Health

Weight lifting for seniors is important to help with bone density....
Amanda Dickson

Why lifting weights is something seniors shouldn’t skip

Lifting weights is important for all ages, but especially for seniors who may be experiencing losses in bone density.
14 hours ago
Image of a mother nursing an infant. Intermountain Health is now offering lactation consultations v...
Britt Johnson

Telehealth lactation consultations now available in Utah

Intermountain's telehealth lactation consultations began during the pandemic, and have since proven a popular alternative.
2 days ago
Image of an Alaska Air flight taking off from Los Angeles International Airport. The FAA convened a...
Pete Muntean, CNN

FAA announces new pilot mental health committee

The issue of pilot mental health surfaced again in October when an off-duty pilot was charged with trying to crash an Alaska Airlines flight.
2 days ago
Social engagement is one habit that could help protect your brain as you age....
Kristen Rogers, CNN

What’s your Brain Care Score? The answer may indicate your dementia risk

A new tool named the Brain Care Score may help you asses risks of stroke and dementia while also advising how you can lower your risk.
3 days ago
Only a few weeks left to use FSA...
Andrew Gordon

Only a few weeks left to use FSA, here’s how an expert says to do it

There are still a few weeks left to use your healthcare Flexible Spending Account or FSA, and most employers have a grace period.
3 days ago
These photos of Legacy Village in St. George, Utah, show zero land dedicated to real grass. It incl...
Emma Penrod, Great Salt Lake Collaborative

Fixing the lake could pave the way to solving Utah’s mental health crisis

A more holistic approach to urban design may in fact transform our entire life for the better — particularly with respect to our mental health.
4 days ago
people balance junk food with healthy food...
Michelle Lee

Lifestyle changes vs. medication

Let's Get Moving Host Maria Shilaos spoke with Pharmaceutical Insider Troy Duell to learn how to make simple but healthy lifestyle changes.
5 days ago
Priya, a red panda, passed away on November 28, 2023...
Derrick Jones

Hogle Zoo mourns death of Priya, a red panda

This news comes after the zoo had placed her on veterinary advisement, after which, her condition became critical over the next few days. 
6 days ago
are you doom spending?...
Curt Gresseth

Are you ‘doom spending’?

What is doom spending? A KSL NewsRadio producer describes her experience with — and motivation for — reckless buying.
7 days ago
emergency savings account...
Curt Gresseth

Should employers match an emergency-savings account for employees?

A Utah financial planner outlines a new law allowing an emergency-savings account, with a matching employer contribution.
9 days ago
A Salt Lake County woman filed a lawsuit claiming a COVID-19 vaccine dose five-times larger than th...
Emily Ashcroft KSL.com

Lawsuit: Woman says she received full vial of COVID vaccine; CVS subsidiary claims immunity

According to the lawsuit, a new employee was being trained and was directed to prepare the vaccine while the nurse training her worked on paperwork.
10 days ago
How Utah schools handle inversion and air quality...
Allessandra Harris

How Utah schools keep kids safe during inversion season

An inversion is expected this week across the Wasatch Front. Utah schools say they will keep students inside if the air quality gets bad.
10 days ago
Smog settles over Salt Lake City during an inversion on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. With Utah's winte...
Allessandra Harris & Devin Oldroyd

Inversion may worsen this week, NWS says

With Utah's wintery temperatures this week, there will also be some inversion patterns and low air quality in the valleys.
10 days ago
How to tell if the melon is ripe...
DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer

FDA expands cantaloupe recall after salmonella infections double in a week

The number of people sickened by salmonella from cut and whole cantaloupes has more than doubled in a week, with 99 infections across the U.S.
13 days ago
turkey and thanksgiving dinner shown -- food safety is especially important around the holidays...
Eric Cabrera

Food safety tips to keep in mind on Thanksgiving

Food safety is important as we enter the holiday season because food poisoning cases spike around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
15 days ago
Mamta Kumari, a farm worker, takes a brief break between harvesting wheat on a farm in Nanu village...
UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India

Activists want leaders to address climate change/women’s health at COP28

Activists are urging policymakers to respond to climate change’s disproportionate impact on women and girls.
17 days ago
Replacing animal-based food with plant-based options such as nuts and legumes may cut the risk of d...
Issy Ronald, CNN

Swapping processed meat for plant-based foods may cut diabetes and heart disease risk, new review finds

Replacing animal-based food with plant-based options such as may reduce the risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes
17 days ago
Evig LLC CEO Lex Howard appears in a video release. He and the supplement company have been ordered...
Kristine Weller

Two Utah-based supplement companies ordered to stop production

A federal court has ordered two Utah supplement companies to stop sales and production for Balance of Nature supplements.
17 days ago
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Michelle Lee

Guide to therapy and navigating the holidays

Let's Get Moving Host Maria Shilaos spoke with Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Melissa Spaulding to learn about therapy.
19 days ago
People with certain mental health problems are more at risk for experiencing the dangers of the cli...
Kristen Rogers, CNN

As Earth’s temperature rises, so do deaths among people with mental health problems

As the climate crisis gets worse, we know of farmers whose crops are drying up and people who lose their homes due to rampant wildfires.
20 days ago
New leadership at the Utah Pride Center...
Waverly Golden

New leadership at the Utah Pride Center, overspent on 2023 Pride Festival

The Utah Pride Center is revamping their leadership after spending $1.5 million more on this year's Pride Festival than the previous year.
23 days ago
Covid-19 was a key contributor to the growing gap in life expectancy among men and women in the Uni...
Deidre McPhillips, CNN

Life expectancy gap between men and women in the US widened significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic

The lifespan for women has been consistently longer than men, with the lowest difference of 4.8 years in 2010.
23 days ago
In a basement stocked with emergency food supplies Charlie McQuinn, 71, shows the radon mitigation ...
Eric Cabrera

Utah has lowest lung cancer rates, but radon exposure still a risk

Utah leads the country with the lowest lung cancer cases and smokers, but one risk factor remains high for the state: radon.
23 days ago
university of utah health hospital shown, workers are starting a union...
Aimee Cobabe

University of Utah Health workers forming union

A new website and social media pages popped up overnight. But there’s very little information listed on those sites.
24 days ago