A summer dip in giving blood and numerous cancellations of blood drives due to natural disasters has left the American Red Cross needing an additional 10,000 donations — at a minimum — during October to offset a critical shortage. “A convergence of multiple factors has resulted in this ...
All 21 Intermountain Health hospitals in Utah have received a five-star rating from the state for being breastfeeding-friendly facilities. The Utah Department of Health and Human Services issued the ratings to hospitals with labor and delivery departments for completing all 10 requirements of ...
Substance use is the leading cause of pregnancy-related death in Utah. With $14 million support over the past seven years from the National Institutes of Health, the University of Utah ELEVATE Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence aims to reverse that trend. The center is partnering ...
In May 2022, Christina Michel was hiking Mount Timpanogos with a friend when she lost her footing while crossing an ice patch close to the summit. “I fell down a huge ice sheet,” said the 39 year-old South Ogden resident. “I started climbing back up to the trail inch by inch but I lost ...
Officials from University of Utah Health on Friday said new COVID-19 vaccines should be available in the state as early as next week and they are very effective at keeping people out of the hospital with severe illness. “COVID has continued to evolve. It’s a very dynamic virus that ...
Intermountain Health and Black Physicians of Utah are hosting the second annual Medicine Immersion Day on Saturday in an effort to encourage Black students to pursue careers in health care. The event will be held at Intermountain Alta View Hospital, 9660 S. 1300 East in Sandy, from 10 a.m. to ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It's lunchtime at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District and a colony of sabethes cyaneus — also known as the paddle-legged beauty for its feathery appendages and iridescent coloring — find their way to Ella Branham. “They're not very aggressive and ...
OGDEN — Weber State and Utah State universities are in a friendly competition this week to see which institution can produce the most donated blood to the American Red Cross. The annual American Red Cross Blood Battle will be held Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dee Events ...
OGDEN — The public is invited to attend the Seager Memorial Clinic's third annual charity recital on Saturday. The event will be held at Weber State University’s Browning Center, 3950 W. Campus Drive, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The cost will start at $40 per person. Performers will include Dr. ...
It’s almost time to roll up your sleeve and get jabbed with the latest vaccines. Last year, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, 290,000 people were hospitalized with influenza and 19,000 succumbed to the virus across the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and ...
