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Utah’s New State Epidemiologist Takes On Key Role As COVID-19 …

WEBThe arrival of the Delta variant in Utah has led to a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases this summer. Numbers started to spike just as Utah’s new …

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A New Mental Health Crisis Care Center In South Salt Lake Hopes …

WEBUniversity of Utah Health and community leaders came together Wednesday, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Huntsman Mental Health Institutes’ …

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Around A Third Of Those Eligible For The COVID-19 Vaccine In

WEBAll healthcare workers and teachers in Utah are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But public health directors in the southeast part of the state said around a third …

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Navajo Nation Will Begin To Reopen Based On High Vaccination

WEBThe Navajo Nation announced it will begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions on March 15, due to a steep decline in cases across the reservation. Navajo President …

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Gov. Spencer Cox announces new collaborative focused on …

WEBGov. Spencer Cox announced Thursday he is launching a new group to find solutions to rising healthcare costs in the state. “I'm calling on the community to set a …

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Reaching for Air: How a historic mistake led to Salt Lake City’s

WEBFeeling like ‘human filters’ The Environmental Protection Agency released an environmental justice assessment for neighborhoods on Salt Lake City’s west side …

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CDC data shows why lawmakers are worried about the mental …

WEBIn the name of protecting youth and their mental health, state lawmakers have been focused this session on the effects of social media with the governor going as …

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As Utah faces a labor shortage, the state hospital feels the impacts

WEBUtah State Hospital, the psychiatric facility in Provo, has always dealt with staff shortages. But now with the labor crisis and healthcare worker burnout, it’s the …

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Dire drought conditions dominate Utah’s environmental

WEBEnvironmental issues dominated headlines in Utah in 2021. Chief among them is the dire drought that’s parched the landscape. As KUER looks back at the …

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A Tale Of Two Pandemics: Utah's Response To The 1918 Flu and

WEBBut even in 1918, most public health officials viewed masks as a simple and effective measure to prevent viruses from spreading. “The mask has been brought into …

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Clinical study of psychedelic drugs for cancer patients could be a

WEBPaul Thielking helped design Huntsman’s psychedelic clinical trial and serves as the project’s lead therapist. He also used to work as a palliative care doctor …

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Reaching for Air: The price Utahns pay for poor air quality

WEBIn a conservative estimate, for every $1 a person earns, there is $2.50 circulating through the economy. The combination of those factors led the researchers to …

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Delta restoration is one small step for the Provo River, one

WEBThe June sucker is unique to Utah Lake and its tributaries but has been unable to spawn for decades due to an unhealthy habitat. The project broke ground in …

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Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly …

WEBThe Sanpete County Courthouse in Manti, Utah, Aug. 3, 2018. Since the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office hired community health worker Cherly Swapp in 2023, …

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Lakebed dust is a worry in Utah. For California’s Salton Sea, it’s a

WEBScattered near the roughly 27,000 acres of exposed Salton Sea playa are lines of hay bales. Charlie Diamond, a researcher with the Salton Sea Task Force at the …

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Utah’s ‘Troubled-Teen’ Centers Use So-Called ‘Booty

WEBChemically restraining children is not allowed in a number of states — but it is permitted in Utah, where the so-called “troubled-teen” industry has thrived under light …

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Provo Canyon School Parent Company Awarded Grant To Provide …

WEBThe Pennsylvania-based company also owns the youth treatment business, Provo Canyon School. Universal Health Services has been awarded more than …

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Even after serious allegations, here's why shutting down a teen

WEBUtah regulators respond. Integrity House’s license was never in jeopardy, public records show, even after the serious allegations. The Office of Licensing’s director …

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Utah has made a big dent in teen vaping in the last 4 years

WEBNew findings from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services show a decline from a high of 12.4% of teens in 8th, 10th and 12th grade who vape in 2019 to …

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Idaho had 5 documented abortions in 2023, but a closer look at …

WEBAccording to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, there were just five reported abortions in the state in 2023. A sharp decline from previous years, that …

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