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Utah health experts weigh in with summer safety tips

Buckle up, stay hydrated, wear your bike helmet and don’t swim alone. Those were just a few suggestions from health experts at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital to help ensure a fun and safe summer vacation. “Buckling up immediately when you get in the vehicle, and making sure ...

Stroke victims in Utah usually get quick treatment

Utah leads the nation when it comes to administering the fastest care to people suffering from stroke. According to the American Heart Association’s “Get With The Guidelines” database, 94.5% of patients at Intermountain Health stroke centers receive life-saving clot-busting medication ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...