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Native American WSU student looking to help overcome language barrier

OGDEN — While working on her clinical hours at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico, Kendra Ellison noticed a disturbing trend. More and more elderly patients in the Navajo population were becoming scared, frustrated and withdrawn because of the language barrier between ...

Annual run/walk to take place on Thanksgiving

OGDEN — Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, homemade rolls, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, pumpkin and pecan pie. Sounds scrumptious, doesn’t it? That’s what thousands of Utahns plan to dine on this Thursday, and while the traditional Thanksgiving meal ...

McKay-Dee Hospital celebrates heart procedure milestone

OGDEN - Kristi Gagnier said she went from near death one day to wanting to run a marathon the next. That’s how much better she felt after receiving a life-saving procedure at Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital last September to replace a damaged heart valve. “I would go to work, come ...