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Utah Medicaid fails to collect nearly $50M in drug rebates, state auditor reports
Sarah Martin, KSL | Posted Jan. 19 - 2:11 p.m. | Save Story
An audit released Thursday found a Medicaid software upgrade three years ago has been failing to apply for drug rebates, for which the state may have failed to collect nearly $50 million.
Draper boy's love of penguins leads to New Zealand adventure
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Jan. 19 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
A Draper boy's Make-A-Wish comes true with New Zealand trip to see penguins.
Fields to fajitas: The partnership changing school meals in Boyle County
Megan Mannering, CNN | Posted Jan. 19 - 8:15 a.m. | Save Story
The days of rectangle pizza and processed fruit cups are dwindling in Kentucky schools.
Man who received experimental pig kidney transplant now has a human organ
Nadia Kounang, CNN | Posted Jan. 18 - 12:04 p.m. | Save Story
Tim Andrews was among the world's first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney a year ago. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to receive a human kidney.
Tylenol in pregnancy is safe, says research prompted by Trump autism claims
Jennifer Rigby, Reuters | Updated Jan. 17 - 2:08 p.m. | Save Story
Taking Tylenol during pregnancy is safe, a group of European researchers have said, after compiling data in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's claims of a link to autism last year.
Some drugmakers quietly concerned about legal risk with speedy FDA review program
Maggie Fick and Patrick Wingrove, Reuters | Updated Jan. 17 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
More than half a dozen major drugmakers are participating in the Trump administration's speedier review program for new medicines, yet other leading pharmaceutical companies are hesitating over what they see as potential legal risks, six industry sources told Reuters.
A third of Utahns delay care, many incur debt due to medical costs, survey shows
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Jan. 16 - 11:04 a.m. | Save Story
The One Utah Health Collaborative released findings of a survey of 1,000 Utahns which showed one-third are skipping care and one-fourth have incurred debt due to rising costs.
Health Department to launch study on cellphone radiation, spokesman says
Puyaan Singh, Reuters | Posted Jan. 16 - 8:07 a.m. | Save Story
The Department of Health and Human Services will launch a study on cellphone radiation, a department spokesman said on Thursday, building on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s criticism.
Utah Health Policy Project addresses expected changes to health care in Utah
Tyrese Boone, KSL | Posted Jan. 15 - 4:32 p.m. | Save Story
Officials on Thursday addressed uncertainty within the current health policy landscape and urged lawmakers to find other ways to fund Medicare in Utah.
Trump's health care plan focuses on direct payments over insurance subsidies
Ahmed Aboulenein and Amina Niasse, Reuters | Updated Jan. 15 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he plans to replace government subsidies for health insurance with direct payments to consumers, an idea that some experts have said would hurt lower-income Americans.
How to cut down on pollution during an inversion
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted Jan. 15 - 9:17 a.m. | Save Story
That familiar and unwelcome layer of smog is back. So as air quality plummets in Utah, experts are providing solutions for cutting down on pollutants.
RSV vaccination push made a huge difference for Utah's kids, Intermountain Health says
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Jan. 15 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
Doctors at Intermountain Health are seeing a big difference in infant hospitalizations for RSV after pushing for Utahns to get vaccines in the last two years since they were approved in 2023.
Recalled Super Greens diet supplement powder sickens 45 with salmonella
Jonel Aleccia, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 14 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
At least 45 people in nearly two dozen states, including Utah, have been sickened with salmonella tied to the Super Greens brand of diet supplement powder, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Trump signs bill allowing whole milk back in school meals
Leah Douglas, Reuters | Posted Jan. 14 - 7:44 p.m. | Save Story
Children could soon drink whole milk at school for the first time in nearly 15 years after President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a law allowing it to be served alongside low- and fat-free alternatives.
Largest nurses strike in NYC history continues to impact major hospitals
Jenna DeAngelis, CNN | Posted Jan. 14 - 1:05 p.m. | Save Story
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FDA requests removal of suicide warnings from weight-loss drug labels
Mariam Sunny, Reuters | Posted Jan. 13 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. health regulator asked drugmakers on Tuesday to remove warnings about a potential risk of suicidal thoughts from widely used GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, including Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound.
Measles cases surpass 200 in Utah
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Jan. 13 - 6:32 p.m. | Save Story
Utah measles cases have risen to 201, with the southwest portion of the state seeing the majority of the infections.
Health Secretary Kennedy appoints 2 new members to CDC's vaccine advisory panel
Siddhi Mahatole, Reuters | Posted Jan. 13 - 3:34 p.m. | Save Story
The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday announced the appointment of two new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advisory committee on vaccinations.
