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Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial burdens

Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial burdens

Anna Localio and Jessica Jones-smith, Associated Press  |  Posted March 18 - 12:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

New research finds that free school meals were associated with a net reduction in the prevalence of childhood obesity.
Biden pushes for expansion in women's health research

Biden pushes for expansion in women's health research

Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters  |  Posted March 18 - 10:22 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Joe Biden will issue an executive order on Monday expanding U.S. government research on women's health, while spending $200 million next year to better understand issues including sexual and reproductive conditions.
Midway residents say sewage pond stink is making them sick, prompting state health study

Midway residents say sewage pond stink is making them sick, prompting state health study

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted March 18 - 8:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Wastewater lagoons near Midway have been worse in recent years, residents say, prompting a first-of-its-kind health department study as the district works to protect itself from litigation.
Utah health department warns that dangerous, counterfeit car seats becoming more common

Utah health department warns that dangerous, counterfeit car seats becoming more common

Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV  |  Posted March 17 - 7:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Tooele County Health Department is warning parents to be aware of the prevalence of counterfeit car seats on the market that endanger children.
How to prevent caffeine intoxication

How to prevent caffeine intoxication

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN  |  Posted March 17 - 6:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

Caffeine intoxication happens when people ingest an excessive amount of caffeine. The Food and Drug Administration defines this limit as anything more than 400 milligrams of caffeine daily for healthy adults.
Thieves fraudulently billing Medicare for catheters on behalf of Utahns

Thieves fraudulently billing Medicare for catheters on behalf of Utahns

Matt Gephardt, KSL-TV  |  Posted March 17 - 2:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Medicare paid out thousands of dollars for a medical device on behalf of a Utahn that never ordered it, let alone received it.
American Fork man with months to live earns surprise college degree

American Fork man with months to live earns surprise college degree

Arianne Brown for KSL.com  |  Posted March 17 - 7:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

As Tanner Martin entered his front room on Feb. 16, there stood four of his UVU professors with confetti in hand and his diploma. Martin has stage 4 colon cancer, and has been given just months to live.
Hundreds of people in Mexico City stretch out for a 'mass nap' to commemorate World Sleep Day

Hundreds of people in Mexico City stretch out for a 'mass nap' to commemorate World Sleep Day

Megan Janetsky, Associated Press  |  Posted March 16 - 9:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Those walking through the milling streets of downtown Mexico City were greeted with a strange and sleepy sight. Touting bright blue yoga mats, sleeping masks and travel pillows, hundreds of Mexicans laid sprawled out on the ground at the base of the city's iconic Monument to the Revolution to take a nap.
Study review shows dozens of health problems from ultra-processed food

Study review shows dozens of health problems from ultra-processed food

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted March 16 - 7:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new analysis of dozens of recent studies, including health outcomes for more than 10 million people, says consuming lots of ultra-processed food could lead to dozens of health problems — from obesity and heart disease to cancer, diabetes and even early death.
'Listen to your body': Transplant survivor shares story for World Kidney Day

'Listen to your body': Transplant survivor shares story for World Kidney Day

Emma Benson, KSL-TV  |  Posted March 15 - 10:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

A kidney transplant survivor is warning others about kidney disease, including on World Kidney Day.
Study documents headaches experienced by astronauts in space

Study documents headaches experienced by astronauts in space

Will Dunham, Reuters  |  Posted March 15 - 7:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Research in the expanding field of space medicine has identified many ways in which a microgravity environment and other factors can meddle with the human body during space missions.
Utah enhances patient protections after dementia patient was assaulted at a care facility

Utah enhances patient protections after dementia patient was assaulted at a care facility

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted March 15 - 1:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers passed a bill with the goal of protecting patients after a dementia patient was assaulted in a care facility. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed the bill into law Thursday.
Community rallies behind St. George woman who discovered pregnancy after cancer diagnosis

Community rallies behind St. George woman who discovered pregnancy after cancer diagnosis

Jessi Bang, St. George News  |  Posted March 15 - 7:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

A community is providing support to a 25-year-old woman who found out she was pregnant while she was receiving treatment for cancer.
Man who lived decades on iron lung dies

Man who lived decades on iron lung dies

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted March 14 - 10:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

Paul Alexander, 78, who relied for decades on an iron lung to breathe after being paralyzed by polio when he was just 6 in 1952, died Monday in Dallas.
Mike Lee, Mitt Romney vote 'no' on Senate bill to expand compensation to downwinders

Mike Lee, Mitt Romney vote 'no' on Senate bill to expand compensation to downwinders

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Updated March 14 - 3:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee voted against a bill to extend compensation for downwinders.
Another dangerous amoeba has been linked to neti pots and nasal rinsing

Another dangerous amoeba has been linked to neti pots and nasal rinsing

Mike Stobbe, Associated Press  |  Posted March 14 - 12:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rep. Blake Moore wants more Americans to be able to access health care from home

Rep. Blake Moore wants more Americans to be able to access health care from home

Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News  |  Posted March 13 - 8:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Rep. Blake Moore said telehealth expansion would cut costs for patients.
Utah at the forefront of America's alarming prescription drug shortages

Utah at the forefront of America's alarming prescription drug shortages

Emma Pitts, Deseret News  |  Posted March 12 - 7:43 a.m.  |  Save Story

As many as 70% of American adults are taking at least one prescription drug a day, a 14% increase from 2019, according to a new report from Help Advisor.
FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Wegovy for lowering heart risks

FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Wegovy for lowering heart risks

Patrick Wingrove and Sriparna Roy, Reuters  |  Posted March 11 - 9:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy on Friday for lowering the risk of stroke and heart attack in overweight or obese adults who do not have diabetes.