Health
Megan Marples, CNN
Daylight Saving Time has ended. Here’s how to make the most of your time and combat seasonal mental health issues
(CNN) — You’ve turned back your clocks for Daylight Saving Time, but what now? Many people look forward to that extra hour of sleep, but it’s not enough to erase chronic sleep debt, said Dr. Kannan Ramar, professor of medicine at the Center for Sleep Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. However, the […]3 years ago
The Associated Press
BREAKING: Federal appeals court stays Biden’s vaccine mandate
On Saturday, a federal appeals court halted the Biden administration vaccine requirement.3 years ago
Simone Seikaly and Paul Nelson
Utah AG joins legal action against federal vaccine mandate
Reyes said the challenge is to protect Utahns from an "aggressive exercise of coercive power by the federal executive branch."3 years ago
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business
Who will pay for testing under Biden’s new vaccine mandate for businesses?
Companies are running the numbers this week as they comb through recently released guidance on how to implement President Biden's Covid-19 vaccination mandate.3 years ago
MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer
Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%
Pfizer says its experimental pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% among patients with mild-to-moderate infections. The company announced Friday it will soon ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and international regulators to authorize its pill, which is taken twice a day for five days.3 years ago
By DAVID KOENIG
US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
Companies with more then 100 employees will need to be completely vaccinated or get a weekly test for Covid-19 by Jan. 4, 2022.3 years ago
Eliza Craig
High patient volumes at children’s hospital result in procedure and surgery delays
Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital experiences unprecedented numbers of patients. They will delay non-urgent procedures and surgeries.3 years ago
Nick Wyatt
BYU researchers create algorithm to predict adolescent suicidal thoughts, behavior
Researchers at BYU created an algorithm that can predict adolescent suicidal thoughts and behavior with 91% accuracy.3 years ago
Eliza Craig and Heather Kelly
Utah baby delivered in a hospital parking lot
After accidentally showing up to work early, a Utah ER nurse from Lakeview Hospital helped deliver a baby in the parking lot.3 years ago
The Associated Press
US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly.3 years ago
Eliza Craig
Utah COVID-19 update: 2,152 new cases and 556,463 total cases
Today's Utah COVID-19 update includes 2,152 new cases, 429 of which occurred among children who are now approved for a pediatric COVID vaccine.3 years ago
The Associated Press
US health officials give final clearance for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine
Millions of shots made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have already been shipped to states, doctors’ offices and pharmacies, in advance of the CDC's decision.3 years ago
Susannah Cullinane, Jason Hanna and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN
9,000 NYC workers on unpaid leave for not complying with vaccine requirement
9,000 workers are out on unpaid leave in New York City for failure to comply with COVID-19 vaccine requirement.3 years ago
Amber Gentry
One in five Utahns support a cash payment for addicts to stay sober
At least half of those participating in the study said that addicts should receive an outright cash payment to stay sober.3 years ago
Paul Nelson
Doctors report more COVID-19, and MIS-C cases in Utah kids
In Utah, children between the ages of five and 11 make up 20% of new COVID-19 cases, and 120 kids have another illness, MIS-C.3 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Utah company Xlear sued by FTC for false COVID-19 claims
Xlear has been sued for repeatedly making claims which the Federal Trade Commission says are false and misleading statements about COVID.3 years ago
Josh Boak and Zeke Miller Associated Press
Vaccine reluctance in Eastern Europe brings high COVID cost
“You can buy a counterfeit certificate, but you can't buy antibodies," says a Ukrainian truck driver who saw the effects of the virus first-hand.3 years ago
Eliza Craig
Utah update: 2,000 new cases of COVID-19
Officials also reported that 538 Utahns required hospitalization for COVID-19 on Wednesday and that another 22 Utahns have died as the result of COVID-193 years ago
Kate Davis
Intermountain Healthcare vaccine requirement
Intermountain Healthcare announces vaccine requirement for employees3 years ago
The Associated Press
Merck agrees to let other drug makers produce its COVID pill
Merck's COVID-19 treatment is the first pill with demonstrated effectiveness. Millions of people in poorer countries could gain access to the drug.3 years ago
Colby Walker
Sleepless in Salt Lake City, Utah ranks #1 for people Googling “sleep issues”
Google trend data compiled by Amerisleep shows that Utahn's lead the nation for googling sleep issues.3 years ago
Paul Nelson
Hospitals in need of crutches/canes across Utah, donations needed
Crutches and canes can't be manufactured because companies can't get the materials needed to make them.3 years ago
Mark Jones
4 African lions at Utah’s Hogle Zoo test positive for COVID-19 Delta Variant
Four African lions at Utah's Hogle Zoo have tested positive for the COVID-19 Delta variant, according to zoo officials.3 years ago
