Health Care

The cyclosporiasis outbreak in five states hasn’t been detected in Utah. But one Ogdenite who’s had symptoms for weeks went to the doctor three times before getting an order for the proper test for the parasite.

Technically, state and federal laws don't allow AI programs to handle prescriptions. But Utah officials waived those requirements, and the federal Food and Drug Administration has signaled it doesn't plan to intervene.

The Utah Medical Licensing Board has “major concerns” and worries Utahns could potentially be harmed. But the Department of Commerce stood by the pilot program.

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.

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.

Brick Williams dice que su seguro médico mensual se duplicará o incluso más si no se extienden los créditos fiscales de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio. No tener seguro no es una opción porque necesita un medicamento costoso dos veces al mes.

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.

Even though the government shutdown is over, the health care subsidies at the heart of it are still in limbo. Now, prices could double for millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Utahns.

Planned Parenthood says Thursday’s ruling means that more than 1.1 million patients can’t use their Medicaid insurance at its health centers.

La clínica para personas sin seguro en Utah está programada para abrir a finales de 2025 o principios de 2026 en el campus de Orem de Utah Valley University.

The clinic for uninsured Utahns is slated to open in late 2025 or early 2026 on Utah Valley University’s Orem campus.

A doctor's office on wheels has helped the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe ease a rural health care shortage. Mobile clinics are also being used by the Navajo Nation, the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona and the Fort Peck Tribes in Montana.