Some lawmakers in our region are arguing abortion bans help keep a population young and growing. Others say they lead to more people leaving the state.

When Utah’s Brighter Adoptions unexpectedly closed its doors, it left more than a dozen families in the lurch and without answers. Those families say negligence sank the agency and blocked their way to parenthood.

A recent $1B pledge from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could help chip away at a backlog dating to 1993. But Kennedy says it will take much more — $8B — to replace the seven clinics and hospitals still on the list.

Republican Rep. Nicholeen Peck finds it hard to believe Medicaid isn't being used to cover abortion in some way, so she’s proposed a bill to make clinics that offer the procedure ineligible for Medicaid.

Electroconvulsive therapy has been used to treat mood disorders since the 1930s. But this year, lawmakers and specialists alike want to raise awareness of it.

Utah has more Google searches for “breast augmentation” and “boob job” than anywhere else in the country. An annual event at Utah Valley University aims to combat societal messages that make women and girls feel bad about their bodies.

A new study shows religious institutions with ingrained or systemic gender inequality hurt women’s health. But other research finds religious attendance improves health, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. How do we reconcile the two?

Utah has seen a steady rise in kratom-related addiction and overdoses since 2014. This year, lawmakers are trying to curb the rise before it gets out of hand — including a ban on kratom altogether.

Utah's transgender youth are going under the microscope again this legislative session. One bill would make changes for gender-affirming care patients grandfathered in under the state ban adopted in 2023. It also seeks to refute recommendations from the Department of Health and Human Services.

A December report from the conservative Sutherland Institute found a deepening disconnect between men and boys and important issues like mental health and feeling connected to their communities.

Based on a simple Bolognese recipe, we wanted to know if you could do organic on a budget. In the end, that might be a quest that becomes a gateway to gardening.

Brick Williams says his monthly health insurance will more than double if Affordable Care Act tax credits aren’t extended. Going without insurance isn’t an option because he requires an expensive medication twice a month.