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Utah woman's allergy-like symptoms turn out to be rare disease
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted March 8 - 3:01 p.m. | Save Story
Many people deal with seasonal allergies, but for Misty Segrist, those symptoms sparked a 10-year search to find the real cause.
South Florida "miracle fruit" helps cancer patients manage chemo taste changes
Ivan Taylor, WFOR via CNN | Posted March 8 - 1:52 p.m. | Save Story
A small red berry grown in south Florida is helping cancer patients reclaim something many lose during treatment: the ability to enjoy food.
Spring forward without the slump: How to take advantage of the time change
Emma Neff, Deseret News | Posted March 7 - 8:24 p.m. | Save Story
Daylight saving time is upon us once again, meaning clocks will "spring forward" one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for most of us. Here's how to take advantage of the time change.
'We've come a very, very long way': A lifetime dedicated to mental health improvement
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted March 7 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
Dallas Earnshaw is superintendent at the Utah State Hospital in Provo. For the past 42 years, he has made it life's work to care for and advocate for those suffering from mental illnesses.
Vaccinated person contracts measles as outbreak continues
Erin Cox, KSL | Posted March 7 - 5:43 p.m. | Save Story
A measles outbreak continues across Utah, with new cases reported in Cache and Carbon counties, with one of the cases being a vaccinated person, which is rare, health care professionals say.
FDA vaccines chief Vinay Prasad to leave regulator in April
Kamal Choudhury and Michael Erman, Reuters | Posted March 7 - 4:16 p.m. | Save Story
The controversial head of the Food and Drug Administration's vaccines and biologics unit, Dr. Vinay Prasad, will leave the agency at the end of April, the agency announced on Friday.
Here's what the Utah Legislature did this session
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, Daniel Woodruff, Tim Vandenack, Carter Williams and Logan Stefanich, KSL | Updated March 7 - 12:44 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Legislature has adjourned following a 45-day session dealing with taxes, housing, courts, immigration and a host of other issues.
'Go Red for Women' event raises heart health awareness
Tyrese Boone, KSL | Posted March 6 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
Women's heart health took center stage Friday at the Go Red for Women Experience in Salt Lake City.
'Another stage of life': Utah couple embraces aging with help from geriatric care
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted March 6 - 7:36 a.m. | Save Story
Geriatric specialists help identify the changes that come with aging and work with patients to maintain their independence.
Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted March 5 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
Health officials plead with residents to vaccinate against measles as Utah hits 358 infections.
What to know about how GLP-1 medications might fight addiction
Jonel Aleccia, Associated Press | Updated March 5 - 10:15 a.m. | Save Story
A new study finds that popular GLP-1 drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity show new promise in fighting multiple substance use disorders.
Eli Lilly on track to launch oral obesity drug in second quarter, pending US approval
Reuters | Posted March 4 - 4:03 p.m. | Save Story
Eli Lilly CFO Lucas Montarce said on Monday it is preparing to launch its new oral obesity drug, orforglipron, in the United States as early as the second quarter of this year.
American Red Cross of Utah offers A1C testing for blood donors
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted March 3 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
Rolling up a sleeve to donate blood in March could benefit you while you're helping someone else.
CDC director urges use of measles vaccine
Sneha S K, Reuters | Updated March 2 - 7:30 p.m. | Save Story
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new acting director, Jay Bhattacharya, on Monday urged Americans to get vaccinated against measles, saying it was the best protection against the disease.
Utah lawmakers work to mandate fetal development videos in schools
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted March 2 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require Utah schools to show students videos of fertilization and development of a fetus inside the womb.
Utah ultramarathon runner has really gone the distance
Peter Rosen, KSL | Posted March 2 - 1:48 p.m. | Save Story
Maybe you jog for exercise. Maybe you've run 10Ks or marathons. But you haven't run nearly as far as this Utah man. Despite all odds, Eric Johnson has really gone the distance.
Will tightening K-12 budgets jeopardize school suicide prevention programs?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 2 - 6:46 a.m. | Save Story
The school-based Hope Squads are made possible by state funds, but the provision allowing public schools to receive those funds is facing proposed changes in the Utah Legislature.
South Africa starts mass cattle vaccination program to halt foot-and-mouth outbreak
Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press | Posted March 1 - 11:15 a.m. | Save Story
South Africa embarked on a mass vaccination of cattle on Friday to stem an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that threatens to disrupt meat, dairy and livestock supplies and exports.
