We all have moments in our professional or personal life we need to perform, whether it's a presentation at work or a weekend softball game. How can you avoid getting...
Inside the University Hospital Medical Intensive unit, the summer months are typically their 鈥渙ff-season,鈥 with low-numbers of critical patients. It was a few months to take a breath and collect...
MacArthur Fellows, recipients of the highly-regarded 鈥済enius grants鈥, are chosen for their extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits. So, what makes someone a 鈥済enius鈥? In a conversation with...
Talking Admissions and Med Student Life will be back soon with a new format to celebrate our 150th episode. In the meantime, I wanted to introduce you to a new...
Sometimes, you just need people to tell you the truth, even if the truth isn't something you might want to hear. A good mentor not only points out your strengths...
People may often see little moving proteins鈥攃alled floaters鈥攊n their eyes. Ophthalmologist Dr. Brian Zaugg explains what floaters are, why they occur, and why they generally occur more in older people...
Struggling to get back into your fitness routine since COVID started? Even strength and conditioning coach Caleb Meyer found himself unmotivated and spent a good chunk of the summer on...
Hearing loss is the second most common birth defect in newborns鈥1 in 500 is born without the ability to hear. All 50 states in the United States mandates Universal Newborn...
It's a strange dynamic when everyone around you gives you praises and compliments, but you're full of negative self-doubt. Words can have the ability to bring you down, but it...
You are suddenly hit with a severe headache that you鈥檝e never experienced before. Maybe you pass out; maybe it makes you sick to your stomach. Should you go to the...
An ambulance pulled up to University Hospital, carrying a man experiencing severe pains in his chest and shortness of breath. The 42-year-old veteran had felt fine a few days prior...
Have you felt like you need to cut down on your drinking, get annoyed when people bring it up, feel guilty about how much you drink, or need a drink...
The subjective education taught in medical school can cause medical professionals to presume patients will inherently give their trust, thus allowing us to move freely in their space and examine...
By April, the governor鈥檚 stay-at-home directive seemed to be working. New COVID-19 positive cases appeared to be leveling off. But the new rules aimed at keeping everyone safe had also...
Erectile dysfunction can cause stress, self-confidence, and relationship problems. Urologist Dr. John Smith says a majority of the patients he sees are for ED, so there is no need to...
Do exercises that promise more size or stamina work? Is a lump always cancerous? Can men get urinary tract infections? Urologist Dr. John Smith tackles those questions and tells Scot...
The way someone looks can impact our views of them鈥攂ut it shouldn't. Someone's words and actions are the things that should matter. In this mentor moment, Harjit remembers a brief...
There are two sterilization methods for women who choose to end childbearing: ligation and removal. Tubal sterilization can also decrease a woman's risk of some types of ovarian cancer by...
Somewhere along the line, fat got a bad rap. The common belief is dietary fat can lead to heart disease, and eating fat makes you fat. It turns out, it鈥檚...
The encouragement you receive from a young age can have the ability to propel you towards future greatness and success. In this mentor moment, Bushra reminisces on a moment from...
For the citizens of Salt Lake City, by the first weeks of March 2020, nerves were already shredded. COVID-19 positive cases were rising. The governor called for a state of...
For many parents, the pacifier was a godsend in helping soothe their infant鈥攅specially for those fussy late nights. But prolonged use of the binky may lead to dental problems and...
No matter how passionate you are, doubt from others can do wonders in bringing you down. In this mentor moment, Leen thinks back to a moment she observed as a...
For women over 50, it鈥檚 鈥渕ove it or lose it,鈥 says women's health expert Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones. Weak bones from osteoporosis or creaky joints from arthritis are more likely...