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Ciara Hulet/KUERThere are more than 800 square miles of exposed lakebed, and researchers are just beginning to understand how pervasive the dust problem is. -
Rick Bowmer/AP, fileRepublicans argued a 2023 law that banned gender-affirming health care for transgender youth was needed to protect vulnerable kids from treatments that could cause long-term harm. The newly released results of a study commissioned under that very law tell a different story.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encourages members, including missionaries, to practice yoga as a way to remain fit. However, several members say yoga deepens their spirituality and strengthens their connection with God. -
Ogden Contemporary Arts partnered with the Weber-Morgan Children’s Justice Center to create a comforting space where young victims of abuse can share their stories. -
Even after early financial red flags, Utah’s most vulnerable suffered while Beaver Valley Hospital reaped federal aid as it grew its network of nursing homes across the state. -
“This major excavation of soil that is happening right now to create luxury developments, to create golf courses — that is also creating tremendous dust exposures,” said University of Utah epidemiologist Katharine Walter. -
There are 85,000 low-income adults who rely on Utah’s expansion program to receive Medicaid, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. If the work requirement goes forward, people would need to either participate or prove they meet exemptions. -
The Beehive State's first-in-the-nation fluoride ban takes effect Wednesday. It could be followed closely by a ban in Florida. -
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it. -
Those who can’t afford fluoride pills or who don’t seek regular dental care will suffer, according to oral health advocates. -
During his visit, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to tell the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation in communities nationwide. -
While not all Utah cities and municipalities fluoridate their water, the ones that do will no longer be allowed to by law starting May 7. -
Utah lawmakers who pushed for a ban said putting fluoride in water was too expensive. For public health reasons, fluoride is added to water to strengthen teeth and reduce cavities. -
Utah has a combined $56 million in settlement funds that counties are deciding how to spend. Critics question if police gear and wages are the best use of the money — saying treatment and recovery have historically been underfunded.
