Health

One of the four Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico last week was traveling for medical tourism,...
Jacqueline Howard and Janelle Chavez

Medical tourism to Mexico is on the rise, but it can come with risks

A growing number of Americans are traveling internationally to seek more affordable medical care, more timely care or access to certain treatments or procedures that are unapproved or unavailable in the U.S.
1 year ago
Devri Granados and her family are sticking to bottled water after Eagle Mountain switched water wel...
Ashley Moser

Eagle Mountain residents report illnesses after city switches to alternate water well

Although Eagle Mountain city officials reassured residents that the water is safe to drink after switching to a different water well last week, Devri Granados and her family are sticking to bottled water.
1 year ago
A birthday wish and a desperate plea for help. A Suwanee teen only has one desire, and that’s to ...
Asia Wilson

Atlanta girl pleads for kidney donor to help dad as birthday wish

A birthday wish and a desperate plea for help. A Suwanee teen only has one desire, and that’s to help her dad find a kidney donor.
1 year ago
FILE PHOTO (KSL-TV)...
Emily Ashcraft

Masks no longer required at Intermountain Health facilities, 3 years after pandemic started

Intermountain Health announced wearing masks will become optional for visitors and patients beginning March 15, following an anticipated decline in respiratory illnesses.
1 year ago
Follow @KSL5TVLike us on Facebook...
Jed Boal

Today is Teen Mental Wellness Day – here’s ways to help your teen

Teenagers who are struggling with their mental health are not always eager or ready to reach out for help. Thursday is Teen Mental Wellness Day, so we wanted to share some ideas with teens and parents who are seeking answers.
1 year ago
Little teapots with long spouts have become a fixture in many homes to flush out clogged nasal pass...
Jacqueline Howard

Brain-eating amoeba infection kills one in Florida possibly due to tap water sinus rinse, health officials warn

A person in Charlotte County, Florida, has died after being infected with the rare brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri.
1 year ago
FILE - This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Eli Lilly & Co. corporate headquarters in Indi...
Tom Murphy

Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap

Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay when they fill prescriptions.
1 year ago
A recent NAMI study shows that African American and Black adults in the U.S. are more likely than w...
Ayanna Likens

Study: African American and Black adults are more likely to suffer from mental illness than white adults

A recent NAMI study shows that African American and Black adults in the U.S. are more likely than white adults to report persistent symptoms of emotional distress.
1 year ago
ADHA medication, also known as Adderall, being processed at a local pharmacy. (KSLTV)...
Shelby Lofton

U of U’s Drug Information Service tracks drug shortages for patients, health care providers nationwide

The U of U's Drug Information Service is trying to help patients locally and nationwide find the dwindling supply of Adderall.
1 year ago
...
Matt Gephardt and Cindy St. Clair

Senator trying to change law that leaves Utahns with dead spouse’s medical debt

Utah law currently allows medical providers to pursue the surviving spouse for their deceased partner’s debt. One state senator tried to change that law. Matt Gephardt looks at the roadblocks.
1 year ago
Healthy sugar substitute erythritol on a gray background...
Sandee LaMotte, CNN

Zero calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds

A sugar replacement called erythritol — used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, and keto reduced-sugar products — has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death.
1 year ago
Wilson McConkie, left, visits his 13-year-old son Christian in the hospital. Christian went into ca...
Gabrielle Shiozawa

13-year-old Utah boy’s traumatizing cardiac arrest leads to AED awareness

"It was absolutely horrifying." That's how Plain City resident Wilson McConkie described watching his 13-year-old son Christian go into cardiac arrest.
1 year ago
FILE - A group of LGBTQ advocates gathere outside the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre on Jan. 26, 20...
Associated Press

Trans people face ‘horrifying’ rhetoric at statehouses

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — It was pharmacist Gwendolyn Herzig’s first time testifying before a legislative committee when she spoke to several Arkansas lawmakers in a packed hearing room this month about a bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors. Herzig, who is transgender, spoke out against the legislation and told the panel that one of […]
1 year ago
woman blowing her nose on a couch...
Paul LeBlanc

New assessment on the origins of COVID-19 adds to the confusion

Three years after the start of the pandemic, researchers are beginning to look more into how COVID-19 began and its origins.
1 year ago
Parkinson's Disease, now perhaps more prevalent than once thought, is a disease that often hides in...
Peter Rosen

The man who walked backward

Parkinson's Disease, now perhaps more prevalent than once thought, is a disease that often hides in plain sight, and KSL's Peter Rosen knows that better than anyone.
1 year ago
Roughly 84 million people are covered by Medicaid, the government-sponsored program that's grown by...
Associated Press

Millions who rely on Medicaid may be booted from program

If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year.
1 year ago
Flu COVID test...
Jen Christensen, CNN

FDA authorizes first at-home test for flu, Covid-19

If you've got a fever and a cough, you don't necessarily have to go to the doctor anymore to find out if it's the flu or COVID-19.
1 year ago
...
Ashley Moser

Resolution aimed at helping cancer patients preserve fertility

When 26-year-old Lauren Nalder got cancer, doctors asked her if she'd like to freeze her eggs. Her insurance wouldn't cover it.
1 year ago
Utah Capitol building...
Lindsay Aerts, KSLNewsRadio

New bill bans adult-led discussion on sexual orientation, gender identity for Utah’s K-3 students

A new bill in Utah’s legislature would ban adult-led “discussions or instructions” on sexual orientation and gender identity for Utah’s school kids younger than third grade.
1 year ago
Linda LeCheminant...
Ayanna Likens

Why it’s important to recognize your risk for heart disease 

February is National Heart Month and heart disease is the number one killer in the United States for both men and women. But there are some ways that you can change your lifestyle to help prevent it.
1 year ago
Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed unusually well in a U.S. winter flu season that h...
Associated Press

Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says

Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated.
1 year ago
Participants of the "Bigger than Basketball" NBA All-Star camp. (KSLTV)...
Karah Brackin

NBA All-Stars camp focuses on the mental health of athletes

Aside from all the conditioning, training and games, there’s a whole other kind of preparation that goes into an athlete’s best self that starts with one’s mind.
1 year ago
The 'living will' TikTok trend has sparked a flurry of dueling videos among pregnant women and othe...
Faith Karimi and Jocelyn Contreras

A childbirth myth is spreading on TikTok. Doctors say the truth is different

Ashley Martinez has four sons and is pregnant with the daughter she's wanted for years. Last month, she posted a video online imploring doctors to prioritize her life, not the life of her unborn baby, if complications arise when she is in labor and it comes down to that choice.
1 year ago
profession, people, healthcare, reanimation and medicine concept - medics or doctors carrying uncon...
Brett Kelman and Blake Farmer, Kaiser Health News

The surprising reason why you aren’t guaranteed to see a doctor when you go to the ER

The study also found that ER patients treated by a nurse practitioner were 20% more likely to be readmitted to the hospital for a preventable reason within 30 days.
1 year ago

KSL 5 TV Live