OGDEN — Drug shortages are at an all-time high, with 323 medications running low. Erin Fox, associate chief pharmacy officer at University of Utah Health, spoke about the scarcity during the 79th annual Ogden Surgical-Medical Society Conference, held at Weber State University this week. Fox ...
Utah has long been known as the youngest state (with a median age of 32, according to the U.S. Census Bureau), but declining fertility rates and an aging adult population means the state is getting older. A new report released Monday by the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy ...
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 ...
