SALT LAKE CITY — On Oct. 19, 2009, Mark and Jaymie Maines were told their full-term baby boy no longer had a heartbeat. Admitted to the hospital and forced to deliver her stillborn son, Jaymie Maines said she had very little support or compassion from her health care provider. “He was ...
Everyone should talk about their feelings — even big, strong football players. And that’s exactly what happened this week. Intermountain Health CEO Rob Allen along with several current and former NFL players spoke at “The Strongest Play is Asking For Help” panel discussion event in ...
OGDEN — Dr. David Classen recently visited a pharmacy to pick up a newly prescribed medication. When he arrived, he asked the pharmacy if there were any known interactions with other medications he was taking. They told him no. According to the automated system on the computer, Classen ...
OGDEN — Drug shortages are at an all-time high, with 323 medications running low. Erin Fox, associate chief pharmacy officer at University of Utah Health, spoke about the scarcity during the 79th annual Ogden Surgical-Medical Society Conference, held at Weber State University this week. Fox ...
Utah has long been known as the youngest state (with a median age of 32, according to the U.S. Census Bureau), but declining fertility rates and an aging adult population means the state is getting older. A new report released Monday by the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy ...
Congress is currently considering two competing bills that would continue compensating people who were sickened by radiation from nuclear weapons testing and development, known as downwinders. One is sponsored by Republican Sen. Mike Lee and would keep the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, ...
