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Protecting Against Foodborne Illness

LogoWhile occasionally dismissed by people as a minor inconvenience of feeling sick after consuming unsafe food, the problems with foodborne illness and food safety in general have the potential to be very serious.

How Doctors at Intermountain Healthcare Are Helping COVID Patients Relearn to Smell After Coronavirus

LogoAs the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, there are increasing numbers of people who report prolonged loss of smell after contracting the virus.

Coping as a Family During the Pandemic

LogoAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it has irrecoverably altered lives. Schools and class schedules have been different. Activities are altered. Individuals are wearing masks. The length of this crisis is in unprecedented as well.

Knowledge Is Power when It Comes to Cholesterol

LogoThe constant, regular flow of blood circulating throughout the body is a function most people take for granted — even less noticeable than breathing. But just as you would quickly feel the ill effects of a lack of oxygen were your breathing suddenly compromised, the effects of a blockage in the arteries can yield equally devastating results, often with little warning.

Major Study Finds COVID Vaccines Highly Effective in Preventing Hospitalizations, ICU Admissions, and Emergency Visits

LogoA major new national study adds further evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in helping people stay out of the hospital, ICU, urgent care, or emergency department.

Intermountain Healthcare and SCL Health Intent to Merge Announced

LogoIntermountain Healthcare and SCL Health -- two leading nonprofit healthcare organizations -- have signed a Letter of Intent to merge and create a model health system that provides high-quality, accessible, and affordable healthcare to more patients and communities in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, and Kansas.

New Intermountain Healthcare Park City Surgery Center to Provide Lower-Cost Surgery Options to Utah's Wasatch Back

LogoIntermountain Healthcare and The Orthopedic Partners: an RCM Clinic, came together to break ground on Wednesday September 15 in a joint venture for a new state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center near the Intermountain Park City Hospital campus.

Expert Advice when a Pap Smear Result Is Abnormal

LogoWomen over the age of 21 are encouraged to have a pap smear during their annual well-woman exam. A quick, if briefly uncomfortable, screening that check for abnormal changes.

When It Comes to Cholesterol, Knowledge Is Power

LogoMost people take the constant, regular flow of blood circulating throughout the body for granted — even more than breathing because it is less noticeable. But just as someone would quickly feel the ill effects of a lack of oxygen if their breathing suddenly compromised, the effects of a blockage in the arteries can yield equally devastating results, often with little warning.

Don't Put off Getting Physical Therapy for an Injury

LogoThe COVID-19 pandemic had led to a reduction in activity for lot's people of all ages, but recently some individuals have started getting back out there -- sometimes, a little too far. Overtaxing unused bodies can lead to new or worsening old injuries. Physical therapists at Intermountain Healthcare are reminding people not to put off seeking help.