Current Research

Current News Articles

• Physical therapy for initial management of low back pain does not increase the risk for future healthcare needs.4/23/2013

  ​Early physical therapy intervention for patients with low back pain may not add to the overall cost of their care​.

• Award given to leaders for their contribution to well-being of people everywhere4/21/2013

  The Les & Reva Olson Family is the recipient of the 2013 Heart and Lung Research Foundation’s Legacy of Life Award

• Intermountain Research Team Develops Word’s First Real-time, Electronic Tool to Enhance and Speed Up Diagnosis of Pneumonia in ER Patients3/17/2013

  ​Researchers at Intermountain Medical Center have developed and implemented the first real-time electronic screening tool to identify patients with pneumonia to speed up diagnosis and treatment and improve outcomes.

• Intermountain Medical Center Researchers Find That an Alternative Cholesterol Lowering Drug is Effective for Patients Who Can’t Tolerate Other Statins3/10/2013

  ​Heart patients who can’t tolerate the side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs may have a new option, according to a new study by researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City.

• Intermountain Medical Center Study Finds That Length of DNA Strands in Patients With Heart Disease Can Predict Life Expectancy3/8/2013

  ​Researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, who studied the DNA of more that 3,500 patients with heart disease, say yes it can. 

Intermountain Healthcare in the News

• Salt Lake Tribune: First-time pregnancies to be studied - 5/9/2011
• Deseret News: President Uchtdorf receives 'Legacy of Life' award - 4/7/2011
• SL Tribune : Utah scientists help unravel heart disease - 3/6/2011
• Deseret News : IMC researchers help ID new genetic markers for heart disease risk - 3/6/2011
• KUTV 2 News : Utah Researchers Assist With Landmark Heart Disease Study - 3/6/2011