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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.

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The announcement doesn’t set a timeline for when the new school will open. However, it stressed that the school will have an international focus.

Nationally, the CDC is seeing a widening gap in mortality rates between urban and rural communities.

State health officials largely credit marketing campaigns and more conversations about the risks associated with vaping for the decline.

Intermountain Health’s gender care surgical director was already seeing patients when the provider decided to shelve a range of care known as “bottom surgeries.”

Mental health providers and physicians who treat transgender youth are grappling with how to care for their patients in the wake of Utah’s gender-affirming care ban.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say respiratory diseases like RSV and the flu are much more prevalent right now than this time last year.

Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital has announced it will delay some pre-scheduled and non-emergency surgeries and procedures due to the RSV surge

According to data from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, 14.4% of Utahns aged 18-24 reported using e-cigarettes in 2021. That’s down from a peak of 18.5% in 2019.

The practice is not a preventative vaccine replacement but “a complementary therapy” said one researcher.

The latest Utah news for Tuesday evening, April 5, 2022