Health Care

LAYTON — Tanner Clinic has awarded five $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors pursuing a career in health care.

The recipients are Lynette Randall, of Clearfield High; Kaitlyn Brough, of Davis High; Xavier Stilson, of Layton High; Dallas Clark, of Northridge High; and Taylour Crawford, of Syracuse High.

OGDEN — Midtown Community Health Center is adding 15,000 square feet to its headquarters to try to meet the demands for affordable health care in Northern Utah.

The center will have 12 new exam rooms and 10 dental operation rooms ready for business Tuesday.

In addition, the expansion will allow for two community-based training programs. Family practice residents from McKay-Dee Family Medicine Residency Program will use six of the new exam rooms for rotations in prenatal care, said Midtown Executive Director Lisa Nichols. Six of the 10 dental rooms will be used to train dental hygiene students from Weber State University.

WASHINGTON -- As he pushes to "repeal and replace" President Barack Obama's health care law, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has turned to proposals that could alter the way hundreds of millions of Americans get their medical insurance.

In public, Romney has only sketched the outlines of a plan, and aides have declined to answer questions about the details. But his public statements and interviews with advisers make clear that Romney has embraced a strategy that in crucial ways is more revolutionary -- and potentially more disruptive -- than the law Obama signed two years ago.

MORGAN — For the third year in a row, Morgan County is the healthiest county in the state, according to a national report.

The County Health Rankings report, conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, compares counties in a number of categories, including healthy behavior, clinical care and social and economic factors.

LAYTON — The Rev. Myke Crowder, of the Layton Christian Academy, is front and center when it comes to opposing President Barack Obama’s health care mandate.

Representing the National Clergy Council along with other members, Crowder is attending a three-day U.S. Supreme Court proceeding in Washington, D.C., where justices are hearing arguments on whether Obama’s health care mandate is constitutional.

The Rev. Dr. Myke Crowder, of Layton’s Christian Life Center, representing the National Clergy Council, will give remarks and prayer at the U.S. Supreme Court in preparation for Monday’s historic arguments relating to the federal government’s health care mandates, a news release states.

The National Clergy council is a network of more than 5,000 church leaders from all traditions including Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox and Protestant.

OGDEN — Weber State University on Thursday will present a Ralph Nye Lecture featuring Amy Rees Anderson, CEO of MediConnect Global.

The noon lecture is free and will be held in the Smith Lecture Hall, in Rooms 206 and 207 of the Wattis Business Building. For information, call 801-626-7307.

WSU is at 3848 Harrison Blvd.