SALT LAKE CITY — As rising health care costs further pinch Utah families, a nonprofit group announced Thursday the first statewide study of ways to control factors driving those increases. Jaime Wissler, executive director of One Utah Health Collaborative, said in an interview that insurance ...
Utah has one of the highest incidence rates of multiple sclerosis in the nation, and Intermountain Health physicians are trying to figure out why that’s the case. The neurological autoimmune disease affects more than 1 million Americans and is three times more likely to strike women, ...
OGDEN — Weber State University's Department of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences has begun working with the school's rising esports program to study the effects on the body of playing video games. The project, launched by Bryan Dowdell, assistant professor of exercise and sport science ...
MountainStar Healthcare has a new president to preside over the Utah-based network. Evan Ray took over HCA Healthcare’s Mountain Division on Monday. His job will encompass eight MountainStar hospitals from Logan to Payson as well as sister facilities in Idaho and Alaska. He replaces Greg ...
Is there a single lever Congress can pull to stifle the fentanyl-fueled opioid crisis in the U.S.? That was the theme of Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney’s line of questioning on Wednesday during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee meeting. The short answer is ...
Since 1954, the Utah Poison Control Center has handled over 2 million cases. This week, coinciding with National Poison Control Week, UPCC also is celebrating its 70th anniversary. “The milestone of our 70th anniversary is a great time to reflect on the past and look to the future,” UPCC ...
