Health

Michelle Lee

Tackling the loneliness epidemic

SALT LAKE CITY – Loneliness is a feeling that many people struggle with. It’s so common that there’s even a loneliness epidemic in the United States. In the latest Let’s Get Moving with Maria podcast episode, host Maria Shilaos spoke with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brigham Young University and the […]

2 days ago

Anxiety in children, especially teenage girls, is on the rise....

Amanda Dickson

Where is anxiety in children coming from?

Rates of anxiety in children have risen since the pandemic, but especially with increase use of social media.

4 days ago

Employee Natasha Borgersen scans a box of Cheez-it crackers for Lisa Pitts at Reams in Sandy on Tue...

Amanda Dickson

The snacking diet and the 24/7 food culture

We Americans are snacking up a storm. Nearly 50% of us are eating three or more snacks per day. That's up 8% in two years.

6 days ago

The attention given to social media by researchers and lawmakers is warranted said an expert from t...

Simone Seikaly

Mental health and social media, a Utah child psychologist weighs in

An expert from the Huntsman Mental Health Institute dives into recent social media recommendations from the U.S. Surgeon General.

6 days ago

The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take "immediate action" to ...

BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer

8 tips for parents and teens on social media use — from the US surgeon general

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's tips include creating "tech-free zones" — such as meal times and nighttime.

6 days ago

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with state and federal agencies, are investig...

Associated Press

Papa Murphy’s cookie dough may be linked to salmonella in Utah, other states

There have been 18 reports of salmonella infections that may be linked to eating raw cookie dough from Papa Murphy's.

6 days ago

SenThere's still a lot of exposed lake bed around The Great Salt Lake and water managers say it's g...

Adam Small

Water experts say it’s going to take more than one big year to fill the Great Salt Lake

There's still a lot of exposed lake bed around The Great Salt Lake and water managers say it's going to take more than just this year to cover a lot of it again.

8 days ago

Chocolate milk in schools could be on the chopping block....

Amanda Dickson

Is chocolate milk in schools on the chopping block?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering whether it'll take chocolate milk in schools off the menu. The concern: childhood obesity rates.

8 days ago

Utah's statewide average for snowpack is now 201% of normal, according to the Department of Natural...

Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune

Great Salt Lake is still blowing dangerous dust

The Great Salt Lake is still is blowing an immense amount of dangerous dust pollution along the Wasatch Front.

9 days ago

Michelle Lee

Skin care for before and after sun exposure

The sun is out! It’s the perfect weather for us to get outside, but not without proper skin care.

9 days ago

Senator Daniel Thatcher ensures that the SafeUT program will never go away, despite some recent dis...

Waverly Golden

SafeUT program here to stay: Senator Daniel Thatcher says it will never go away

Senator Daniel Thatcher ensures that the SafeUT program will never go away, despite some recent discussion from school boards.

11 days ago

Child deaths in Utah are bucking a national trend elsewhere....

Amanda Dickson

Utah bucking national trend in child deaths

Rates of child deaths in American have risen to the highest level in 15 years. And Utah isn't seeing the same trend, but the state saw the largest number of suicides in Utah children in 2019.

11 days ago

FILE - A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. sits outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on ...

Mark Jones

What’s the hang up over the FDA-approved Alzheimer’s drug?

A new FDA-approved drug to help fight Alzheimer's disease hasn't been approved by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. Dave and Dujanovic disuss why.

11 days ago

Bottles of Diet Coke sit on a shelf in a market in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. (Gene J. Pu...

Britt Johnson

Can Utahns quit their Diet Coke? A local restaurant owner weighs in

The World Health Organization is warning people about the negative side effects of artificial sweeteners in sodas like Diet Coke.

12 days ago

AI healthcare could be the next big thing....

Amanda Dickson

Here’s how AI could help Utah healthcare workers

AI healthcare could be the next future movement to help you receive good care and make it easier on healthcare professionals.

12 days ago

Just one week after eight HBCUs were threatened, a bomb threat was called in on at the University o...

Mark Jones

Resiliency Center: Building a mental resilience

The Resiliency Center at the University of Utah is providing help to 25,000 employees in education, clinical roles and research.

12 days ago

Dave Noriega and Debbie Dujanovic spoke with NewsNation Miami Correspondent Brooke Shafer about her...

Waverly Golden

Many Americans choosing fast food over grocery shopping

Dave Noriega and Debbie Dujanovic spoke with NewsNation Miami Correspondent Brooke Shafer about her research into ever-increasing fast food sales.

14 days ago

A new release from Intermountain Healthcare shows that younger adults are becoming more susceptible...

Waverly Golden

Younger adults are becoming more susceptible to strokes

A new release from Intermountain Healthcare shows that younger adults are becoming more susceptible to stroke.

15 days ago

Melissa Coleman crouches next to her husband, , Brad Coleman, of North Ogden, who sits in a wheelch...

Jenny Carpenter, KSL.com

Young stroke victim survives with quick, lifesaving treatment in northern Utah

After a 36-year-old man had a stroke, he and his wife say to be aware of the signs of stroke and that young people are also at risk.

15 days ago

Michelle Lee

How, and why, a hobby can bring joy to your life

If it brings you pleasure, is meaningful, and you can do it regularly, you've got yourself a hobby! Here's why they can benefit us so much.

16 days ago

Alexandrea Bonilla

Utah clinics winning the fight against overprescribed antibiotics

Intermountain Health and the University of Utah found that urgent-care facilities were more likely to prescribe antibiotics as a quick, easy solution.

19 days ago

Allessandra Harris

Utah Food Bank aims to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ this summer

The Utah Food Bank is joining forces with the Letter Carriers Union to collect non-perishable food items for those in need.

19 days ago

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer

Mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, known as Dooce to fans, dead at 47

Armstrong had laid bare her struggles as a mother and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site, Dooce.com, and on social media since 2001.