(Salt Lake City, UT) — After weeks of outages, all Utah Medicaid patients should be able to fill their prescriptions. Yesterday, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services reported that Change Healthcare’s system — which had been experiencing the outages — had been restored. Officials say they’ll continue to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah health officials are confirming they detected a different strain of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. The so-called “stealth variant” was identified from tests last month. Evidence from Europe suggests the sub-variant may not be more severe than the original Omicron strain, but is more transmissible. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Office of the Legislative Auditor General is accusing the Department of Health of being “strongly influenced” by the federal government. The audit was conducted at the request of the state Legislature. The report says that the review of the department suggests that it has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Health is expanding the number of free coronavirus testing locations as doctors say the state’s positivity rate is troublingly high. The nearly two dozen sites across the state are open for anyone to be tested even if they do not have […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A group in Utah has filed a lawsuit against the governor and Department of Health alleging that restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic infringe on their rights. Morgan Philpot, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, requested in the lawsuit filed last week that a judge nullify […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah medical association has rescinded a recommendation it made last week on behalf of state health officials for doctors to treat coronavirus patients using malaria drugs. The about-face by the Utah Medical Association came after a group of infectious disease doctors pushed back over […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A second person in Utah has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. The Utah Department of Health said Tuesday the person is older than 60 and in serious but stable condition at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden. The patient from the Weber-Morgan County area is […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials say they have confirmed 28 cases of lung damage linked to vaping and are investigating 14 more potential cases. The state Department of Health announced the new number Tuesday, a jump from the 21 cases in teenagers and young adults reported last […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has appointed a veteran state Department of Public Safety official as the next head of the law enforcement agency. Maj. Jess Anderson is currently assistant superintendent, and he will succeed Commissioner Keith Squires upon his retirement on Aug. 31. Anderson has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah program aimed and helping low-income families buy more produce from local farmers is back. The Utah Department of Health said Monday that the Double Up Food Bucks is now available at more than 20 farmers markets around the state. It allows families to […]
