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Utah sites to offer safe disposal of unused prescription meds

MountainStar Healthcare and local law enforcement agencies are holding the annual Crush the Crisis event on Saturday — coinciding with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day — with the goal of encouraging as many people as possible to take their leftover or expired prescription ...

Traveling labyrinth at MountainStar sites offers path to inner peace

There’s no right or wrong way to walk a labyrinth, but one thing is certain: Doing so can help strengthen your physical and spiritual well-being. This week is National Spiritual Care Week, and MountainStar Healthcare hospitals across the state have been hosting in a traveling labyrinth to ...

OCD in the spotlight during October awareness period

If you pay close attention to the tidiness and order of your home, and you tell yourself, “Oh, I’m so OCD,” that’s not necessarily true obsessive-compulsive disorder. Clinical OCD is a complex, debilitating mental health condition that overwhelms the lives of sufferers, affecting their ...

Utah health officials promote rituals as mental health aid

If you brush your teeth every day, have a cup of coffee each morning or shut off your phone before you go to sleep, you may not realize it, but you’re practicing a ritual. Rituals are a common part of our daily lives and can help us relax, reduce stress and anxiety, and focus. They become a ...