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Intermountain Healthcare researchers have developed a new clinical tool to accurately identify and diagnose COVID-19 patients who are at high risk of developing a serious inflammatory condition known as hyperinflammatory syndrome that can damage the lungs and other organs.

Atrial fibrillation, also called AFib, is an irregular, and often, rapid heart rate and is the most common abnormal heart rhythm among older adults. An estimated six million Americans have AFib, and many of those may not know they have it.

As the weather cools in the fall and with winter right around the corner it's a great time to think about a different kind of fall – actually preventing older adults from falling down and getting hurt- either in their home or unfamiliar and slippery outside locations.

Shannon Phillips, MD, MPH, has been named Intermountain Healthcare's chief medical officer for Community-Based Care, and president of the Intermountain Medical Group that includes more than 2,500 employed physicians and advanced practice providers.

All 81 of the Intermountain Medical Group family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatric clinics in Utah have received Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The recognition shows Intermountain clinics meet the nation's highest standards for primary care delivery and signifies three years-worth of work to improve patient care.

Tayt Andersen knows more about perseverance and hope than most 14-year-olds.

Welcoming a new baby into your family can be one of the most joyous experiences life has to offer. But with this significant life event comes a big adjustment and added stress.

As part of its mission to help people live the healthiest lives possible, which includes providing direct access to cardiovascular care in rural areas in need of specialty providers, Intermountain Healthcare has opened its first heart and vascular clinic in Mesquite, Nevada.

As the last group of nurses from New York's Northwell Health leaves Salt Lake City after working and helping Utah's Intermountain Healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, a special event was held on Friday to thank and honor the departing caregivers.

Firearms have long been a part of America's culture, but they are also the leading methods used in suicides. In Utah, it's a problem that has brought health and safety advocates and the gun advocacy community together to work to prevent these tragedies.