How worried should Utahns be about the Zika virus? There’s no immediate threat of widespread infections here, but local health authorities are paying attention to the mosquito-borne virus, which has reached epidemic proportions in at least 24 countries worldwide, <a ...
NORTH OGDEN — Heidi Martin lights a candle on every holiday for a young woman she has never met.That woman lost her life last year. She was an organ donor and a perfect match for Martin, who was waiting for a new heart and liver.“It’s so hard to know someone lost their life so you could ...
Perhaps you’ve already slipped on your New Year’s resolutions, it’s not too late to make another that will reap benefits all year long. Research in psychology has revealed that establishing a pattern of gratitude in one’s life can result in widespread physical and psychological ...
The latest available data from the <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/" target="_blank">Centers for Disease Control</a> shows more Utahns die by guns than motor vehicles, according to a report from the <a href="http://www.vpc.org/" target="_blank">Violence ...
A long-running health report says the state of Utah is healthy compared to other states, but is trending downward.Utah ranks No. 7 in the <a href="http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/" target="_blank">United Health Foundation</a>’s <a ...
Though the first of a new year is traditionally all about “the new,” let’s begin this column with a discussion about “the end.” With a few things in mind, we may be able to do more with our collective resolve to make this year better than ever.Around the turn of the 20th century, ...
CLEARFIELD — Davis County Health Department has teamed with LGBTQ youth organization OUTreach Resource Centers to hold its first in a potential series of meetings aimed at helping LGBTQ people get healthcare specific to their needs.The Davis LGBTQ Health Alliance meeting will be held at 6 ...
OGDEN — As tax forms and filings are being prepared for the new year, health insurance company <a style="font-size: 10pt;" href="http://selecthealth.org/Pages/new.aspx" target="_blank">SelectHealth</a> is offering to help prepare individuals for changes to ...
Positive cases of hepatitis C continue to be recorded as health authorities near completion of their investigation into the outbreak that exposed 7,200 patients to the disease at <a href="https://intermountainhealthcare.org/locations/mckay-dee-hospital/" target="_blank">McKay-Dee ...
So far the number of people who have been hospitalized due to influenza and norovirus in northern Utah has been lower than in previous years, officials said.But that could change soon because the influenza or the flu season generally begins to peak between now and the end of February, said ...
