Congress is currently considering two competing bills that would continue compensating people who were sickened by radiation from nuclear weapons testing and development, known as downwinders. One is sponsored by Republican Sen. Mike Lee and would keep the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, ...
When you go to the doctor or are admitted to the hospital, the one person you’ll probably see the most is a nurse. Nurses do everything from administering medicine, checking vital signs, monitoring and evaluating patient care, taking a detailed health history, drawing blood, communicating ...
A couple of new COVID-19 variants are making the rounds across Utah and the rest of the nation. Based on a study that has yet to be peer reviewed, the new set of variants, nicknamed FliRT, are unique in the fact that they may not be as infectious but are better at getting around our immune ...
The 1990s-era settlements from big tobacco continue to benefit states, with Utah set to see another $57 million that will go toward public health programs. That’s according to Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, who announced Thursday that the state will get $30 million for 2023 and $27 ...
Parents might as well give their child a can of beer if they’re going to allow them to eat junk food — if some new scientific conclusions are to be believed. According to a study conducted at the University of Southern California, rats who were fed a diet full of fat and sugar during ...
OGDEN — Cardiologists at Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital are now performing a procedure on patients with heart failure they say is not only improving lives, but saving them as well. MitraClip is a tiny clip placed in the heart to repair a leaky mitral valve that officials say can ...
