University Of Utah Health

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.

La preocupación es mayor en las áreas del estado donde un alto porcentaje de estudiantes no tiene la vacuna MMR (sarampión, paperas y rubéola), como en la esquina suroeste de Utah.

The concern is greatest for areas of the state where a high percentage of students do not have the MMR vaccine, like the southwest corner of Utah.

Cuando abra el 28 de julio, el Centro de Crisis Juvenil en el Instituto de Salud Mental Huntsman atenderá emergencias no médicas como angustia emocional, ansiedad, depresión y conductas suicidas.

When it opens on July 28, the Youth Crisis Center at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute will care for non-medical emergencies such as emotional distress, anxiety, depression and suicidal behavior.

Republicans argued a 2023 law that banned gender-affirming health care for transgender youth was needed to protect vulnerable kids from treatments that could cause long-term harm. The newly released results of a study commissioned under that very law tell a different story.

If you have the right insurance at the right time you might be fine, but for many Utahns, health care can be a logistical and financial nightmare.

In January, Utah banned gender-affirming care for minors.

Patients say they are relieved by the news, but some are frustrated at how stressful the last month has been while they waited for an answer.

As it stands right now, abortion is legal in Utah up to 18 weeks of pregnancy and people can still go to an abortion clinic to receive the procedure.

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