Health
Jed Boal, KSL TV
Triathlete overcomes his biggest challenge yet: stage four pancreatic cancer
Triathlete Kevin Moore beats stage four pancreatic cancer.2 years ago
Morgan Wolfe and Eliza Pace, KSL TV
Huntsman Mental Health Institute partners with community organizations
The Huntsman Mental Health Institute is working with a variety of local organizations to improve the culture and treatment for those who struggle with mental health.2 years ago
Jed Boal, KSL TV
Utah doctors prepare to face the omicron variant
Utah prepares to face the omicron variant as they wait for answers to critical questions, and remind the public of the tools that already work.2 years ago
Heather Simonsen, KSL TV
Home care patient says nurse is ‘friend who will always be there’
During the pandemic, many have expressed thanks to frontline caregivers at hospitals and clinics. But there are 2 million health care workers in the U.S. whose work isn’t quite as visible.3 years ago
ED WHITE Associated Press
Thanks to vaccines, U.S. in better shape for 2nd pandemic Thanksgiving but hot spots remain, including Utah
The U.S. is facing its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic in better shape than the first time around, thanks to the vaccine, though some regions are seeing surges of COVID-19 cases that could get worse as families travel the country for gatherings that were impossible a year ago. Nearly 200 million Americans are fully vaccinated. […]3 years ago
Associated Press
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media.3 years ago
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say
U.S. health officials say an estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year. That's a total the nation has never seen.3 years ago
KEVIN McGILL Associated Press
Utah joins 2nd group of states challenging health worker vaccine mandate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second set of states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. The latest suit, dated Monday, was filed in Louisiana on behalf of 12 states and comes less than a week after another lawsuit challenging the rule was filed in Missouri […]3 years ago
David Williams, CNN
Woman fighting cancer survives bear mauling inside Lake Tahoe cabin
(CNN) — A California woman is recovering and says she feels lucky to be alive after being mauled by a black bear that broke into her Lake Tahoe cabin and rummaged through her kitchen. Laurel-Rose von Hoffmann-Curzi was woken up early on October 30 by a series of thumping sounds downstairs in her family’s Tahoe […]3 years ago
Larry D. Curtis
Big Bird telling kids about vaccination brings claims of ‘propaganda,’ sparking culture war
Big Bird is suddenly at the center of the U.S. vaccine debate, and culture wars, for representing health science and telling children that he has been vaccinated.3 years ago
Daniella Rivera, KSL TV
COVID ‘long-haulers’ spur unprecedented demand for oxygen amid shortages
As the demand for supplemental oxygen in Utah soars, national supply chain shortages have challenged local providers and caused patients to worry.3 years ago
SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer
Dramatic drop in pollution during pandemic vanishes in puff of carbon dioxide smoke
The dramatic drop in carbon dioxide emissions from the pandemic lockdown has pretty much disappeared in a puff of coal-fired smoke, much of it from China, a new scientific study found.3 years ago
Andrew Adams, KSL TV
Utah man arrested for allegedly practicing medicine on immigrants, permanently disfiguring patient
A Utah man was arrested for allegedly performing the duties of a physician, after an immigrant he supposedly treated and permanently disfigured, notified law enforcement.3 years ago
LAURAN NEERGAARD & MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writers
Should all school kids get COVID-19 vaccine? CDC panel debates
Should all school-age kids get Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine? That's the question before an influential government advisory panel Tuesday.3 years ago
ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press
Biden cites ‘overwhelming obligations’ of US on climate
In a markedly more humble tone for a U.S. leader, President Joe Biden acknowledged at a U.N. summit Monday that the United States and other energy-gulping developed nations bear much of the responsibility for climate change.3 years ago
Maggie Fox, CNN
Vaccination protects against COVID-19 more strongly than previous infection does, CDC study finds
Vaccination protects people against coronavirus infection much better than previous infection does, a team of researchers led by the CDC reported Friday.3 years ago
Larry D. Curtis, KSL TV
Harmons charges insurance premium for unvaccinated employees
Utah grocery chain Harmons announced Thursday in a statement that employees who are not vaccinated could face an insurance surcharge of up to $200 a month.3 years ago
JOSH FUNK Associated Press
More than half of workers at Utah meat plant caught COVID, part of 59,000 infected nationally with 269 killed
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — At least 59,000 meatpacking workers caught COVID-19 and 269 workers died when the virus tore through the industry last year, which is significantly more than previously thought, according to a new U.S. House report released Wednesday. The meatpacking industry was one of the early epicenters of the coronavirus pandemic, with workers […]3 years ago
Larry D. Curtis, KSL TV
Sleepless in Salt Lake as Utah tops the list of ‘most sleepless state’ in the US
Is Utah really the most sleepless state in the United States? An analysis of Google searches shows that it is, at least according to a mattress retailer.3 years ago
Mike Anderson, KSL TV
Cafe owners offer safe place for customers to store their guns
The owners of one Cache Valley business are reaching out to help people in crisis by giving them a safe place to keep their guns.3 years ago
Ashley Moser, KSL TV
Utah family urges caution after 1-year-old hospitalized with COVID-19
A Vernal, Utah family says complications from COVID-19 landed their 1-year-old in the hospital, just a month after testing positive.3 years ago
Mike Anderson & Madison Swenson, KSL TV
Local health departments seeing high turnout for flu shots
The unrelenting coronavirus pandemic is prompting many doctors to say, get your flu shot right away to avoid a "twin-demic." But setting up an appointment may not be as easy as it has been in years past.3 years ago
Ladd Egan, KSL TV
BYU researchers discover, then find way to attack ‘cancer driver’ gene
A unique academic/industry partnership in Utah County is resulting in the development of a drug to treat certain cancer tumors.3 years ago
