Health
Ayanna Likens
A resource that can help prevent sports-related injuries
In the United States there are more than 3.5 million sports-related injuries for children and teens each year, according to a study from John Hopkins Medicine.1 year ago
Eliza Pace
The ‘quiet angels’ that helped Enoch schools through tragedy
Although nothing can be done to change what happened on Jan. 4, communities are finding ways to heal by doing good and looking for the good.1 year ago
KSL TV
Sunday Edition: Utah Abortion Bill, School Vouchers
This week on Sunday Edition, Doug Wright is joined by KSL reporter Ladd Egan to look ahead at abortion access legislation being unveiled on Utah's Capitol Hill and speak to the representative who brought the school choice bill into law and their future bills.1 year ago
Mike Anderson
Utah air quality is continuing to get worse, says USU professor
A Utah State University professor says that Utahns are breathing some of the worst air we've seen in over a decade.1 year ago
Alex Cabrero
Utah teens learn more about healthy relationships at youth summit
Teenagers gathered at a Healthy Relationship Youth Summit to learn more about the signs of unhealthy relationships and be able to identify them.1 year ago
KSL TV
Utah sisters disagree passionately about new abortion bill
SALT LAKE CITY — Rep Kera Birkeland, a Republican representing Morgan, has introduced HB-297 that she claims addresses the issues of abortion access and services for rape victims in Utah the Deseret News reported Friday. Read the full story here. Her sister, Samantha Hansen, is a rape survivor. She says she will fight the bill […]1 year ago
Karah Brackin
Students across Utah come together to learn the importance of mental health care
Mental health, wellness and suicide prevention — they're all big topics of conversation, and more and more, those conversations include our kids. That's where Hope Squad is coming in to help.1 year ago
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com
Intermountain Health breaks organ transplant record again
SALT LAKE CITY — Intermountain Health announced Tuesday that it broke its own record for adult organ transplants during 2022, reaching 300 donations KSL.com reported. The organization thanked its donors and caregivers in a statement Tuesday for a fourth record-breaking year for the transplant program. Organ transplants last year included 104 livers, 159 kidneys, 29 […]1 year ago
Michael Houck and Shara Park
Dozens of Salt Lake County public swimming pools closed due to safety concerns
About 150 public pools in Salt Lake County will shut down after not meeting updated state safety requirements.1 year ago
Annie Knox and Ashley Moser
Four Utah centenarians share advice collected over more than 100 years
An immigrant, a World War II veteran, an avid outdoorsman and an entrepreneur. They all spoke with KSL recently, but that’s not all they have in common. Each is over 100 years old. And with all that life experience, they have some insight to share.1 year ago
Allison Gordon and Pamela Brown
Surgeon General says 13 is ‘too early’ to join social media
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he believes 13 is too young for children to be on social media platforms.1 year ago
Ayanna Likens
Tips to set realistic mental health goals
If you are planning on setting a goal to prioritize your mental health this year, Dr. Kristin Francis at Huntsman Mental Health Institute recommends starting with small goals.1 year ago
Jordan Valinsky
CVS and Walmart cut pharmacy hours, close some locations earlier, citing staffing shortage
An apparent shortage of pharmacists is forcing CVS and Walmart to reduce the hours of its pharmacies, as they close earlier in thousands of locations.1 year ago
Eleoneore Hughes and Edmar Barros, Associated Press
Why Brazil’s Yanomami are being decimated by disease, mining
Severe malnutrition and disease, particularly malaria, are decimating the Yanomami population in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and on Jan. 20 the federal government declared a public health emergency.1 year ago
Eliza Pace, KSL TV, & Aimee Cobabe, KSLNewsradio
Utah Senate approves changes to transgender care bill, passes on to Gov. Cox
A bill on transgender healthcare - banning transgender-related surgeries and puberty blockers for minors passed in the Utah House Thursday after last-minute changes.1 year ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com and Adam Small, KSL NewsRadio
What’s behind northern Utah’s ‘brown clouds’? New study pinpoints a major source
A magnesium plant located near the Great Salt Lake is a major producer of chemical elements behind the "dense winter brown clouds" that sometimes hang over Salt Lake City and other parts of Utah's northern half in the winter, a new federal study determines.1 year ago
Ayanna Likens
The health benefits of intermittent fasting
Intermittent fasting has become increasingly popular and health experts say there are some benefits to it.1 year ago
Ashley Moser
Utah woman is one of very few double-living organ donors in the world
Vedaa said she felt compelled to give the gift of life to strangers in need.1 year ago
Ashley Moser
Flu, COVID and RSV all trending down for the first time in months, says CDC
Major respiratory illnesses are all trending down for the first time since September, according to the CDC.1 year ago
Michael Locklear
17 people recovering after carbon monoxide poisoning at central Utah clinic
The Central Utah Counseling Center in Ephraim will reopen on Thursday after a carbon monoxide leak sent at least 17 people to the hospital.1 year ago
Michael Houck
Vaccine passport prohibition bill moves forward in its second year
On Tuesday afternoon, HB131, the vaccine passport prohibition bill, received a favorable recommendation from the House Business and Labor Committee with a 10 to 2 vote.1 year ago
Ladd Egan and Cary Schwanitz, KSL TV
Bill to ban sex transition procedures on minors fails in emotional hearing
Utah lawmakers got an earful on Capitol Hill Tuesday during a lengthy and emotional hearing for a number of bills focused on transgender youth.1 year ago
Nathaniel Meyersohn
Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan
Amazon is expanding into healthcare with a $5 monthly unlimited delivery pass on 60 common prescription drugs.1 year ago
