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The Public Affairs Office is committed to raising awareness about the University of Utah Health Sciences by sharing stories about new services, technology, research findings, faculty and staff achievement, as well as providing insight and commentary on issues of the day. The office serves as single point of contact for journalists, bloggers, researchers, patients and students looking for information or experts on a certain subject. We encourage you to join the conversation via our blog, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.
Most Recent Posts
University of Utah's Role in Angelina Jolie's Decision for Mastectomy
In the early 1990s, researchers at the U helped identify the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes after studying numerous Utah families with high incidences of breast and ovarian cancer
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Gift of body donation allows School of Medicine to train next generation of doctors
Besides lessons in anatomy, donors provide students with other important lessons in becoming a physician
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New Strain Of Influenza Requires Funding, Studies To Understand Possible Pandemic Risks
Chief expert in infectious diseases at the U of U publishes commentary on recent influenza outbreak in China.
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U of U Researcher Looks for Answers to Utah's Opioid Overdose Problem
Study used posthumously culled data on opioid-related deaths to discover causes for rising trend in Utah.
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U of U Health Care among first in Intermountain West to offer life-changing procedure
Sarah Vogler, M.D., and the Colon and Rectal Surgery team are changing lives along the Wasatch Front
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