Measles cases are at a new high since the disease was declared eradicated 25 years ago. More than 15-hundred cases were reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of Wednesday, with outbreaks spreading in Utah and Arizona. Utah health officials say they expect more cases as people […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy also said he’s assembling a task force to focus on the issue. Also yesterday, the U.S. Environmental […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Spencer Cox has declared February Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. The Deseret News reports an analysis of state data shows more than 40% of Utah women with a recent live birth experienced depression or anxiety. Nationally, research shows that about 1 in 8 women […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials continue to see a steady stream of people suffering from vaping-related lung illnesses as the state’s rate of cases is more than six times the national rate. Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Utah had 26 vaping-related illness […]
