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Hill Air Force Base testing indoor air for contaminants from groundwater vapor

As summer gives way to the fall/winter heating season, Hill Air Force Base will resume its testing of indoor air from homes and businesses in communities where historical practices at the base resulted in the chemical contamination of shallow groundwater. While that groundwater is not used ...

Publication recognizes McKay-Dee as a top hospital in US

OGDEN — Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital has been recognized as one of the “Great hospitals in America” for 2024. Becker’s Hospital Review, a national health care publication, recognized McKay-Dee in its top 100 list last week. The organization said in a press release that it chose ...

Utah doctors encourage vaccines – COVID and flu – in run-up to winter

Utah had a very active COVID-19 summer and health care officials are predicting a possible surge this winter. A new subvariant called XEC has rapidly spread through Europe and is slowly making its way to the United States. It’s also quite contagious. “We could be in for another surge this ...

West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes around Weber, Davis counties

WEBER COUNTY — As the summer mosquito season drags on, West Nile virus continues to be detected in counties across the Beehive State. So far in 2024, the virus has been found in mosquito pools in Weber, Davis, Box Elder, Cache, Salt Lake, Utah, Uintah, Tooele and Millard counties. "It's ...