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Lung cancer leads in cancer-related deaths in Utah, community works to reduce stigma
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
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
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
Traducido por Elise Larson y revisado por Estrella Ferrer G.
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Utah social media campaigns attempt to change COVID-19 behavior
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
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
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
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
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
BYU student Sam Cosgrove tested positive for COVID-19 and said he has no idea how he contracted it.
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BYU starting to move classes online as COVID-19 spreads
Read also: BYU cancels classes March 13-17 due to COVID-19
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Local drownings prompt experts' advice
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
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 is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (Chuck Dearden)
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'Opidemic' campaign shows reality of overdoses
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
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
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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