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Lung cancer leads in cancer-related deaths in Utah, community works to reduce stigma

January 08, 2023 12:00 AM
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Utah and the U.S., making up almost 25% of all cancer deaths nationally.
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Drug trafficking in Utah, counterfeit pills on the rise

May 24, 2022 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Reporter Cassidy Wixom recently participated in a ride-along with Utah Highway Patrol troopers who keep an eye out for motorists transporting drugs either through or into Utah. This is her first-person report.
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Top Utah health officials concerned about COVID-19 delta variant

July 08, 2021 12:00 AM
Utah health officials hosted a news conference on July 7 to address Utah's status as the sixth-worst state in the United States when it comes to COVID-19 case rates.
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Cómo estudiantes de BYU pueden registrarse para recibir vacunas de COVID-19

March 29, 2021 12:00 AM
Traducido por Elise Larson y revisado por Estrella Ferrer G.
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Utah social media campaigns attempt to change COVID-19 behavior

October 09, 2020 12:00 AM
See also:BYU students start social media campaign to boost COVID-19 safety compliance
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Health officials point to Utah County young adults for increase in COVID cases

September 15, 2020 12:00 AM
State health officials are calling out young adults in Utah County for their role in the recent surge of COVID-19 cases.
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Similar but different: The opioid epidemic across America

May 08, 2020 12:00 AM
This story pairs with 'Recovery through connection and education: A look at the opioid epidemic in Utah'
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Provo businesses reopen as Utah's restrictions loosen

May 02, 2020 12:00 AM
Provo's Center Street saw more visitors than usual Friday night as many restaurants and businesses reopened following Gov. Gary Herbert's announcement that loosened Utah's COVID-19 restrictions.
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Gov. Herbert announced transition to moderate COVID-19 risk protocols on May 1

April 28, 2020 12:00 AM
Gov. Gary Herbert and the Utah Department of Health announced new COVID-19 health recommendations as Utah transitions from a state of high risk to one of moderate risk.
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BYU student shares experience having COVID-19

April 04, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU student Sam Cosgrove tested positive for COVID-19 and said he has no idea how he contracted it.
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Gov., counties at odds over COVID-19 policies

March 20, 2020 12:00 AM
This story has been updated.
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BYU starting to move classes online as COVID-19 spreads

March 12, 2020 12:00 AM
Read also: BYU cancels classes March 13-17 due to COVID-19
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Local drownings prompt experts' advice

September 18, 2018 12:00 AM
A new Red Cross First Aid app gives step-by-step instructions on how to give CPR. (Maddi Dayton)
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Flu vaccines help protect BYU students, faculty from illness

April 11, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story pairs with 'Utah experiences low influenza activity compared to most of US'
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BYU Women's Services promotes Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 04, 2017 12:00 AM
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (Chuck Dearden)
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'Opidemic' campaign shows reality of overdoses

March 27, 2017 12:00 AM
The Violence and Injury Prevention Program has launched a new awareness and education campaign about the opioid overdose epidemic in Utah. The campaign is called Opidemic. (Screenshot from Opidemic.org)
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Utah cities top charts for worst air quality

February 28, 2017 12:00 AM
The bad air quality is visually evident while driving into the Salt Lake Valley. Many Utahns say the polluted air affects their health. (Maddi Driggs)
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Utah man dies from plague in 4th fatal case in US this year

August 27, 2015 12:00 AM
This Aug. 6, 2015, photo, shows prairie dogs, in southern Utah. Utah health officials said Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, that a resident who died from the plague in August mostly likely contracted it from a prairie dog infected with the disease. State wildlife officials say the only confirmed outbreak of plague in prairie dogs this year was in an eastern Utah colony. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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