Health

salt lake city in-person...
Mark Jones

Virtual elementary school is coming to Salt Lake City School District

Salt Lake City School District will have a virtual elementary this fall.
3 years ago
(Salt Lake County Health Department Executive Director Dr. Angela Dunn, left, speaks during a COVID...
Paul Nelson

Salt Lake County urges kids under 12 to wear masks when they return to school

Salt Lake County urges children too young to be vaccinated to wear masks when start starts.
3 years ago
Utah has a high rate of deaths related to drugs. (Photo: Getty Images)...
Dan Bammes

Utah will get more than $300 million from opioid settlement

Utah could be eligible for up to $309-million from drugmakers as they settle thousands of lawsuits across the country.
3 years ago
masks back on...
Paul Nelson

Doctors urge Utahns to consider putting masks back on

Doctors in Utah are urging the public to put masks back on to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the state hit over 800 new cases Wednesday.
3 years ago
U health postponing...
Nick Wyatt

U Health postponing some surgeries to make room for COVID-19 patients

University of Utah Healthcare is temporarily halting some elective surgeries to free up hospital capacity for COVID-19 patients.
3 years ago
Vaccine...
Saige Miller

Utah surpasses 800 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, UDOH urges residents to get vaccinated

SALT LAKE CITY– More than 800 Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday, as the Utah Department of Health reports the majority of virus-related hospitalizations are among unvaccinated residents.  “Nearly all COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are now among those who have chosen to not get vaccinated,” UDOH said in a statement.  The department reported […]
3 years ago
American Red Cross honors laboratory workers...
Paul Nelson

Utah COVID-19 treatment study is in need of more volunteers

The University of Utah is teaming with Johns Hopkins University to study the best ways to treat the symptoms of COVID-19. 
3 years ago
Kara Eaker works on the beam during practice for the U.S. gymnastics championships Wednesday, Aug. ...
Karilyn Frazier

Utah gymnast and US team alternate Kara Eaker tests positive at Olympics

Utah Red Rock gymnast, and Olympic alternate Kara Eaker has tested positive for COVID-19 according to reports given to WHO-TV.
3 years ago
FILE - In this March 17, 2021 file photo Patrons eat lunch in an indoor space at Grand Central Mark...
The Associated Press

Los Angeles hopes new mask mandate will reverse virus spike

Los Angeles residents are required again to wear masks indoors.
3 years ago
Olympics COVID-19...
The Associated Press

Zero risk? Virus cases test Olympic organizers’ assurances

TOKYO (AP) — Two South African soccer players became the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19, and other cases connected to the Tokyo Games were also confirmed Sunday, highlighting the herculean task organizers face to keep the virus contained while the world’s biggest sports event plays out. The positive tests came […]
3 years ago
Charter School Draper COVID-19...
Lindsay Aerts

‘I’m very worried about September.’ Pediatricians want kids masked in class who are too young to be vaccinated

Pediatricians want kids too young to be vaccinated to wear masks in school classrooms.
3 years ago
Intermountain ICU Capacity return-to-learn...
Mark Jones

Return-to-Learn program is launched in Alpine School District

Intermountain Healthcare and the Alpine School District are teaming up on Return-to-Learn, to help students suffering from concussions in the classroom.
3 years ago
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox delivers monthly briefing on July 15, 2021. On Thursday, Gov. Cox announced a...
Nick Wyatt

Gov. Cox rails against vaccine misinformation

Gov. Spencer Cox says politicians and cable news hosts discouraging the vaccine are literally killing people.
3 years ago
Neutrogena sunblock, from Johnson & Johnson, is displayed in a pharmacy, Thursday, July 16, 202...
Rob McLean, CNN Business

J&J recalls some Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreens

Johnson & Johnson is issuing a voluntary recall for five Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen lines in the United States after it said it discovered low levels of benzene in the products.
3 years ago
Delta variant Coronavirus COVID-19 deaths in Utah...
Heather Kelly

Coronavirus seven day average shows cases are spiking in Utah

The coronavirus seven day average for positive cases is up to 445.
3 years ago
Let's Get Moving with Maria: The empowered wife...
Carlos Artiles Fortun

Let’s Get Moving with Maria: The Empowered Wife

Every married couple knows there are ups and downs in a marriage. It was during one of those down times that Laura Doyle, the author of "The Empowered Wife," said she had a breakthrough.
3 years ago
public transportation mask mandate...
Madeleine Porter

Request to block public transportation mask mandate rejected by Justice Clarence Thomas

Justice Clarence Thomas has rejected a request to block the Biden administration's Covid-19 public transportation mask mandate.
3 years ago
doctors unvaccinated...
Nick Wyatt

Intermountain doctors voice frustration with unvaccinated as COVID-19 cases rise

Intermountain Healthcare doctor says nearly 95% of people hospitalized with COVID-19 are those who are unvaccinated.
3 years ago
west nile virus mosquito...
Heather Kelly

Less water doesn’t mean fewer mosquitos

We’re seeing numbers now like we normally would in our peak, the end of July, first part of August.
3 years ago
Governor Spencer Cox - Utah vaccination rates...
Saige Miller and Paul Nelson

‘We screwed up.’ Governor Cox retracts his Utah vaccination rates claim that 70% of eligible Utahns are vaccinated

Governor Cox celebrated 70% COVID-19 Utah vaccination rates. The state is retracting the statement due to a data reporting error. 
3 years ago
smokey air...
Heather Kelly

Utah’s smoky air is burning our lungs

"There's also a lot of ash and debris in the smoke." said Dr. Harris. "It's all coming into your lungs, that your lungs are trying to get rid of."
3 years ago
Delta variant Coronavirus COVID-19 deaths in Utah...
Madeline Holcombe, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN

CDC: Delta variant seen in more than half of coronavirus cases in US

The Delta variant poses a "significant threat," to unvaccinated people said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
3 years ago
covid-19 milestone Utah...
Mark Jones

Navajo Department of Health reports 14 new cases of COVID-19

The Navajo Department of Health announces 14 new cases of COVID-19
3 years ago
high transmission...
Nick Wyatt

12 counties in Covid-19 high transmission category

This is the first time since March so many counties have been in the Covid-19 "high" transmission category, according to the Utah Department of Health.
3 years ago