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Guest opinion: The rise of the self-serve patient

Patients aren't waiting for permission anymore. Medicine's job is to make sure they don't get hurt along the way.  Your patient already Googled it  Here's a conversation I have more and more. Someone tells me they've been exhausted for months. Before I can ask a single question, they tell ...

Matters that Matter: Rape case sheds light on severity of the problem

Hearing about a disturbing case like the alleged rape at Cornell University can help bring awareness to a problem that does not only happen at fraternity houses or at universities. Sadly, stories such as the one that has been in the news lately are all too common. In September, a woman ...

Guest opinion: Utah should protect its future by banning paraquat

Parkinson’s disease changed my life in 2008. I was 33 years old when I was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s disease. At the time, my wife and I had four young children. Our youngest was just three months old. I never imagined that a disease normally associated with much older people ...

Guest opinion: Open letter to the Utah Debate Commission

The mission statement of the Utah Debate Commission begins with “The Mission of the non-profit Commission is to produce substantive, independent, and nonpartisan debates of significance to the State of Utah.”: It is a desirable and lofty goal. But we in the Utah Libertarian Party believe ...

Matters That Matter: Keep suicide prevention strong beyond September

With the end of September came the end of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Each year during this month, hopefully our awareness becomes stronger and our determination more fixed. We can all work to help prevent suicide by watching out for each other, asking how others are doing, asking for ...

Guest opinion: Concerns about Provo development in historic district

Against the recommendation of the Provo City Planning Commission and citizen protests, the City Council is seeking to rezone the Provo East Central Historic District to allow some grossly incompatible development. By doing so, the Council is also ignoring its own planning document — the ...

Guest opinion: Living in a world of noise

The other night, I got up at 3 a.m. to use the bathroom and heard the dishwasher making a terrible grinding noise. I couldn’t stop the cycle by pushing buttons, but it stopped when I opened the door. All good. We (meaning Dave) could deal with the problem in the morning. I plodded back BEEP ...