OGDEN — A new festival is coming with the goal of bringing notice to Utah's mental health crisis. The Mitten Durch Mental Health Festival — set for Saturday at the Ogden Amphitheater starting at 1:30 p.m. — is the brain child of Sandra Hohmann. "A couple years ago during COVID, I met a ...
A new study led by researchers at Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health found overuse of antibiotic medications can be cut by use of better prescription practices. “Antibiotic stewardship can be done, and well done,” said Dr. Edward Stenehjem, an infectious disease specialist ...
OGDEN — On the way to a soccer game last October, Brad Coleman started mumbling and slurring his words. “He was just not making any sense,” said his wife, Melissa. “When we pulled up to a stop light, I looked over at him and the left side of his face was drooping. I said, ‘I think ...
Living in Utah during the winter months can potentially cause a deficiency in vitamin D. That can cause all kinds of issues. According to results published from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, almost half of all Americans lack enough of the “sunshine vitamin." Not only ...
OGDEN — When Gerard Hernandez was in the sixth grade, he wanted to help other kids know what it’s like to live with a chronic illness. So he wrote a play about his own experience. The play, "Ballet For Aliens was picked up by Plan-B Theatre’s Free Elementary School Tour based in Salt ...
Who is your nurse? Chances are, you know a nurse. Your sister. Your neighbor. Your nephew. Your partner. Your grandmother. Your friend. Your nurse. Today marks the start of National Nurses Week, which culminates on National Nurses Day on May 12 — the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the ...
SALT LAKE CITY — A Logan toddler is healthy and thriving, thanks to the generosity of a total stranger, who gave part of her liver to the 2-year-old girl. In fact, it wasn’t the first time Kate (who asked that her last name not be published) stepped up to donate a living organ. “My ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state court on Tuesday blocked Utah's first-in-the-nation ban on abortion clinics from taking effect Wednesday in a ruling in which the judge called the Republican-controlled Legislature's objective in enacting the ban "nebulous." The decision allows the state's four ...
LAYTON — Davis Hospital has a new name and a new owner. During a celebration Tuesday afternoon, the facility's name was officially changed to Holy Cross Hospital-Davis. The 220-bed hospital, which had been owned by Steward Health Care, is one of five in the state and 35 medical group ...
Harrisville Mayor Michelle Tait believes that people who are feeling good are more likely to enjoy the place they live. The city is one of six earning the Healthy Utah Community designation presented by Get Healthy Utah and the Utah League of Cities and Towns. The program acknowledges cities ...
