Intermountain Healthcare CEO Again Named to List of 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare
For the third consecutive year, Modern Healthcare magazine has named Intermountain Healthcare president and CEO Marc Harrison, MD, to its list of 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.Mountain West Mothers' Milk Bank, America's Newest Fully-Operational Accredited Human Milk Bank, to Hold Ribbon Cutting Event with Founding Sponsors
Utah’s Two Major Healthcare Systems, Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health, Have Come Together to Help Tiniest, Premature BabiesNew Community Program Helps Patients with Opioid Use Disorders Transition from Hospital Into Addiction Treatment Centers Quicker
Intermountain Healthcare, Volunteers of America, Utah, and Odyssey House are collaborating to help better meet the complex health and social needs of those living with opioid use disorders who also have an infectious disease. Their goal is to help patients transition from the hospital into addiction treatment more quickly.Do the Foods You Eat Cause Potentially-Dangerous Interactions with Your Prescription Medications? Here's What You Need to Know
Food can interact with medications you are taking and can come with serious effects including:15-Year Study Finds Treatment Gaps Exist for Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease; More Consistent Use of Life-Saving Medications Recommended
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive and life-threatening form of atherosclerosis that narrows the arteries serving the legs, arms, chest, and abdominal organs. It affects more than 8.5 million people in the United States, including 10 to 20 percent of individuals over 60 years old.New Pediatric Trauma Study – First in the Nation – To Examine Whether Medication That Stops Bleeding in Adults Works in Severely-Injured Children
University of Utah Health and Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital are jointly participating in the nation's first-ever pediatric multi-center clinical trial of a medication to determine if it is effective in stopping bleeding in children who experience severe traumatic injuries.Researchers Discover New Mutations in Gene Associated with Disease That Causes Weakening of the Heart
Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a gene commonly associated with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDC), a disease that weakens the heart muscle, making it more difficult to adequately circulate blood to meet the body's needs.Intermountain Healthcare Study Shows Intermittent Fasting Increases Longevity in Cardiac Catheterization Patients
While Intermittent fasting may sound like another dieting craze, the practice of routinely not eating and drinking for short periods of time has shown again to lead to potentially better health outcomes.Omega-3 Continues to Show Protection Against Heart Disease-Related Death, Without Prostate Cancer Risk
Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a week, as the American Heart Association recommends? It may seem a bit murky if you follow headlines about nutrition and health.Two Intermountain Hospitals Are First in State to Earn Five-Star Breastfeeding Friendly Rating from Utah Department of Health
Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital and Intermountain Cedar City Hospital are the first hospitals in Utah to receive a five-star rating for being a breastfeeding friendly facility from the Utah Department of Health by completing all ten steps of the Stepping Up for Utah Babies program.