Health

a bed and table are pictured, daylight saving time is coming up...
Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN

What is Daylight Saving Time?

Instead, the lobbying effort for Daylight Saving Time came mostly from different sectors of the economy.
1 year ago
Rejection is a part of life. We have all experienced it in one shape or another from relationships ...
Mark Jones

Inside Sources: Lessons to be learned from rejection in everyday life

Rejection is part of life. But one author tells Inside Sources that there may be lessons to be learned from it, you just have to dig under the surface.
1 year ago
washington county school district...
Curt Gresseth

Does work stress qualify as a Mental Health Day? Email to teachers: No, it does not.

Don't use your sick days for a Mental Health Day, teachers in Washington County have been told by their district. If you are really experiencing a mental health emergency, use your sick days, but remember to get a doctor's note.
1 year ago
As a whole, the United States is experiencing a loneliness epidemic. And Utah's numbers of loneline...
Elizabeth Weiler

Utah experiencing higher levels of loneliness than the national average

As a whole, the United States is experiencing a loneliness epidemic. And Utah's numbers of loneliness are higher than the national average.
1 year ago
The glucometer, test strips, insulin against the backdrop of record results...
Jen Christensen, CNN

Eli Lilly to cut insulin prices, cap costs at $35 for many people with diabetes

The company says it will cut the list price of its nonbranded insulin to $25 a vial as of May 1, making it the lowest list-priced mealtime insulin available.
1 year ago
Research on snail venom from the Huntsman Cancer Institute may help cancer patients with pain relie...
Mark Jackson

Research on snail venom could benefit cancer patients

Huntsman Cancer Institute research on snail venom from cone snails may help cancer patients with pain relief. Dr. Baldomero Olivera tells us more.
1 year ago
social media...
Curt Gresseth

Should parents follow singer Pink’s advice for kids and social media?

P!nk reportedly told her daughter that “If you can produce literature for me ... that tells me social media is good for you, then you can be on it."
1 year ago
SALT LAKE CITY--- This year, Utah's having less days where air quality is forecasted to push levels...
Adam Small

Gov. Cox wants Utah magnesium refinery added to list of polluters

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wants federal officials to include the U.S. Magnesium refinery on a list of companies that don't meet air quality standards.
1 year ago
close up shot of medicaid card. (Getty Images)...
Britt Johnson

Medicaid recipients must now re-qualify for coverage

The federal government stopped states from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic, but that's changing now.
1 year ago
This general view shows the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province...
Jeremy Herb and Natasha Bertrand, CNN

US Energy Department assesses Covid-19 likely resulted from lab leak, furthering US intel divide over virus origin

The US Department of Energy has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic most likely came from a laboratory leak in China.
1 year ago
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Michelle Lee

How to get moving if you’re feeling lazy

Let’s Get Moving host Maria Shilaos spoke with Studio 5 KSL's Emily Nelson about ways to get moving when you're feeling lazy.
1 year ago
huntsman cancer institute pictured with a section lighted purple, the institute just released an HP...
Elizabeth Weiler

The new 2022 Huntsman Mental Health Institute annual report

A new report from the Huntsman Mental Health Institute outlines the number of patients and types of treatments offered in 2022.
1 year ago
a senate committee considering legalizing mushrooms in utah is pictured...
Allessandra Harris

Bill legalizing mushrooms in Utah placed on hold

Legalized mushrooms in Utah won't be a reality, at least for now, after legislators voted to wait for more studies to come out about the drug.
1 year ago
mplantable cardiac devices...
Elizabeth Weiler

Study finds smartwatches can interfere with implantable cardiac devices

The U of U has released a study with findings that those who wear both implantable cardiac devices and smart devices could prove fatal.
1 year ago
A report from America's Health Rankins shows that Utah is the second most physically active state i...
Elizabeth Weiler

Where does Utah rank among the most active states?

A new study offers insight into the most active states in the U.S. Where do you think Utah ranks?
1 year ago
Primary Children's telehealth program...
Waverly Golden

Primary Children’s Hospital to support National Spin to Save Kids! Challenge

The Spin to Save Kids! Challenge is taking place through the month of March and raises awareness about children’s pharmaceutical development.
1 year ago
Former President Jimmy Carter is entering hospice care after a series of hospital visits....
Aaron Pellish, Shawna Mizelle and Betsy Klein, CNN

Jimmy Carter to begin receiving home hospice care

The Carter Center, in a statement over the weekend, said former President Jimmy Carter will begin to receive hospice care at his home in Georgia.
1 year ago
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Michelle Lee

Ways to energize your relationship

Let’s Get Moving host Maria Shilaos spoke with Lauren Clucas about what makes a good relationship and how you can nurture your relationship.
1 year ago
Former WNBA legend and current brand manager for a clothing line designed by women for women, Jelen...
Mark Jackson

Olympic Gold medalist, former WNBA great Lisa Leslie in town to raise money for women in need

Former WNBA player Lisa Leslie will be in Salt Lake City on Friday to help raise money for Women of the World, a non-profit organization.
1 year ago
Several bills that require clergy to report child abuse won't be heard in Utah's legislature this y...
Simone Seikaly

Rally organizers hope to raise awareness that mental illness is treatable

This is the 15th year that Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Utah hold this event.
1 year ago
A new CDC report says that children under 5 in the US are missing out on vital nutrition by drinkin...
Kyla Russell, CNN

Children under 5 aren’t getting their greens, new CDC report says

Researchers surveyed the parents of more than 18,000 kids ages 1 to 5 in 2021, asking them how many times the child ate fruit and vegetables.
1 year ago
The Utah House Judiciary Committee has passed H.B.467 onto the full house for consideration. If mad...
Hugo Rikard-Bell

Utah House committee advances bill banning abortion clinics

Debate over abortion clinicslasted for over an hour on Wednesday, where lawmakers heard a range of comments from the Utah public.
1 year ago
Amanda Dickson

A new COVID side-effect: Changed habits around going to school

One change that is coming to light more recently is how COVID-19 changed children's attendance at school.
1 year ago
psilocybin mushrooms pictured...
Peter Johnston

Utah lawmaker looking to decriminalize medical mushrooms

State Sen. Luz Escamilla said that Utah already has a precedent in place that makes way for the legalization of mushrooms.
1 year ago