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Utah Legislature to consider extending school lunch breaks

Are 15 minutes enough time for a lunch break? That’s the typical time Utah schools allocate for children to eat, counting the time to walk to the cafeteria, and line up to get food. That’s a big deal for many parents and children, Rep. Tiara Auxier, R-Morgan, said during the the Education ...

Around Utah: New salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry, CDC says

A new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least seven people in six states, health officials said Monday. Two cases were identified in Missouri, and one each in Utah, Florida, Illinois, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

How Utah dentists are preparing patients for the first statewide fluoride ban

SALT LAKE CITY — With Utah's first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water set to take effect Wednesday, dentists who treat children and low-income patients say they're bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state's most vulnerable people. Republican Gov. Spencer ...

Autism clinic providing services for young patients in Utah

RIVERTON — After two years of intense therapy, Lily finally took a bite of a Cheerio. Her parents were ecstatic. “She didn’t make it to the hole in the Cheerio, but she was able to swallow it,” said her father, Roger. “She got it down. She did it.” Lily was diagnosed with autism ...