SALT LAKE CITY — Drug overdoses ranked as the leading cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in Utah from 2005 to 2014, with most caused by opioid use during the postpartum period when infants were six weeks to 1-year-old.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Who is going to grow Utah’s medical marijuana remains unknown as a July 1 license application deadline looms.

OGDEN — Resident 33 could not leave his room in an Ogden nursing home for at least two months.

Kaysville resident Christine Stenquist first tried marijuana in 2012. At the time, she had no idea how dramatically her life would change because of that decision.

OGDEN -- Medical cannabis should not only be legal but readily accessible. This was the message that Dr. Courtney Ladika aimed to convey to medical personnel gathered at the 74th annual conference of the Ogden Surgical-Medical Society held at Weber State University in mid-May.

Graphs, charts and scientific studies don’t do much to change the mind of someone who is anti-vaccine. Stories, however, might.

WASHINGTON (AP) — E-cigarettes aren’t considered as risky as regular cigarettes, but researchers have found a clue that their flavorings may be bad for the heart.

Seasoned runners who’ve participated in the Ogden marathon have all run past the first-aid stations on their marathon routes, but they might not know the full scope of support that Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital physicians and nurses provide at the race — or how important it is that runner…

OGDEN — Over the past decade, Utah’s fat quotient held fairly steady with almost six in 10 adults having enough “love” in their “handles” for that extra weight to be considered unhealthy.

OGDEN — After years without one, Weber County now has a new residential drug and alcohol treatment center for men.

The physical abuse of elderly assisted-living patients in Clearfield is a warning of problems to come as the aging Baby Boomer population floods Utah’s senior care centers, according to victims’ advocates and key people in the system.

OGDEN — So intelligent — and yet so humble.

FARMINGTON — A former certified nursing assistant pleaded guilty to a pair of felony charges for abusing an elderly dementia patient in attacks caught on video at a Clearfield assisted living center.

ROY — Heather McCollor easily couldn’t have been around for her 48th birthday in January.

OGDEN — The federally mandated practice of posting hospital prices online falls short of its intended goal, that of helping consumers shop for the best deal. And a recent analysis of how the health care system responds to typical market forces helps to explain why.

Across Utah County, there are people waiting for donations, whether it is a needed organ, bone marrow or blood that will save their lives. Others have given these life-saving donations to complete strangers. Gift of Life highlights those involved in the medical donation process.

OGDEN — As of Jan. 1, all hospital prices must be posted online for consumers to peruse and consider. This cost disclosure, originally part of the Affordable Care Act, is now required by the Trump administration to be electronically published.

OGDEN — Little Evolet Figueroa provided a midnight surprise as the year’s first baby in Northern Utah.

Utahns signed up for 2019 health insurance in droves during the final week of open enrollment ending Dec. 15, and that late rush brought the state’s totals on par with last year, despite Republican-led efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare.