Health

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Michelle Lee

Think twice before skipping meals

Let’s Get Moving host Maria Shilaos spoke with Nutritionist Julie Hansen about skipping meals and how that affects how we plan and eat food.
1 year ago
HATAY, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 12: Personnel conduct search and rescue operations in debris of the build...
Amarachi Orie, Isil Sariyuce, Eyad Kourdi and Chris Liakos, CNN

Death toll climbs to 33,000 people in Turkey-Syria earthquake

More than 33,000 people have died across Turkey and Syria since a devastating earthquake struck on Monday, as hopes of rescuing more survivors dwindle amid freezing conditions.
1 year ago
A prescription dry dog food made by Nestle Purina Petcare Company was voluntarily recalled this wee...
Simone Seikaly

Purina recalls certain Pro Plan Veterinary Diets dry dog food

The voluntary recall by Purina comes after two dogs in the United States showed signs of vitamin D toxicity.
1 year ago
As proclaimed by Gov. Spencer Cox, Utah recognizes February as Maternal Mental Health Month. And as...
Elizabeth Weiler

Utah lawmakers push legislation for maternal mental health

Lawmakers would like to expand the 60-day post-partum period currently covered by Medicaid and add new coverage for doulas.
1 year ago
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Amanda Dickson

Opinion: 6 thoughts we have before we call in sick to work

We all have those thoughts before we call in sick. From the paranoid to the considerate, here are some thoughts about making that call.
1 year ago
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Janelle Chavez, CNN

Health experts call for end to “exploitative baby formula marketing tactics”

The report, published Tuesday in The Lancet, extensively outlines "predatory tactics" in the baby formula marketing industry.
1 year ago
The Utah House has advanced the bill that bans transgender-related surgeries on minors and pauses t...
Aimee Cobabe

Equality Utah supports bill clarifying rules for therapists when it comes to conversion therapy for minors

Equality Utah is supporting a bill adjusting rules for therapists when it comes to conversion therapy for minors.
1 year ago
When inversions bring pollution to the ground, we breathe it in. That makes it easier to get sick a...
Dale Spaulding

Is illness or poor air quality causing that cough?

Inversion can impact a person's health. Is that why people are coughing, or is it just the regular cold and flu season?
1 year ago
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Michelle Lee

Winter blues: light therapy and lifestyle changes can help

Let’s Get Moving host Maria Shilaos spoke with Dr. Jason Hunziker about how light therapy can help you overcome the winter blues.
1 year ago
A new study finds that reports of bad weather and air actually decrease ridership on the UTA....
Devin Oldroyd

Relief from inversion and poor air quality may be in Utah’s near future

The Beehive State is in the middle of some thick inversion and poor air quality, but relief may be on the way according to the National Weather Service.
1 year ago
A study by Intermountain Health that spanned 40 years and sought answers about the health of people...
Simone Seikaly

Intermountain’s 40-year study provides insight into weight-loss surgery

In some cases the results from the weight-loss surgery study were expected. But at least one result could be a cause for alarm and caution.
1 year ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a recall for mil...
Simone Seikaly

Check your pantry, a Conagra canned meat recall may affect you

Millions of pounds of canned meat and poultry products (mainly Vienna sausages) are involved in the Conagra recall.
1 year ago
Two temporary federal pandemic emergency assistance programs are coming to an end in the coming mon...
Waverly Golden

As two federal pandemic emergency-assistance programs near an end, Cox has solutions

Two temporary federal pandemic emergency assistance programs are coming to an end in the coming months due to more job opportunities.
1 year ago
FILE - A doctor loads a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at ...
Aimee Cobabe

Bill banning vaccine passports heading to Utah Senate

A bill to ban vaccine passports is heading out of the Utah House and into the Utah Senate. The bill is similar to a failed bill from 2022.
1 year ago
A bill on transgender healthcare — banning transgender-related surgeries and puberty blockers for...
Eliza Pace, KSL TV and Aimee Cobabe, KSL NewsRadio

Utah Senate approves changes to transgender care bill, passes on to Gov. Cox

SB16 bans gender-confirming surgeries for minors and also places a moratorium on puberty blockers for minors.
1 year ago
Havasu Falls spills into the water pools below in Supai, Arizona, in October of 2016. Photo credit:...
Forrest Brown, CNN

Grand Canyon’s Havasu Falls to reopen to visitors after 3-year closure

 (CNN) — Havasu Falls, one of the most intriguing features of the Grand Canyon system, will be reopening to visitors after a three-year closure caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. But it’s with a catch. The reopening is scheduled for February 1; however, access will be limited initially to a certain, small group. People whose previous […]
1 year ago
White carnations representing each of the 1,746 unborn babies that were aborted in Utah in 2022 are...
Allessandra Harris and Simone Seikaly

Speeches, silence, during Pro-Life Utah memorial at the Capitol

About 100 people including Utah lawmakers and religious leaders attended the memorial on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.
1 year ago
 A mental health clinic will reopen on Thursday after a carbon monoxide leak sent at least 17 peop...
Michael Locklear

Carbon monoxide poisoning at central Utah clinic hospitalizes 17 people

The Central Utah Counseling Center in Ephraim was evacuated a week ago after a problem with an old furnace was discovered.
1 year ago
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Mark Jones

KSL at Night: How do we solve gun violence?

KSL at Night hosts Taylor Morgan and Maura Carabello speak with Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council about gun violence.
1 year ago
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN

Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan

Some of the generic drugs included in the program include Bupropion, Cephalexin, Doxycycline, Estradiol and Sertaline.
1 year ago
SALT LAKE CITY--- This year, Utah's having less days where air quality is forecasted to push levels...
Britt Johnson

Utah air quality has been good, but that may change soon

Utah air quality is due to get worse as a high-pressure system moves into the state and blocks any storms from coming in.
1 year ago
The flu vaccine reduces your chance of severe illness and A surge in flu cases this spring is predi...
Allessandra Harris

Doctors urge vaccination, predict surge in flu cases

A new surge of influenza is predicted to hit Utahns in the spring. Health officials urge vaccination to protect them from the flu.
1 year ago
Three bills dealing with transgender youth in Utah have easily passed through the Utah Senate....
Simone Seikaly

Transgender youth-related bills pass Senate, advance to Utah House

Three bills that dealing with transgender-related issues have been approved by the Utah Senate and now move to the Utah House for consideration.
1 year ago
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Alexandrea Bonilla

Freshwater fish may impact your health, new study reports.

According to a study published in the Journal Environmental Research, freshwater fish in the continental United States contain high levels of PFAs.
1 year ago