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Algal bloom closes beach at northern Utah reservoir

Algal bloom closes beach at northern Utah reservoir

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A harmful algae bloom is closing the North Beach at Mantua Reservoir in northern Utah. The Herald Journal reports the reservoir east of Brigham City has been under a “warning advisory” since mid-August, and on Monday health department officials increased the warning level on the north […]

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Utah reports 35 cases of lung damage cases linked to vaping

Utah reports 35 cases of lung damage cases linked to vaping

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials say they have confirmed 35 cases of lung damage linked to vaping and are investigating 12 more potential cases. The state Department of Health announced the new number Monday, a jump from the 28 cases reported last week. The department says the […]

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More chlamydia cases than the flu last year in Utah County

More chlamydia cases than the flu last year in Utah County

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County health officials say sexually transmitted diseases continue to rise in the region for at least the fifth year in a row. The Provo Daily Herald reports officials say each of the four major sexually transmitted diseases tracked by the health department increased last year from previous […]

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Rabies-carrying bats raising alarm in southwest Utah

Rabies-carrying bats raising alarm in southwest Utah

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Health officials are raising alarm after receiving several reports of people interacting with rabies-carrying bats in southwest Utah. The Southwest Utah Public Health Department said in a Tuesday news release that most of the cases have occurred in residential neighborhoods. Individuals exposed to the deadly […]

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Utah scraps state-run dispensary system for medical cannabis

Utah scraps state-run dispensary system for medical cannabis

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah legislators are drafting a proposal to scrap a planned state-run medical cannabis dispensary system after facing pressure from county attorneys who said the system put public employees at risk of being prosecuted under federal drug laws. Republican Senate Majority Leader Evan Vickers says medical […]

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Flu has killed 4 Utah children since October

Flu has killed 4 Utah children since October

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say four children have died from the flu in Utah since October, and with a new strain of the illness, the threat may not subside for weeks. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Trahern W. Jones, a pediatric infectious disease fellow with the University of […]

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Department: Utah resident 1st to die from rabies since 1944

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State health officials say a Utah resident has died from rabies for the first time in over seven decades. The Department of Health says the victim died earlier this month and that the death is the first of a Utah resident since 1944. No information […]

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Whooping cough cases doubled from last year in Utah County

Whooping cough cases doubled from last year in Utah County

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Whooping cough cases have doubled in Utah County this year, and public health officials are concerned there could be more as the school year begins. KUTV-TV reports 70 whooping cough cases have been confirmed so far this year. It’s twice as many cases as those reported during the […]

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Health officials: 2 die from hepatitis A in Salt Lake County

Health officials: 2 die from hepatitis A in Salt Lake County

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say two people in Salt Lake County have died after they were infected with hepatitis A from an outbreak that originally spread from San Diego. The Salt Lake County Health Department said in a news release Tuesday that one person died at the […]

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