New Sleep Treatment Looks to Address Obstructive Sleep Apnea
An estimated 20 million people in the United States are living with undiagnosed moderate to severe sleep apnea, according to the American Sleep Apnea Association.Intermountain Healthcare Transplant Program Has Another Record-Breaking Year and Surpasses 5,000 Life-Saving Organ Transplants
After performing its 5,000th adult solid organ transplant in 2021, Intermountain Healthcare had another record year thanks to organ donors and their families and a transplant team committed to helping patients receive life-saving organ transplant opportunities despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.Intermountain LiVe Well Centers Offer Coaching Help to Make New Year's Resolutions Successful
It is a new year, and many people are resolving to making improvements in their lives. Intermountain Healthcare's LiVe Well program can help.Alison Howard Receives St. George Regional Hospital's First DAISY Award
Alison Howard, RN, at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital, was recently presented with the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses.New Guidelines Say Only Individuals with History of Heart Attack or Stroke Should Take Daily Aspirin
After years of recommending that middle-aged and older Americans consider taking low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, the US Preventative Services Task Force is planning to overhaul its guidelines, based on new studies that show that the risks may greatly reduce or cancel out the benefits.Allison Corry Named as New Head of Intermountain Healthcare Supply Chain Organization
Allison Corry has been named as the new chief supply chain officer and vice president of Intermountain Healthcare's Supply Chain Organization.Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention and Awareness
With frigid winter temperatures comes an increased risk for carbon monoxide poisoning, as residents turn to fuel burning heating equipment, which can produce a deadly and invisible killer – carbon monoxide gas.Addressing Aggressive Toddler Behavior
Toddlers and tantrums go hand in hand. But as children grow, some tantrums teeter into aggressive behavior.Intermountain Healthcare Key Participate in New Study Showing Effectiveness of Antiviral Drug in Preventing Severe Illness in COVID Patients when Given Early
Intermountain Healthcare researchers played a key role in a new international study that has found that an antiviral drug designed to inhibit the ability of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to reproduce itself is effective at preventing severe illness from COVID-19 when given early in the symptom course.The Twelve Babes of Christmas Are in the Intermountain Riverton Hospital Nursery
The labor and delivery nurses at Intermountain Riverton Hospital are wrapping up the newborn babies born in December in giant Christmas stockings before handing them to parents. The tradition of handing parents their baby bundled up in a Christmas stocking if they'd like one, has been going on since the hospital opened in 2009.