University of Utah Health is the Mountain West’s only academic health system, combining care, research and teaching. The health system frequently is ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals. THE PROBLEM In the U.S., sepsis is the most common cause of death among critically ill patients in noncoronary intensive care units – and… Read More »
Health in 2 Point 00 Sep 30, 2019• Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I catch up on loads of news in health tech. In this episode, Jess asks me about Amazon Care, doing telehealth, house calls, urgent care, drug delivery for their employees—could it change health delivery? Also, Echo raises $… Read More »
Enlarge this image Palforzia, a new drug to treat peanut allergies, is expected to get FDA approval. The main ingredient of the drug is peanut flour. Marco Livolsi/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marco Livolsi/EyeEm/Getty Images A panel of experts earlier this month recommended that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approve a new drug… Read More »
Over the last few years, we have seen an increasing number of women with substance use disorders in our clinic. We are very excited that Dr. Edwin Raffi from the Center for Women’s Mental Health will speaking about treating this vulnerable population at our upcoming one day course in Women’s Mental Health in Boston on… Read More »
How do you improve the health of an entire town? That was the question facing the former fishing port of Fleetwood, in Lancashire. It’s a place where lives have been blighted by illness and people were dying younger. So, in 2016, a local GP began to lead efforts to turn things around, helping people take… Read More »