Patients aren't waiting for permission anymore. Medicine's job is to make sure they don't get hurt along the way.  Your patient already Googled it  Here's a conversation I have more and more. Someone tells me they've been exhausted for months. Before I can ask a single question, they tell ...

Parkinson’s disease changed my life in 2008. I was 33 years old when I was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s disease. At the time, my wife and I had four young children. Our youngest was just three months old. I never imagined that a disease normally associated with much older people ...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month nationally, offering an opportunity to reflect on how domestic violence affects individuals and families in Northern Utah. The consequences are profound and far‑reaching, and are borne not only by survivors but by the communities that care for ...

The mission statement of the Utah Debate Commission begins with “The Mission of the non-profit Commission is to produce substantive, independent, and nonpartisan debates of significance to the State of Utah.”: It is a desirable and lofty goal. But we in the Utah Libertarian Party believe ...

Last Friday, I worked late, and that made me cranky, so I need to get a few things off my chest. Ever get that way? For this month’s op-ed, I wanted to write about how unaffordable housing is in northern Utah. There are many proposed solutions. Some are misguided, such as Salt Lake City’s ...

I push my filled grocery cart up to the self-checkout counter, take a deep breath, and begin. I found everything on my shopping list (plus more). I congratulate myself on the fine pork roast in my basket, the perfectly ripe bananas, and the discounted spaghetti noodles. It’s been a good ...