Health
CDC wants all baby boomers to be tested for hepatitis C
The CDC wants everyone born between 1945 and 1965 to be tested for Hepatitis C.
Student programs may be in jeopardy after Davis High School was forced to shut down its soda vending machines.
More about fun and less about competition, a new breed of races is introducing non-runners to running.
Photos: Getting dirty in fight against diabetes
Competitors in the Rockwell Mud-O-Cross 5k Mud Run in Woods Cross on Saturday raced to benefit the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International) Utah Chapter. JDRF's mission is to... Read more »
Simple nickname changed an entire industry
The microbiologist who coined the term for lean finely textured beef ran through a few iterations in his head before pressing send on an email to a co-worker at the U.S. Department of Agriculture a... Read more »
Panel again decries prostate test
Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good. Read more »
Wasatch bus driver raising awareness after bout with flesh-eating disease
Meadows, a school bus driver in the Wasatch County School District, was confronted with the reality he might lose his arm or that he might die as he went under the knife. He had contracted necrotizing fasciitis. It had developed from... Read more »
Heart disease risk factor, diabetes, climbing among US teens, tweens
Overweight American adolescents are experiencing an increase in their risk for heart disease, and the number of adolescents with diabetes or pre-diabetes has soared from 9 to 23 percent in less... Read more »
Twins conceived after dad died won't get benefits
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man's children who were conceived through artificial insemination after his death cannot get Social Security survivor benefits. Read more »
Is early morning P.E. the answer to better student performance?
Some state representatives are trying to get schoolchildren more physically active as they move to improve health and school test scores. Read more »
Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 California dairies
Quarantines were lifted on two Central California dairies associated with a case of mad cow disease after investigators found no link between the illness and food the diseased bovine might have consumed, federal officials said Friday. Read more »
Woman wants to fight charges in baby's death
An Indianapolis judge granted bond Friday to a Chinese immigrant charged with murdering her fetus by eating rat poison after her boyfriend dumped her, after the woman said she plans to fight the charges because she loves the U.S. and... Read more »
Census: Minorities now surpass whites in US births
For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. Read more »
'Horse Whisperer' helps train animals at ability center in Park City
Horse training legend Buck Brannaman spent time in Park City on Wednesday as part of a program to help Utahns with disabilities. Read more »
Utah campaign aims to promote motorcycle safety, awareness for drivers
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Public Safety announced its fifth annual DRIVE AWARE. RIDE AWARE. campaign to educate and encourage both motorcyclists and motorists to share the road... Read more »
Multiple 'mistakes' led to massive health data breach, director says
New details of what went wrong in a costly health information data breach emerged Wednesday, and for the first time, the man fired over the matter spoke up about the increasing difficulty of his... Read more »
Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes
A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers — suggesting they may be at risk of developing the same degenerative brain disease as some retired football... Read more »
Towers Watson acquires South Jordan-based Extend Health for $435M
Towers Watson, a New York-based consulting firm, announced it has acquired Extend Health, Inc., a South Jordan company that operates one of the largest private Medicare exchanges in the country,... Read more »
Peers, parents, pros step up to tackle suicide discussion taboo
Suicide is a public health issue, but not one people are comfortable discussing. In the United States, it’s the 10th or 11th leading cause of death, depending on your source. Read more »
Salt Lake Bees pack the house with school children, beat Albuquerque Isotopes
Thousands of Utah fifth- and sixth-graders visited Spring Mobile Ballpark as part of a health education initiative. In addition to a program that featured Utah's first lady, Jeanette Herbert, the... Read more »
Mayors lead the way in Bike to Work Day
Mayors participated in Bike to Work Day in Salt Lake City Read more »
You don't have to be a war vet to have PTSD
Q: A few weeks ago, while trying to avoid a deer, I swerved wildly and just missed a head-on collision with another car. I ended up in a ditch, unhurt but shaken. Read more »
Joseph Cramer, M.D.: Growing older lifts the spirit — the kids are taking over
Aging stimulates people to grow taller. That seems contrary to the physical reality of osteoporotic scoliosis or the stooping over that often befalls the skeletal integrity of age. However, there... Read more »
State technology chief ousted over health data breach
The state's executive director of technology services, Stephen Fletcher, has been terminated over the data breach that compromised personal medical information of an estimated 800,000 Utahns. Read more »
Finding a child's capabilities is easier with a little fun
Determining what someone else is capable of is always a challenge. But add a serious health issue to the equation and that proposition becomes even more difficult. Read more »
The Color Run: The latest in a new wave of fun runs
More about fun and less about competition, a new breed of races is introducing non-runners to the world of running while giving hardcore runners a much-needed break from competition. Read more »
May heat drives season's first ozone alert for Wasatch Front
SALT LAKE CITY — Temperatures anticipated to inch toward the 90s Tuesday prompted Utah air quality regulators to issue the summer season's first ozone alert for the Wasatch Front, as well as Tooele, Washington and Box Elder... Read more »
Cost of obesity-related illnesses expected to rise in Utah
Estimates show that the cost of treating obesity-related illnesses in Utah could jump from the $485 million spent in 2008 to $2.4 billion in 2018. Read more »
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Twins conceived after dad died won't get benefits
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man's children who were conceived through artificial insemination after his death cannot get Social Security survivor benefits. Read more »
Soda ban threatens Davis High School programs
Student programs may be in jeopardy after Davis High School was forced to shut down its soda vending machines. Read more »
Multiple 'mistakes' led to massive health data breach, director says
New details of what went wrong in a costly health information data breach emerged Wednesday, and for the first time, the man fired over the matter spoke up about the increasing difficulty of his... Read more »
Heart disease risk factor, diabetes, climbing among US teens, tweens
Overweight American adolescents are experiencing an increase in their risk for heart disease, and the number of adolescents with diabetes or pre-diabetes has soared from 9 to 23 percent in less... Read more »
Wasatch bus driver raising awareness after bout with flesh-eating disease
Meadows, a school bus driver in the Wasatch County School District, was confronted with the reality he might lose his arm or that he might die as he went under the knife. He had contracted necrotizing fasciitis. It had developed from... Read more »
CDC wants all baby boomers to be tested for hepatitis C
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants everyone born between 1945 and 1965 to be tested for Hepatitis C. It's a liver-killing silent epidemic. Estimates say one in every 30 baby... Read more »
State technology chief ousted over health data breach
The state's executive director of technology services, Stephen Fletcher, has been terminated over the data breach that compromised personal medical information of an estimated 800,000 Utahns. Read more »
Census: Minorities now surpass whites in US births
For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. Read more »
Is early morning P.E. the answer to better student performance?
Some state representatives are trying to get schoolchildren more physically active as they move to improve health and school test scores. Read more »
Peers, parents, pros step up to tackle suicide discussion taboo
Suicide is a public health issue, but not one people are comfortable discussing. In the United States, it’s the 10th or 11th leading cause of death, depending on your source. Read more »
Simple nickname changed an entire industry
The microbiologist who coined the term for lean finely textured beef ran through a few iterations in his head before pressing send on an email to a co-worker at the U.S. Department of Agriculture a... Read more »
Towers Watson acquires South Jordan-based Extend Health for $435M
Towers Watson, a New York-based consulting firm, announced it has acquired Extend Health, Inc., a South Jordan company that operates one of the largest private Medicare exchanges in the country,... Read more »
Salt Lake Bees pack the house with school children, beat Albuquerque Isotopes
Thousands of Utah fifth- and sixth-graders visited Spring Mobile Ballpark as part of a health education initiative. In addition to a program that featured Utah's first lady, Jeanette Herbert, the... Read more »
The Color Run: The latest in a new wave of fun runs
More about fun and less about competition, a new breed of races is introducing non-runners to the world of running while giving hardcore runners a much-needed break from competition. Read more »
Woman wants to fight charges in baby's death
An Indianapolis judge granted bond Friday to a Chinese immigrant charged with murdering her fetus by eating rat poison after her boyfriend dumped her, after the woman said she plans to fight the charges because she loves the U.S. and... Read more »
Panel again decries prostate test
Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good. Read more »
Utah campaign aims to promote motorcycle safety, awareness for drivers
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Public Safety announced its fifth annual DRIVE AWARE. RIDE AWARE. campaign to educate and encourage both motorcyclists and motorists to share the road... Read more »
'Horse Whisperer' helps train animals at ability center in Park City
Horse training legend Buck Brannaman spent time in Park City on Wednesday as part of a program to help Utahns with disabilities. Read more »
Cost of obesity-related illnesses expected to rise in Utah
Estimates show that the cost of treating obesity-related illnesses in Utah could jump from the $485 million spent in 2008 to $2.4 billion in 2018. Read more »
Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 California dairies
Quarantines were lifted on two Central California dairies associated with a case of mad cow disease after investigators found no link between the illness and food the diseased bovine might have consumed, federal officials said Friday. Read more »
Mayors lead the way in Bike to Work Day
Mayors participated in Bike to Work Day in Salt Lake City Read more »
Joseph Cramer, M.D.: Growing older lifts the spirit — the kids are taking over
Aging stimulates people to grow taller. That seems contrary to the physical reality of osteoporotic scoliosis or the stooping over that often befalls the skeletal integrity of age. However, there... Read more »
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