Utah’s Gov. Gary Herbert issued a series of emergency measures due to the SARS-CoV-2 spike in Utah. Recently, the Salt Lake Tribune offered a question and answer piece to help the state’s residents understand their responsibilities and obligations under this state...
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Real World Observation Out of Utah’s Intermountain Healthcare: COVID-19 Can Cause Heart Disease
Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based healthcare system, is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes and sustainable costs. Recently, Kirk U. Knowlton, MD,...
Utah Legislature Passes Law Allowing Doctors to Treat COVID-19 Patients with Off-Label Drugs
Utah’s Legislature passed a bill on Friday granting legal immunity to doctors prescribing off-label and experimental medications to COVID-19 patients. Called the “Right to Try” measure, its authors seek to empower doctors to confidently treat patients without fear of...
Utah Doing its Part as UofU & Intermountain Healthcare Seek at Least 300 Patients for COVID-19 Clinical Trials
The COVID-19 clinical trials have come to Utah and Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah have launched two studies to assess the efficacy of the hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin combination can safety treat patients. These important regional health care...
State of Utah Novel Drug Cost Reduction Initiative: Send Employees to Mexico for Radical Reduction in Costs
The State of Utah has created a novel program to lower drug prices for its public sector employees: send them to Mexico. For one state employee, it is a difference of $450 per months versus $2,400 per month. The math is easy. What’s going on? The Utah Program Created...
Utah Life Sciences Summit 2019
Previously, TrialSite News covered the exciting expansion of life sciences in Utah. With newfound connections made to Utah’s most prominent life science leaders, it was our pleasure to attend the 2019 Utah Life Sciences Summit held November 7th, 2019, at the Salt Lake...
Intermountain Healthcare & deCODE Genetics Form Alliance to Identify Disease Before it Happens
Utah doctors believe effort will help Utahns with inherited risks avoid cancers and other illneses. Utahns are making history,reports the Deseret News. Intermountain Healthcare reports it has partnered with Icelandic-based deCODE genetics, an Amgen subsidiary and a...
Utah Governor Touts Growing Life Science Industry
BioUtah praises Gov. Gary R. Herbert’s speech on September 25 during the breakfast plenary session of the 2018 MedTech Conference. Gov. Herbert told the packed ballroom of 3,000 national and international medical technology executives and stakeholders about Utah’s...