Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 9:00 a.m.
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The state of Utah will be compensated for economic burdens related to tobacco use to the tune of $57 million. It has already received more than $822 million since the landmark tobacco settlement in 1998.
Devi Shastri, Associated Press | Updated April 24 - 6:38 p.m.
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Allergy season is here, but it doesn't have to make you miserable. Experts say people can manage most symptoms by using over-the-counter medicines and knowing pollen levels.
John Kruzel, Reuters | Updated April 23 - 6:29 p.m.
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The idea of a doctor in the United States having to consider the risk of imprisonment before performing an emergency abortion might have been difficult to imagine just two years ago.
Madeline Holcombe, CNN | Posted April 23 - 12:32 p.m.
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Each of Tara Marklin's three sons have vastly different approaches to eating: The oldest eats the widest array, the middle likes vegetables but takes strong stances on other foods and her 3-year-old wants to live off of oxygen and mac and cheese, she said.
Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters | Updated April 22 - 5:14 p.m.
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President Joe Biden's administration issued a final rule on Monday aimed at strengthening privacy protections for women seeking abortions by banning the disclosure of protected health information related to reproductive health.
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted April 21 - 11:47 a.m.
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Although avian influenza doesn't spread easily to humans, health experts worldwide are worried that the pathogen is mutating in ways that could make human spread more likely. That's worrisome in part because H5N1 infection, the designation for bird flu, can be deadly.
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted April 21 - 7:53 a.m.
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Stressed and depressed? A new study suggests that exercise can help by muting stress signals and "calming" the brain — and it reduces the risk of heart disease as it does so.
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted April 20 - 10:20 p.m.
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What time you work early in adult life could impact your health decades later. Late and "volatile" work schedules may lead to depression and illness down the road.
Nancy Lapid, Reuters | Posted April 19 - 8:31 p.m.
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The practice of freezing embryos as part of in vitro fertilization was thrown into chaos in Alabama this year, when the state supreme court ruled that such embryos should be considered children, exposing clinics to wrongful death claims in the event they are destroyed in the thawing process.
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 9:01 p.m.
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Utah Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney have proposed legislation to extend compensation to people exposed to fallout after U.S. weapons tests, but some advocates say it undermines a broader bill.
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted April 18 - 7:49 a.m.
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A team of University of Utah researchers, led by a professor of psychiatry at Huntsman Mental Health Institute, has been selected to develop a new treatment for substance use disorder as part of a $50 million commitment by Wellcome Leap.
Sandee LaMotte, CNN | Posted April 17 - 6:52 a.m.
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Makers of melatonin supplements have 18 to 24 months to voluntarily add child-deterrent packaging and improve cautionary language on labels of over-the-counter products, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition, the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry.
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 6:03 p.m.
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Following a yearly tradition, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on Tuesday recognized five "unsung" people and organizations that are helping the Beehive State prosper.