OGDEN — Weber State University began the year with a new program and will end the year with a new tradition. On Thursday, WSU will have its inaugural white coat ceremony to celebrate the university's first cohort of 20 physician assistant students. The ceremony — hosted by the Department ...
OGDEN — When you hear the word chandelier, you probably wouldn’t picture over 12,000 empty pill bottles hanging from the ceiling. But at Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital, that’s exactly what you’ll see when you walk through the doors of the main lobby. The empty pill bottles ...
LAYTON — If it were up to statistics, Carla Miner probably shouldn’t be alive today. But because of early detection, the 52-year-old has survived the odds of pancreatic cancer. The disease is one of the few cancers that typically advances to an incurable stage by the time it’s ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Transgender teenagers who are challenging a Utah law banning trans girls from playing on girls' sports teams can keep portions of their mental health records confidential after a state judge ruled Thursday that some details are irrelevant to the case. Two student-athletes ...
LAYTON — In its first five years, caregivers at Intermountain Layton Hospital have delivered 3,700 babies, treated 1,275 trauma patients and cared for 9,200 people in the intensive care unit. The hospital opened its doors in 2018 to serve the growing communities of north and central Davis ...
On Monday and Tuesday, the 22nd annual Rocky Mountain Suicide Prevention Conference was held at the Utah Valley Convention Center. Hundreds of people attended including therapists, school counselors, school teachers, Hope 4 Utah advisors and more. The day after the conference, a Suicide ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Ryan Seacrest, best known as the host of "American Idol," paid a visit to Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital on Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of the new Seacrest Studio. The new state-of-the-art broadcast studio, located in the lobby of the hospital, ...
OGDEN — In September 1953, Weber State University enrolled 36 students into its nursing program. Today, nearly 100 students are enrolled each semester and the nursing school employs 59 faculty and 10 staff members. The program, named the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing, has produced more ...
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah, in partnership with the state of Utah, has launched a new research initiative to take a deeper scientific look at medical cannabis. The research will look at the different ways people are using cannabis and try to approach an understanding of its ...
CLINTON — Last July, Jana Wagstaff was busy purchasing decorations for this year’s Festival of Trees. She wanted to do it in honor of her grandson, Levi Snow, whom she lovingly refers to as “my little snowman.” And then she got diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known ...
