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The Big Picture The University of Utah has opened the new Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, a $215 million facility designed to shape the next era of medical education, research, and patient care in Utah and across the Mountain West. The eight-story,...

The Big Picture Alzheimer's disease is driven by the buildup of a toxic protein called Tau, which kills brain cells as it spreads. For years, researchers have known that as toxic Tau moves into new regions of the brain, symptoms grow worse — but exactly how Tau...

Why it matters: When hospitals commit to clear quality measures and act on data, patient outcomes improve dramatically. The big picture: U.S. News and World Report recognized 26 Intermountain Health hospitals as high performing in maternity care, a jump driven by...

The Big Picture Intermountain Health oncologists say a new targeted therapy for advanced pancreatic cancer could be a “game changer” for patients facing one of the deadliest and most difficult-to-treat cancers. The investigational oral drug, daraxonrasib, is designed...

The Big Picture In a hospital NICU, some of the smallest patients need help with one of life’s first and most important milestones: taking their first breaths. Respiratory therapists play a critical role in those moments, supporting newborns and care teams when babies...