medical research

La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos permitirá que la administración de Trump recorte casi 800 millones de dólares en fondos de investigación de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud de Estados Unidos (NIH) para proyectos relacionados con temas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DEI, por sus siglas en inglés). Investigadores en Utah están preocupados por lo que eso podría significar para el avance de la ciencia médica en el estado.

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to cut nearly $800 million in NIH research funding for projects that relate to DEI topics. Utah researchers worry about what that means for the progress of health science in the state.

Utah no tiene un plan estatal de acción contra el calor, ni muchas localidades cuentan con centros de enfriamiento donde los habitantes puedan refugiarse del calor.

Utah doesn’t have a statewide heat-action plan in place, nor do many localities have cooling centers where Utahns can visit to escape the heat.

“We cannot be cowed by any pushback, we just have to keep getting the truth out there and talk about the value of science, the value of education, over and over again,” Flatow told KUER’s Pamela McCall.

Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America. Delays in funding from the National Institutes of Health and massive planned cuts to that money, if they survive a court fight, would cost jobs.

The midday Presidents Day protest at the Utah State Capitol joined other such events across the nation aligned with the 50501 Movement.

Suppressing a disease’s symptoms will not help prevent its spread, doctors warn. To do that, you’ll have to stay home.

Research shows loneliness has devastating impacts on our health, and older adults often feel the effects most severely.

Many current and former wildland firefighters ask themselves this question: What does all this smoke, dust and ash I’ve been breathing for months on end mean for my health?

The project, called Natives Engaged in Alzheimer's Research, is an ongoing effort focusing on not only including communities left out of research, but collecting data in Native languages.

New research out of Canada shows fumes from diesel-powered vehicles (like the trucks and trains that come through Salt Lake City) could be affecting how brains function.