Feeling stressed out? There’s good news — and bad. Not all stress is bad. In fact, according to Dr. Jake Veigel, a sports medicine physician at Intermountain Health, if managed properly, it can give motivation to get things done. Eustress, also known as good stress, helps people accomplish ...
In 2023, 216 people died while homeless in Utah. Out of 21,816 deaths reported in the state that year, people experiencing homelessness in Utah had 10 times the rate of death compared to the rest of Utah’s population. And, on average, Utah’s homeless died 16 years younger. Those are some ...
Influenza sickens millions of people each year, hospitalizing hundreds of thousands and killing tens of thousands, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Getting vaccinated not only reduces the risk of influenza, it also has been shown to lessen potentially serious ...
No official decisions have been made, but there’s a chance the Utah Legislature could hold a special session as soon as this week as GOP legislative leaders face calls to tackle two key Utah Supreme Court rulings that rankled Republicans. The day the Utah Supreme Court upheld an ...
Summer break is coming to an end for school-aged kids. This means getting to sleep earlier and shopping for school clothes and supplies. But there’s another item on your checklist you shouldn’t ignore: a mental health toolkit. Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital is encouraging ...
OGDEN — What started as a pilot project at a disused Weber County landfill a year ago is morphing into a major opportunity for more and more communities to tackle a serious greenhouse gas. "Over the past year, the County and Qnergy have taken an ambitious step forward in reducing their ...
