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Insurance company SelectHealth to hold Ogden event on 2016 fees, plans

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 ...

More hepatitis C cases identified after McKay-Dee, Davis hospital exposures

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 ...

Flu cases trickling in so far, but officials warn worst is yet to come

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 ...

Students plan to lobby for tougher e-cig regulations

KAYSVILLE — The health of teens who use e-cigarettes concerns one Davis teenager enough that he is spearheading a grass-roots lobbying effort to get stricter regulations and laws passed in Utah.But Cade Hyde is very much aware he is going up against tobacco companies that have millions of ...

Utah’s air pollution and autism: Is there a link?

As Utahns settle uncomfortably into another inversion season, there’s also the usual din of health alarms.Health professionals are raising concerns not just about what the bad air is doing to our lungs, but also to our brains.Utah has the second-highest rate of autistic children. Dr. Brian ...

Hospital valets not allowed to accept tips

OGDEN — Folks don’t usually complain when a service is free. But Margaret James isn’t happy that one group won’t — or can’t — take her money anymore.A couple of weeks ago, the 77-year-old Ogden woman was at <a ...