Researchers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute have discovered a new compound that could offer hope to patients suffering from leukemia. Dr. Nikolaus Trede says researchers used baby zebrafish to test 26,000 compounds. Researchers watched how the compounds responded to T-cells similar to leukemic T-cells to determine their effect.
Patients worried about contracting the flu while in the hospital can now find out which facilities might put them at risk. The Utah Department of Health has released the vaccination rates of every licensed hospital in the state online in an effort to create greater transparency for patients. Rebecca Ward, Health Educator with the Bureau of Epidemiology, says it’s very common for patients to contract the flu from health care workers or for workers to contract the virus from patients.
Segment One: The Solitude-Canyons SkiLink plan has been praised by Utah’s GOP Congressional delegation and skewered by environmentalists. And in this election, year the proposal is becoming a political litmus test. On Wednesday we’ll talk about the push for and opposition to SkiLink. Guest: Mike Goar – Canyons Managing Director Segment Two: Forget the doggy…
The number of Utahns who could have had their data stolen in a cyberattack on a state government server continues to climb. Now, officials report 280,000 Social Security numbers were compromised, along with less sensitive data for 500,000 other people. And as State Medicaid Director Michael Hales explains, those numbers don’t just include residents who are already on Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
More than 180,000 Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program recipients have had their personal information stolen in a cyber attack believed to come from Eastern Europe, state officials now say. That’s far more than they first thought.
Utah residents who are on Medicaid will want to keep a close eye on their bank accounts and credit scores in the coming days. A Utah Department of Health Internet server that houses Medicaid claims was breached over the weekend, compromising personal information on about 24,000 records.
The Utah Parent Teacher Association says Utahns are being misinformed about the controversial sex education bill that state lawmakers passed during the 2012 legislative session. HB 363 requires that schools teach abstinence-only sex education, or none at all.
Hoping to keep residents with mental health problems out of emergency rooms or jail whenever possible, Salt Lake County has launched three new Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams. As Mayor Peter Corroon explains, the teams will be deployed starting this Thursday to deal with problems whenever and wherever they arise. He noted as a property manager, he once had an elderly tenant who got off her medication and attacked police with a pair of clippers.
Legislation that bans huka smoking and the use of electronic cigarettes in public spaces under the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act is on the verge of becoming law. But there’s one part of House Bill 245 that causes deep concern for some advocates, because it would exempt some existing businesses that specialize in those products, like huka bars and e-cigarette shops.
The Utah House of Representatives approved a measure Monday that would require women in Utah to wait three days before getting an abortion. House Bill 461, sponsored by Republican Representative Steve Eliason, extends the waiting period from 24 to 72 hours. He says in Utah, abortions are rare, and since the initial waiting period went into effect, there has been a fairly dramatic decrease in the number of abortions.
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