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Bracket challenge: What's your favorite restaurant that's no longer around? Round of 32
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted March 20 - 9:01 a.m. | Save Story
Restaurants come and go, but some are so iconic they stay with us forever.
How parent conversations during spring break can prevent underage drinking
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL | Posted March 19 - 9:30 a.m. | Save Story
Spring break can be a great time to talk with your children about the dangers of underage drinking. Parents Empowered offers suggestions to make a difficult conversation easier.
Bracket challenge: What's your favorite restaurant that's no longer around?
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted March 18 - 9:01 a.m. | Save Story
Restaurants come and go, but some are so iconic they stay with us forever.
Pfizer says experimental breast cancer drug cuts risk of disease worsening in mid-stage trial
Reuters | Updated March 17 - 7:47 a.m. | Save Story
Pfizer said on Tuesday its experimental combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 40% in patients with breast cancer.
American Legion doing 'Buddy Checks' as part of America 250 celebrations
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted March 16 - 10:00 p.m. | Save Story
At the Bennion Veterans Home in Payson on Monday, members of the American Legion visited with residents as part of a nationwide effort called "Buddy Checks."
Cannabis shows little benefit for most mental disorders, data review finds
Sriparna Roy, Reuters | Updated March 16 - 8:15 p.m. | Save Story
Cannabis-based medicines have shown little evidence of effectiveness for treating most mental health and substance-use disorders, according to a large review of past studies published Monday.
US judge blocks efforts to reshape childhood vaccine policy
Nate Raymond, Reuters | Updated March 16 - 4:30 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children.
Structure's obesity pill shows up to 16.3% weight loss in study
Sahil Pandey, Puyaan Singh and Sriparna Roy, Reuters | Posted March 16 - 8:11 a.m. | Save Story
Structure Therapeutics' oral obesity drug aleniglipron delivered up to 16.3% weight loss when compared with a placebo after 44 weeks of treatment in a mid-stage study, it said on Monday.
'The Homerun Project' seeks to help with housing crisis by renovating a home for giveaway
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted March 15 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
At a time when owning a home seems out of reach for many, a group of friends is trying to make the "American dream" possible.
Spanish researchers develop low-cost artificial cornea from fish scales
Reuters | Updated March 11 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
Researchers at Spain's University of Granada have developed an artificial cornea made from the scales of several fish species commonly found in markets.
Utah named America's 'most Mario-obsessed' state
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted March 10 - 4:06 p.m. | Save Story
Utah ranks as the "most Mario-obsessed" state, according to a social gaming company.
FDA approves leucovorin for rare genetic condition, but not autism
Brenda Goodman, CNN | Updated March 10 - 1:30 p.m. | Save Story
The prescription drug leucovorin is getting a label update, but it's not what that the US Food and Drug Administration suggested during a White House briefing in September.
82-year-old southern Utah man combats depression with breakfast club
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted March 10 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Marve Thiem, 82, recently started an 80-plus breakfast club for men in an effort to combat some depression. His group is growing, and he said he hopes it can help others.
Novo Nordisk strikes deal for Hims to sell Wegovy and Ozempic, drops lawsuit
Stine Jacobsen and Maggie Fick, Reuters | Updated March 9 - 10:14 a.m. | Save Story
Novo Nordisk has agreed to sell its blockbuster Wegovy and Ozempic drugs through U.S. telehealth company Hims & Hers' platform, ending a legal dispute that erupted last month.
80-year-old Mesquite man, former Olympian, creates sandstone art for thousands to see
Arianne Brown, KSL | Updated March 9 - 7:29 a.m. | Save Story
Pete Karns has been spending his retirement creating sandstone sculptures in the hillside of Mesquite, just outside of southern Utah. Karns is also a former winter Olympic athlete.
Utah to host giant-pumpkin growers convention
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted March 5 - 8:22 a.m. | Save Story
For the first time ever, Utah will host the 2026 International Growers Convention, put on by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth.
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.
What changes is the Utah Legislature making to state employees' benefits?
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted March 4 - 11:00 a.m. | Save Story
Utah lawmakers have advanced a bill to make significant changes to the benefits each state employee receives, including what leave they receive and how their 401(k) plans are matched.
