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Stroke victims in Utah usually get quick treatment

Utah leads the nation when it comes to administering the fastest care to people suffering from stroke. According to the American Heart Association’s “Get With The Guidelines” database, 94.5% of patients at Intermountain Health stroke centers receive life-saving clot-busting medication ...

DHHS holds discussion session with seniors about their concerns

KAYSVILLE — The Utah Department of Health and Human Services, or DHHS, is seeking input from seniors statewide on what their concerns are and what might be done to alleviate them. On Thursday, DHHS officials arrived at the Central Davis Senior Activity Center in Kaysville, where dozens of ...

Around Utah: New salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry, CDC says

A new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least seven people in six states, health officials said Monday. Two cases were identified in Missouri, and one each in Utah, Florida, Illinois, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Autism clinic providing services for young patients in Utah

RIVERTON — After two years of intense therapy, Lily finally took a bite of a Cheerio. Her parents were ecstatic. “She didn’t make it to the hole in the Cheerio, but she was able to swallow it,” said her father, Roger. “She got it down. She did it.” Lily was diagnosed with autism ...

Don’t underestimate cancer risk from radon gas

Bill Johnson headed to his doctor’s office after experiencing searing pain shooting through his back while shoveling snow. An X-ray didn’t show anything suspicious, so Johnson was sent home with a prescription for physical therapy. It didn’t help. Instead, he said, his back completely ...

Gastroenterologist brothers highlight importance of colon screening

While most brothers spend their time together watching sports, hiking or playing board games, Dr. Kyle Eliason and his brother, Dr. Eric Eliason, spend a portion of their time performing colonoscopies on each other. The two siblings are both gastroenterologists at Intermountain McKay-Dee ...