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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Medical student Jude Emego demonstrates taking blood pressure at Alta View Hospital in Sandy on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. The Tribune is seeking responses on wait times to secure an appointment with a medical professional.

Help the Tribune understand medical appointment wait times

By Sofia Jeremias | June 24, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) A bat in Salt Lake City tested positive for rabies this week, Salt Lake County Health Department officials announced on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Bat tests positive for rabies in Salt Lake County

By Siena Duncan | June 15, 2023, 10:30 p.m.

(U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP) Fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation introduced as evidence in a 2019 trial. Between 2015 and 2020, fentanyl-related overdose deaths in Utah increased nearly 400%.

Fentanyl in Utah: How the drug gets into the state and how many people overdose

By Megan Banta | May 17, 2023, 2:51 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bodhi and Jack King spend time with her daughter, Raya, during a supervised visit at the Department of Child and Family Services on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. While homeless, the couple lost custody of Raya, and spent years to improve their lives in order to be reunited.

How this couple went from ‘living in a homeless camp on a mountainside with a newborn baby’ to a home and steady work

By Sofia Jeremias | May 12, 2023, 3:18 a.m.

(Rich Pedroncelli | AP file photo) A pharmacist holds a bottle of the antibiotic doxycycline hyclate in Sacramento, Calif., July 8, 2016. On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data about some of the most common infectious diseases in the U.S. The numbers show how chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis infections have been accelerating across the country. Meanwhile, the CDC is considering recommending the antibiotic doxycycline to be used after sex to prevent those infections.

STDs are on the rise. This morning-after-style pill may help.

By Mike Stobbe | The Associated Press | April 12, 2023, 1:37 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) An Operation Recovery van transports clients to a methadone clinic in Price before sunrise on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

How a bus ride is saving lives in Utah’s coal country

By Sofia Jeremias | April 6, 2023, 12:06 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A pedestrian crosses 200 South at Edison Street on Friday, February 3, 2023.

What will it take to make Utah’s roads safer? Here’s a start.

By Sofia Jeremias | March 28, 2023, 5:02 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) El Centro Médico Regional de Salt Lake es uno de los cinco hospitales de Wasatch Front que actualmente está adquiriendo un sistema de atención médica afiliado a la Iglesia Católica, una medida que podría significar cinco centros de tratamiento menos para los habitantes de Utah que buscan servicios de atención de la salud reproductiva. incluyendo vasectomías y fertilización in vitro.

A medida que 5 hospitales de Utah cambien de manos, ¿significará menos atención reproductiva?

By Paighten Harkins | March 27, 2023, 7:59 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kent Mayne holds a photo of his daughter Amanda, while appearing before the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Mayne and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson spoke in support of a Senate bill beefing up how the state combats domestic violence. Amanda "Mandy" Mayne was shot and killed by her ex-husband in 2022.

How these new laws could help domestic violence survivors in Utah.

By Sofia Jeremias | March 18, 2023, 1:41 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) New University of Utah research suggests if Utah wants to improve the wellbeing of women, making them feel safer will be key. Here, multiple generations grasp hands in connection, on Feb. 12, 2022.

Is Utah ‘chronically unsafe’ for women? Why nearly half say yes.

By Sofia Jeremias | March 16, 2023, 3:24 p.m.

(Janice Haney Carr | CDC via AP) This scanning electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. Experts are marveling at how U.S. disease detectives figured out how eyedrops were linked to dozens of infections.

How 6 Utah cases played into the investigation into eyedrops that blinded people

By Mike Stobbe | The Associated Press | March 2, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah women's voices deserve to be heard and amplified. That is the focus behind The Salt Lake Tribune and Community Writing Center sponsorship of women's writing workshops and an anthology of their work. Here, Christian Nunes, vice president of the National Organization for Women, center, joins the Utah ERA Coalition in a demonstration on the steps of the State Capitol building on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, during the first day of the 2020 legislative session.

“She Said:” A way to amplify Utah women’s voices

By Holly Mullen | February 26, 2023, 3:03 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lauren Kimball, a school teacher, testified at the Legislature in favor of a resolution for public health insurance to cover state employees' costs for fertility preservation measures as they deal with cancer treatments. Here she is at her Salt Lake City home on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.

Bill to cover fertility preservation for state employees with cancer nears finish line

By Sofia Jeremias | February 25, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Why this lawmaker wants to make doulas more accessible in Utah.

By Alixel Cabrera | Sofia Jeremias | February 24, 2023, 5:53 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bret Boyle of Holladay is pictured at his home on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Boyle was one of the first people to receive CAR-T cancer therapy at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. He was treated for his Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL), a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. His cancer is now in remission.

A promising cancer therapy saved this Utahn’s life. How will more people access the same care?

By Sofia Jeremias | February 2, 2023, 4:01 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline call center in Salt Lake City, where all Utah calls are routed, is pictured on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. The call center, one of many across the country, continues to grow as they provide immediate access to crisis intervention and support for behavioral health.

How a 20-minute phone call is saving lives in Utah

By Sofia Jeremias | December 5, 2022, 4:23 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Are you grieving a loss this holiday season? These 5 tips might help

By Sofia Jeremias | November 12, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Huntsman Cancer Institute) Deanna Kepka holds her son Jonah's hand while he gets the HPV vaccine.

Utahns don’t always love a vaccine. Except for this one.

By Sofia Jeremias | November 8, 2022, 3:35 p.m.

(Huntsman Cancer Institute) Deanna Kepka holds her son Jonah's hand while he gets the HPV vaccine.

Here’s a vaccine Utahns have heartily embraced

By Sofia Jeremias | November 4, 2022, 8:07 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Utahns need more access to mental health care. Is the solution in screen time?

By Sofia Jeremias | November 3, 2022, 3:37 p.m.