NEW THERAPIES | Everyone's noticed someone with Parkinson's disease. A shaking hand is often the first sign. The person's face becomes expressionless. Then, comes the stiff, stooped shuffle as Grandma or Grandpa struggles to keep his or her balance. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-06 |
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NOTED MEDICAL GENETICIST, JOURNAL EDITOR, JOINS U FACULTY, PRIMARY CHILDREN'S CLINICAL STAFF | John M. Opitz, M.D., a medical geneticist and editor-inchief of the American Journal of Medical Genetics, has joined the faculty of the University of Utah School of Medicine as professor in the medical genetics division of the pediatrics department. He also will be a member of the clinical staff at ... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-11 |
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U NURSING ALUMNI SPONSOR SECOND ANNUAL *HONORS' FUND-RAISER | When alumni of the University of Utah College of Nursing initiated an "Honors for Nursing" fund-raiser last year, they hoped to raise a little money for nursing scholarships and pay tribute to nurses who made lasting impressions. Their effort raised $2,500 in scholarship money and honored 133 indivi... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-12 |
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National Poison Prevention Week | March 16-22, 1997, is National Poison Prevention Week. "Children Act Fast...So Do Poisons!" is a basic theme of National Poison Prevention Week. Poisonings continue to be a major cause of unintentional injuries in children. Sixty three percent (63%) of the 35, 403 human poison exposures calls to the... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-13 |
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NEW TECHNOLOGY AIDS EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF CERVICAL CANCER FOR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PATIENTS | Beginning March 15, Associated Regional and University Pathologists (ARUP) will use a new computerized image analysis system to rescreen all negative Pap smears of patients at University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-13 |
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HENSCHEN TAKES HELM OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATION | Keith Henschen, P.E.D., professor of exercise and sport science in the University of Utah College of Health, recently assumed leadership of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance at the organization's annual meeting in St. Louis, Mo. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-20 |
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NURSING WORKSHOP SCHEDULES OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE HEALTH-CARE THERAPIES | Various alternative/complementary therapies used in healthcare practices today will be highlighted during a one-day workshop, "Alternative Prevention and Healing Strategies," offered April 4 by the University of Utah College of Nursing Office of Community Service. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-20 |
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U MEDICAL SCHOOL'S 'MATCH DAY' SHOWS PREFERENCE FOR PRIMARY CARE | March means springtime, but, for medical students, March also means Match Day, the annual event marking their acceptance for post-graduation training positions. Students at the University of Utah School of Medicine followed the national trend in the 1997 Match-most will pursue training in the genera... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-25 |
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U MEDICAL SCHOOL RECEIVES SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM NATIONAL ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE | The University of Utah School of Medicine has received full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), a joint committee of the American Medical Association (AMA) and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The school was awarded a seven-year accreditation, the ma... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-28 |
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U OF U WEB SITE BRINGS MEDICAL EDUCATION CLOSER TO 21ST CENTURY | A new site on the worldwide web is helping University of Utah medical students stay ahead in school. The site, designed and managed by U medical students, is called UMED and is located at www.utah.edu/umed. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-03-28 |
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UTAH'S HOGLE ZOO AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TEAM UP TO TREAT A CHEETAH | Imani is a sleek, slim and beautiful three-year-old cheetah at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Normally, a cheetah can stretch out and sprint up to 7 0 miles an hour to bring down its prey, but Imani has a serious problem. His left hind knee doesn't work very well; his once graceful gait, as he parades in front o... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-04-01 |
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CRYOSURGERY PROCEDURE EXPANDS LIVER CANCER TREATMENT OPTIONS | Surgeons at University of Utah Hospital have begun using cryosurgery to treat patients with liver cancer. The surgery involves using liquid nitrogen to freeze and, effectively, kill tumors on the liver. The hospital is the only facility in the Intermountain West which performs the procedure. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-04-04 |
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PAIN MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR NURSES | Professionals with expertise in acute, chronic and cancer pain will participate in a pain management conference May 16 from w 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-04-10 |
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UTAHNS APPLYING TO MEDICAL SCHOOLS 'ACE' ADMISSION TEST | Utah students have scored the highest in the nation on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), an important factor in the keen competition to get into medical school. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-04-15 |
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U PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EXCHANGE PROGRAM GIVES INSIGHT INTO HEALTH xBASICS' | An unusual exchange program is under way for students in the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP). Several second-year students will spend five weeks in Papua New Guinea's rain forest learning about tropical medicine, and national health extension officers from that country will com... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-04-16 |
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PERFUME? POLLUTION? U PHYSIOLOGISTS STUDY HOW SENSE OF SMELL WORKS | Mmm-just smell that apple pie! Even if a pie isn't in front of us, we know that wonderful aroma. But few of us have given thought to how our sense of smell works. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-04-17 |
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AUSTRALIA CALLS U HEALTH PROFESSOR AS VISITING SCHOLAR | How you use your leisure time and what leisure activities you choose affect your health. As the demands of the workplace increase, with the resulting stress, the study of the use of leisure has assumed new importance. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-04-18 |
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U MEDICAL SCHOOL INVITES UTAH TEENS TO 'A DAY FOR WOMEN IN MEDICINE AND OTHER HEALTH SCIENCES' | The University of Utah School of Medicine is accepting registrations for its "A Day for Women in Medicine and Other Health Sciences," Saturday, May 10. Utah students in the ninth and tenth grades who are considering careers in the health sciences are invited to attend. The program is limited to the ... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-04-18 |
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INCREASED YOUTH VIOLENCE ADDS TO HEALTH CARE COSTS AND NEEDLESS LONG-TERM HUMAN TRAUMA | The facts are in: physical trauma is the principal cause of death among Americans between the ages of 1 and 38. Approximately 165,000 people die each year and more than $87 billion per year is spent as a result of traumatic injuries. Primarily, these injuries are gunshot wounds, stabbing and beating... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-04-25 |
| 1972 |
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U MEDICAL SCHOOL RELOCATES MIDVALE, ST. GEORGE DIALYSIS CENTERS | University of Utah School of Medicine has relocated two of its dialysis centers to accommodate increased patient loads. The South Valley Dialysis Center has moved from Midvale to a new facility at 8750 South Sandy Parkway, Sandy. The Dixie Dialysis Center, St. George, now is located at 720 South Riv... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-05-06 |
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A Dav for Women in Medicine and Other Health Sciences | Tired of a l l those infomercials that make you feel guilty for having too few toys? Sick of Ahmad Rashad's season-long snub of the Utah Jazz on the "NBA Inside Stuff"? Know "a good thing" when you see i t , without the help of Martha Stewart? Then consider t h i s p r e s c r i p t i o n for the Sa... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-05-09 |
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BENJAMIN S. CARSON, RENOWNED NEUROSURGEON, TO SPEAK AT MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT MAY 2 4 | Benjamin S. Carson Sr., M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, whose rise from a broken home and extreme poverty to high professional achievement has been told both in an autobiography and in a theater production, will deliver the commencement address at t... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-05-16 |
| 1975 |
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U HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER APPOINTS SPERRY TO OVERSEE ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION | Richard J. Sperry, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed associate vice president for health sciences at the University of Utah, in charge of academic administration for the health sciences center. His responsibility will focus on academic administration, policy and procedures compliance, faculty appointm... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-05-16 |
| 1976 |
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HEILBRUN NAMED INTERIM DEAN OF UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | M. Peter Heilbrun, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has been named interim dean of the school, effective July 1. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-05-21 |
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REED W. BRINTON, "A UTAH MAN," DONATES $500,000 TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | Reed W. Brinton, one of Utah's most successful insurance agents and entrepreneurs, capped a 39-year career of service to the University of Utah recently by donating $500,000 to University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics. The money was used to completely renovate the hospital's large lobby, main corridor... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-05-22 |
| 1978 |
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Media Notification VOORHEI5 RELEASED FROM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | Orin Voorheis was released from University of Utah Hospital today and transferred to an extended care facility in Utah County. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-05-22 |
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UTAH HOSTS XII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN RADIATION THERAPY | More than 300 medical physicists, physicians, computer scientists, and technical personnel from around the world will gather Tuesday through Friday, May 27-30, at Salt Lake's Little America Hotel for the XII International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-05-23 |
| 1980 |
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IN VITRO FERTILIZATION ADVANCES INCREASE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S 'TAKE HOME' BABY RATE | "Major technological and scientific progress has been made in the University of Utah Hospital's in vitro fertilization program since it began in 1983," according to Douglas T. Carrell, Ph.D., assistant professor of urology and director of andrology/embryology for the Utah Center for Reproductive Med... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-06-09 |
| 1981 |
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News Editors | We would appreciate your attention to need for blood donors as outlined in information attached. For further information regarding drive, sites, etc., please call Julie Henderson, 585- 6323 or Terry Joos,585-2767, both at ARUP Blood Donor Center. Thanks for your help. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-06-11 |
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UTAH, CANADIAN SCIENTISTS THINK THEY KNOW WHY HEART AND NERVOUS SYSTEM CELLS DIE | Friedreich's ataxia is a crippling, deadly disease affecting 1 in 50,000 people. It kills irreplaceable cells in the heart and the spinal cord, and, sometimes, the pancreas. Its victims suffer progressive lack of coordination, and muscle weakness leading to shaky movements and difficulty walking. Th... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-06-11 |
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PHARMACIST EXPANDS TRADITIONAL ROLE TO HELP PATIENTS UNDERSTAND DISEASE | Dispensing education along with medication is rewarding for Laura Shane-McWhorter, who has gone beyond her traditional pharmacist role to help individuals diagnosed with diabetes understand their disease. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-06-13 |
| 1984 |
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BIOLOGY GRADUATE RECEIVES U MEDICAL SCHOOL AWARD | Karen Lynn Schmeichel, Ph.D., Pelham, N.Y., an interim postdoctoral student in biology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, has received the James W. Prahl Memorial Award from that institution's medical school. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-06-16 |
| 1985 |
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Assignment Editor/News Desk | On Friday, July 25, at 5:30 p.m., University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics and Primary Children's Medical Center will host the Third Annual Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Picnic at Washington Park, located at Mountain Dell Golf Course. Some 75 BMT survivors, their families and staff (425 comfirmed to da... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-06-18 |
| 1986 |
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U PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENT RETURNS FROM TROPICAL MEDICINE ROTATION | For most University of Utah students, the last few weeks before graduation consist of exams, job interviews and measuring for a cap and gown. Not for Terry Scofield. Scofield, who recently graduated from the University of Utah's Physician Assistant Program (UPAP), spent her last five weeks of school... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-06-18 |
| 1987 |
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UTAH POISON CONTROL CENTER UPGRADES TELEPHONE SYSTEM | The Utah Poison Control Center, a program of the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, has purchased a new telephone system and added two new emergency telephone lines. There are now six emergency telephone lines available to the center so it can better serve all Utah citizens. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-06-27 |
| 1988 |
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TELEPHARMACY OFFERS HOSPITAL PHARMACY AND DRUGS TO HEALTH CENTERS THROUGHOUT STATE | Utah and the Mountain West have many health centers where medical attention is available, but a pharmacy and a pharmacist are not. Enter, telepharmacy. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-07-17 |
| 1989 |
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS & CLINICS NAMED AMONG AMERICA'S BEST BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT | University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics is named as one of the nation's leading centers in the specialties of cardiology, gynecology, pulmonology and orthopedics in the eighth annual "America's Best Hospitals" guide to be published in the July 28 issue of U.S. News & World Report. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-07-18 |
| 1990 |
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U Mood Disorders Clinic Seeks Participants for Depression Drug Study | Patients suffering from recurrent major depression are being sought to participate in a study of medications being evaluated at the Mood Disorders Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-07-21 |
| 1991 |
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U PSORIASIS EXPERT WILL SPEAK TO LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS | Members of local psoriasis support groups will gather at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center next week to hear Gerald G. Krueger, M.D., professor of dermatology at the U and chair of the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) Medical Advisory Board, discuss innovations in psoriasis research a... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-07-29 |
| 1992 |
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'STAN,' THE (SIMULATED) MAN, IS MED SCHOOL'S NEWEST EDUCATIONAL TOOL | Stan, the $178,000 man, is the most popular new face at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Although he just got into town, he's already booked for 200 dates over the next 12 months. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-07-31 |
| 1993 |
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CENTER FOR CELL SIGNALING BRIDGES GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION | A new center at the University of Utah is helping develop and commercialize technologies important to the treatment of cancer, allergies, asthma and inflammation. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-08-01 |
| 1994 |
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MEDIA ADVISORY: | Five nurses from University of Utah Hospital's Intermountain Burn Center will collaborate with the military to train medics in advanced burn care this Saturday, August 9 as part of a massive month-long Air and Army National Guard exercise, GLOBAL APACHE/CHEMEX 97, at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-08-06 |
| 1995 |
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THIRD-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT NAMED PISACANO SCHOLAR | Steven Lore, a third-year medical student at the University of Utah, has been named a Pisacano Scholar by the Nicholas J. Pisacano, M.D., Memorial Foundation. The prestigious award is given annually to 10 medical students from around the country for their commitment to family practice medicine. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-08-07 |
| 1996 |
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Media Advisory | University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics' Rehabilitation Services is holding its 13th Annual Rehab Campout this Saturday and Sunday (August 16 and 17) at Jordanelle State Park. The event will feature hiking, camping, boating, waterskiing, and fishing for rehabilitation patients, former patients, famil... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-08-15 |
| 1997 |
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NAMES U OB/GYN FACULTY AMONG BEST DOCTORS FOR WOMEN | Five faculty members from the University of Utah School of Medicine have been named among Good Housekeeping's best doctors for women. The list of 401 obstetricians and gynecologists appears in the August issue of the magazine. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-08-18 |
| 1998 |
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U NURSING WORKSHOP TO FEATURE NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL LEADERS | The expertise of two highly regarded national and international nursing leaders will be available to nurses from Utah and surrounding states during a two-day workshop, career transitions in nursing, sept. 11-12 at the Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-08-19 |
| 1999 |
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$50,000 MORAN PRIZE FOR VISION RESEARCH TO HIGHLIGHT U'S VISUAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM | Presentation of the first Moran Prize for Vision Research, a $50,000 award, will highlight the third annual Great Basin Visual Science Symposium August 21, sponsored by the John Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-08-20 |
| 2000 |
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U HOSPITAL OFFERS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS | University of Utah Hospital's Pediatric Psychology Clinic is offering help for children having behavioral and emotional difficulties. The clinic is staffed by professionals in pediatric medicine and child and adolescent psychology. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 1997-08-20 |