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Relief and hope is in sight. COVID-19 vaccines are here and starting to be administered. Experts at Intermountain Healthcare say it will still be a few more months before herd immunity begins to take effect.

Nate Henrie, husband and father from Layton, Utah, was selected by Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Cory Littleton to design his football cleats this month. The cleats are a way for Henrie and the Raiders to bring awareness to Multiple Sclerosis. As part of the NFL's "My Cause My Cleats" initiative, players participate in causes they are passionate about. For the Raiders' Cory Littleton, it's MS.

Cold and flu season is here – and of course, COVID circulating in the community. Parents might wonder if it is best to see a doctor or pediatrician in person or what other options might be if families face a sudden illness or injury. Katrina Jensen, RN, from Intermountain Healthcare offers these guidelines for selecting the right level of care.

Intermountain Healthcare President and CEO Marc Harrison, MD, moderated a grand rounds panel discussion titled "Leading Through Ambiguity and Optimism." The discussion featured retired General Stanley McChrystal and focused on personal leadership in uncertain times like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Intermountain Healthcare's Saltzer Health today opened Idaho's first 24-hour urgent care clinic at 867 S. Vanguard Way at Ten Mile & I-84 in Meridian.

"Today we report more than 16 million cases of COVID in the US and nearly 300,000 deaths, and expect more deaths to come, but today we also have optimism and hope," said Eddie Stenehjem, MD, Intermountain Healthcare medical director of antibiotic stewardship and infectious diseases, in a news conference Monday.

A warning about the dangers of choking hazards is going out to parents as Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital physicians see 32 alarming emergencies this year involving young children, one includes a 22-month-old from Morgan.

For the fourth consecutive year, Modern Healthcare magazine has named Marc Harrison, MD, Intermountain Healthcare president and CEO, to its 2020 list of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare, ranking him third with the top spot going to the nation's frontline medical workers.

1,549. That's the number of live-saving heart transplants the UTAH (Utah Affiliated Transplant Hospitals) Cardiac Transplant Program – a unique collaborative transplant group from Intermountain Healthcare (Intermountain Medical Center and Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital), University of Utah Health, and the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Medical Center in Salt Lake City – have performed in the past 35 years.

Winter is here and the temperatures are dropping, which means now is the perfect time to check the furnace.