Tracy Hernandez

The challenges of COVID-19 were compounded for ARUP by the fact that their services as a world-renowned, national reference laboratory were in higher demand than ever. With their supply chain completely disrupted, they had to find a way to continue testing entirely in house in spite of the loss of two key supplies—swabs and media—since they were not available from their main supplier. Key leaders met in an “executive war room” around the clock for several weeks trying to tackle the supply chain

Sometimes it can seem like you are the only couple in the world struggling with fertility issues. As you watch friends, coworkers and family members announce pregnancies and show off gender reveals on social media you might start to wonder what’s wrong with you. For many couples, the stress and challenges of trying to conceive puts a strain on a relationship. Here are some ways infertility could affect you and your partner, and how to find help when you need it.

As schools adjust remote learning policy, working parents are forced to adjust their work routines. It’s no wonder millions of parents are reporting higher stress levels than ever. HR Leaders and managers across the country are asking the same question as millions of at-home parents: “What can we do about the kids?” There are strategies that anyone can implement from home to help improve productivity, boost employee morale, and increase resilience across a diverse remote workforce.

Meghan Shaw was no stranger to the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctor’s office. For as long as she could remember, she suffered from frequent sinus infections. She got surgery at age 14 but, by 16, she was back in the ENT’s office. This time, it was for something new. A hearing test revealed she had about 40 percent hearing loss in her left ear and 5 percent in her right ear and doctors saw a tumor on the right side called a vestibular schwannoma.

Millions of people every year experience a head injury. Sometimes it results in just a small bump or bruise. But for others, head injuries can cause dangerous damage below the surface, because you may not realize a problem exists without a visible external injury. That was the case for Judd Jones, an active 83-year-old business owner in Salt Lake City. One day after work, he was taking a shower when he slipped and fell. A month later, he was working in the yard when one of his arms started to tingle. The numbness spread from his fingers into his neck and back. Doctors diagnosed him with a chronic subdural hematoma, most likely from that fall several weeks prior.

The crises of Covid-19 and police brutality have highlighted systemic racial inequity in the United States and the need to consciously dismantle the forces that cause racial health disparities. PA students Scarlett Reyes and Jocelyn Cortez brought together Black patients at the University of Utah to share their experiences. Their advice: build cultural competence and be mindful of microaggressions. In recent months, the entire country has engaged in a broader discussion about the lived experiences of African-American and Black people (as well as other People of Color). Racial health disparities suffuse the United States health care system. Health care providers have a duty to care for patients regardless of their race, nationality, or ethnicity, but there are still lingering ways that the health care system can alienate Black people. The more providers can understand these dynamics, the less likely they are to perpetuate them in practice.

Ray always loved working out, and when his football career ended, he started running marathons, then cross-country skiing. During a cross-country training session about four years ago, he first noticed a problem. Having spent much of his life pushing his body to its physical limits, he knew something was off. He was diagnosed with wild-type ATTR amyloidosis. His body produces excess protein chains called amyloid fibrils that cannot be absorbed or eliminated and were accumulating in his heart, causing the heart walls to thicken. There is no cure for amyloidosis, and in 2017 there was no way to slow or stop the disease progression. Without a heart transplant, the condition would be life-threatening.

As companies around the world transition to a partial or fully remote workforce, leaders are working to find ways to support their employees while keeping them motivated, productive and engaged. With an ever-changing landscape, employers can consider engagement strategies that meet their employees where they are, which might be in an office, in their home, or somewhere in between. The Definitive Guide to Remote Employee Engagement is filled with strategies for business leaders and managers to engage their employees, no matter where they are.

By the year 2032, two-thirds of the provider workforce will be advanced practice clinicians (APC). Charity Coe and Julie O’Brien, APCs and seasoned leaders passionate about improving their discipline, are charting a course for the success of future practitioners. Advanced practice clinicians (APCs) are a relatively new discipline in the field of medicine, first introduced in the 1960s. Today APCs—physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs)—perform many of the services that were once the sole responsibility of a physician. They play an integral role within any care team, especially as the U.S. health care system continues to move toward value-based care and population health programs that require greater access, choice, and cost efficiency in treating patients.

Varsha Iyer is an inpatient child and adolescent psychiatrist at Utah’s University Neuropsychiatric Institute. Here she shares both individual and institutional advice on dealing with the chronic stress of racism and the acute stress of COVID-19 to lead the way for positive, enduring change. The past several months have been challenging, and as an inpatient child and adolescent psychiatrist working with kids and teenagers, I have seen the impacts of multiple broad, societal stressors on our overall mental health and well-being. Many people—the children and adolescents I work with, as well as adults—are feeling anxious and nervous about how events like the global COVID-19 pandemic affect their day-to-day life right now and how these events will shape the future.

When Brenda Anderson, a 38-year-old marketing manager and single mom of two boys, woke up one morning in July 2018, she couldn’t hear well in one ear. It felt like she needed to pop her ear after getting off an airplane. But two days later, when the feeling still hadn’t gone away, she became worried that something was more seriously wrong. Doctors knew it was a problem with her nerve but couldn’t figure out what was going on, so her ENT ordered an MRI brain scan. Brenda was diagnosed with a vestibular schwannoma, a type of tumor that grows on the hearing and balance nerve between the ear and the brain.

In August of 2012 Samantha Guillory (her friends call her Sam) was preparing to start her senior year of high school. A star catcher on the Juab High School softball team and volleyball player in the offseason, Sam was just starting to think about what would come after high school. What would actually come next for her, though, would be much different than the plans she dreamed about for graduation, college, and a future playing the sports she loved.

Sometimes the most impactful change comes from simply asking, “Why are we doing things this way?” Pediatric infectious disease professor Adam Hersh explains the impact of practice inertia on antibiotic treatment in pediatric patients, and how questioning the status quo improved outcomes and reduced cost.

The weather is getting warmer, but for some people that doesn’t mean an increased desire to get out of the house. If you prefer to stay at home rather than going out on the town, here are some fun activities for spring.

Several years ago, Mark started to notice his hands shaking and was diagnosed with essential tremor. For a man who was featured in hundreds of articles in Fish & Stream magazine and Denver newspapers for his ice fishing and fly fishing expertise and described as the “modern-day guru of Colorado ice fishing” in Bob Saile’s 1999 book Trout Country: Reflections on Rivers, Fly Fishing & Related Addictions, the diagnosis was devastating.

Painting can be a do-it-yourself project, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. The old method of using paintbrushes or rollers for big jobs takes a lot of time and effort. Plus, when you use those tools, it’s often difficult to get even coverage in all of the small spaces and corners.

Depending on your health history, your lifestyle habits may determine how long you need an ED prescription. Millions of men in the U.S. have experienced some type of erectile dysfunction (ED), or the inability to achieve or maintain an erection. Although ED cannot be cured, medications like (generic Viagra, Revatio) or (generic Cialis) can help some men manage or reverse the condition. Read on for details on how to manage ED with lifestyle changes.

Millions of people are searching online for the products and services that your company offers, and many of them are right in your local area. Optimizing your website and online presence for local search requires a focused effort to provide search engines with the information they need so they choose to show your listing above those of your competitors. SEO Werkz local optimization services are focused on the things that matter to search engines and follow a few simple steps.

Radio script for 30- and 60-second spots to highlight Revere Health's efforts at reducing the cost of healthcare, improving quality for patients, and maintaining high levels of patient satisfaction as a Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Utah.