LAYTON — Falls are a leading cause of injury-related deaths and hospitalizations among the Utah elderly population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately three million Americans end up in the emergency department from an unintentional fall. From Monday ...

OGDEN VALLEY — People looking to enjoy one of Ogden's go-to aquatic recreation spots this weekend are being advised to exercise caution due to the presence of a harmful pathogen. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Weber-Morgan Health Department have noted that a ...

If you got good grades in your creative writing class, it probably had more to do with how your brain works rather than how hard you studied. A research team at University of Utah Health and based in Baylor College of Medicine have discovered the origins of creativity in the brain and how ...

Emergency departments across the state are seeing an increase in the volume of patients seeking medical attention for heat-related illnesses as temperatures continue to rise to near record levels. Dr. Patrick Carroll, medical director at Intermountain St. George Regional Medical Center, said ...

Summertime is here, and with it comes warmer weather, longer days and lots of get-togethers. But it can also bring with it a rise in foodborne illnesses such as salmonella, campylobacter and E. coli, especially if food is left out longer, hands aren’t adequately washed and utensils are used ...

OGDEN — Most normal, everyday people outside of the running world wonder about the sanity of those who choose to participate in a 26.2-mile marathon race. Those same people would think that Eli White is crazy. White has regularly trudged through ultra trail marathons (50K to 100 miles) ...