A new study by researchers at Intermountain Health and Stanford University found that overprescribing and inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics is not only leading to antibiotic resistance, but also causing significant patient harm. Dr. Harris Carmichael, lead investigator of the study and ...
OGDEN — Thousands of behavioral health patients in Northern Utah may soon find their Medicaid benefits at risk. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicaid automatically renewed coverage for 270,000 Utahns who receive mental and substance use treatment, but now that the crisis has ceased, those ...
A potentially deadly fungal infection is sweeping across the nation right now and it’s resistant to many of the drugs used to treat it. Candida auris, or C. auris, is a type of yeast infection that can cause severe illness or death in immunocompromised people. It also poses a serious threat ...
Over 50% of calls made to the Utah Poison Control Center each year involve children under 5 years old. Still, poisonings can happen to anyone at any age. Last year, the UPCC managed over 40,000 poisoning cases across the state, many of them involving exposure to common over-the-counter pain ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abortion clinics in Utah could be banned from operating under a law signed by the state's Republican governor, setting off a rush of confusion among clinics, hospitals and prospective patients in the deeply conservative state. Administrators from hospitals and clinics ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Food insecurity isn’t just a matter of hunger pangs. Going without proper nutrition can cause all kinds of illnesses and even exacerbate chronic ones. On Friday, Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital unveiled a brand-new food pantry where children and their families ...
