OGDEN — Weber County is the third highest in the state when it comes to drug overdose deaths, whether from prescription opioids or illicit substances. In order to bring about awareness and stomp out the stigma surrounding substance use disorder, the OgdenCan Substance Prevention Committee ...
SUNSET — A mental health fair is set for Saturday in Sunset, giving participants a chance to get information on mental health issues, eat and peruse crafts. "Instead of a traditional wellness fair, it creates a nice, welcoming space for everyone to talk about mental health and have a bit of ...
The ongoing crisis in mental health issues among children in Utah and across the nation has prompted three major health care groups to issue a joint letter warning of the “astronomical” increase in emergency room visits. The policy letter, written and released Aug. 16 by the American ...
A common drug used to treat diabetes may help the elderly bounce back faster from muscle injury or illness. Researchers at University of Utah Health discovered that Metformin can prevent muscle atrophy and fibrosis by targeting “zombie like cells,” called senescent cells. Senescent cells ...
OGDEN — The scene was nothing short of chaotic. Victims from a bus crash were lying on the road, in the grass and in a field. Helicopters were flying overhead, ambulances were rushing to the scene with sirens blaring and lights flashing. People were crying in pain and pleading for help as ...
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — State courts have become hot spots in the national abortion debate, with Utah's top court and a Kansas judge considering Tuesday whether their state constitutions require them to block or invalidate laws regulating the procedure more than a year after Roe v. Wade was ...
Researchers at University of Utah Health have identified a gene that may contribute to higher severity of strokes among Black Americans. A version of the PAR4 gene, known as A allele, has been found to potentially be causing the problem. The research showed mice carrying that version had a ...
OGDEN — Tess Wunderlich was shocked to learn the intense pain in her neck was being caused by a brain tumor. In 2016, she began having pain in her neck, so she tried treating it with massage therapy and chiropractic treatments. When the pain became unbearable in 2018, she visited an urgent ...
OGDEN — When kids attend the diabetes camp at Weber State University, they quickly learn they are in the majority. Most of the time, kids with Type I diabetes are in the minority according to Eddie Hill, associate professor of the department of health, physical education and recreation at ...
As temperatures climb into the triple digits, health experts are warning the public to take extra precautions to avoid burns, heat stroke, heat exhaustion and dehydration. “A lot of things can make things worse with the heat,” Ogden Deputy Fire Chief Mike Slater said. “Some medications ...
