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Ben Lockhart

Research faculty member Laura Hoffman and senior research specialist Chris Jensen work in the Beckerle Lab at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019.
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Report: U.S. cancer deaths down 27% since 1991. Here’s what Utahns can take away from the analysis
Cancer deaths in the United States fell by 27 percent between 1991 and 2016, according to a new analysis from the American Cancer Society.
By Ben Lockhart
The body of a missing Arizona man has been found after he apparently drowned in Lake Powell, officials said Monday.
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About 200 Utah seniors suffer serious falls each week, report says
Each week, about 200 Utahns 65 years of age or older suffer a fall and receive medical help for their injuries at an emergency room, according to a report released this week by the Utah Department of Health.
By Ben Lockhart
Harold Nielsen, 92, takes the dog leashes from his wife, Gloria, before taking Lexie and Missie for a walk at their home in Draper on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019.
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Utah study uses records dating to the 1700s to identify family trees for fountain of youth
University of Utah researchers say that through examination of hundreds of thousands of genealogical records, they have identified certain family trees with noticeably impressive longevity among multiple distant relatives.
By Ben Lockhart
Chelsea Baugh, her husband and children help scoop ingredients into bags during the Feed My Starving Children event at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. About 1,300 volunteers from Vivint Smart Home packaged m
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Vivint sales reps don hair nets, assemble more than a quarter million meals for orphans worldwide
About 1,300 sales representatives for Vivint Smart Home donned hair nets Wednesday and assembled more than 272,000 meals to be sent to orphans in Third World countries.
By Ben Lockhart
Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes stands in the gallery of the House of Representatives in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018.
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Greg Hughes goes behind the scenes of Utah’s medical marijuana compromise
As he prepared to leave office as speaker of the House last month, Greg Hughes sat down with the Deseret News to discuss the successes and controversies behind Utah’s medical marijuana grand compromise.
By Ben Lockhart
Liver transplant recipient James Dillard receives a hug from his wife, Connie, after speaking about his second chance at life during an event the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Dillard received a new liver in Decemb
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‘A new lease on life': University of Utah celebrates record-breaking year for organ transplants
University of Utah Hospital on Friday celebrated its record-breaking year for solid organ transplants, with 255 completed in 2018.
By Ben Lockhart
Jennie Taylor, widow of North Ogden Mayor Maj. Brent Taylor, left, and Frank Siller, chairman and CEO of Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, listen as Army Sgt. 1st Class Travis Vendela, talks about his physical struggles living in his current hom
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Wife of mayor killed in Afghanistan asks anyone ‘moved by our story’ to donate to veterans charity
Jennie Taylor, wife of the late Utah National Guard Maj. Brent Taylor, the North Ogden mayor who died while serving in Afghanistan, implored Utahns to support veterans and their families by donating to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
By Ben Lockhart
Students walk past the "block U" on the University of Utah's campus in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015.
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Utah researchers say study is breakthrough for examining low-functioning autistic youth
Researchers say a newly published study authored by experts at BYU and the University of Utah represents a breakthrough in how to more adequately examine the brain activity of autistic youth who have low cognitive abilities.
By Ben Lockhart
FILE - The Valor House in Salt Lake City Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The Housing Authority of Salt Lake City says it is seeking to change admittance regulations at the Valor House, a facility that provides apartment housing for homeless veterans, making access
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Utah agency claims VA ‘overscreens’ homeless applicants’ addiction histories, leading to vacant beds
The Housing Authority of Salt Lake City says it is seeking to change admittance regulations at the Valor House, a facility that provides apartment housing for homeless veterans, making access easier for those with a history of substance abuse.
By Ben Lockhart
Sheryl Lopez spends time with her newborn daughter, Evolet Ailani Figuerola, on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden. Evolet was the first baby born in Utah in 2019, with an official time of birth of 12:21 a.m. on New Year's Day.
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‘We got to zero and my phone went off': Utah’s first baby of 2019 arrives shortly after stroke of midnight
The first Utahn born in 2019 was Evolet Figuerola, who was born at 12:21 a.m. Tuesday at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, weighing 5 pounds, 13 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches long.
By Ben Lockhart
Dr. Jeff Anderson, a professor of radiology and imaging sciences at the University of Utah, looks over MRI scans and images of a brain at the Imaging and Neurosciences Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. U. researchers found MRI scans of pa
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University of Utah researchers: Alzheimer’s patients can benefit from familiar music
MRI scans of patients who have Alzheimer’s disease show that playing songs with personal meaning to them activates parts of their brain that still have a semblance of memory retention, researchers at University of Utah Health say.
By Ben Lockhart
FILE - Smog covers Salt Lake City as an inversion lingers on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. Researchers say a new University of Utah Health study has found "upsetting" results showing women are at greater risk of losing their pregnancy within days of a spike in ni
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U. study yields ‘upsetting’ results linking miscarriages with spikes in Utah air pollution
Researchers say a new University of Utah Health study has found “upsetting” results showing women are at greater risk of losing their pregnancy within days of a spike in nitrogen dioxide pollution along the Wasatch Front.
By Ben Lockhart
Pictured is Tom Tait, vice president of scientific advancement at Nu-Med Plus and co-inventor of a device intended to improve the quality of stored blood donations and lengthen their shelf life.
Business
Utah biotech company seeking to patent device to improve safety, durability of blood donations
A Utah biotechnology company says it has developed a device designed to make blood transfusions safer and more effective for recipients while also giving donated blood a longer shelf life.
By Ben Lockhart
The HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Despite a recent ruling from a federal judge declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, advocates and experts in the state agree that Utahns do not need to worry
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ACA ruling won’t have immediate impact on Utahns’ coverage, experts say
Despite a recent ruling from a federal judge declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, advocates and experts in the state agree that Utahns do not need to worry about losing their coverage from the federal health exchange anytime soon.
By Ben Lockhart
Alanna Harley lifts her daughter, Penelope Anderson, from her crib in their Salt Lake City home on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. Anderson was diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis about a year ago, losing all movement from her shoulders down.
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Utah toddler pushing to regain control of her life after rare disease left her paralyzed
A South Salt Lake toddler is pushing to regain control of her life after a rare but growing disease turned it upside down in an instant.
By Ben Lockhart
The North Ogden home of Robyn Buatte sits damaged after a fire tore through it on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018.
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Boy, 13, credited with saving friend from house fire; neighbors rallying around family before holidays
Authorities are crediting a 13-year-old boy with potentially saving his friend’s life from a house fire Friday.
By Ben Lockhart and Alex Cabrero
Joe Burford
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Utah man chasing dog into road dies after hit-and-run crash
Police have confirmed the death of a man who was hit by a truck Friday while chasing after a dog who had run into the road.
By Ben Lockhart
FILE - In this June 21, 2018, file photo, a laboratory manager demonstrates how she uses an instrument to photograph cannabis samples at an analytical laboratory in Oakland, Calif.
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A.G.'s office responds to court petition seeking referendum on medical marijuana compromise bill
The Utah Attorney General’s Office this week responded to a recent petition filed in court that calls for allowing a referendum vote on a medical marijuana compromise bill recently passed by state legislators.
By Ben Lockhart
Davee Christensen puts her ornament on the tree as Intermountain Donor Services honors donors and recipients at its Salt Lake City offices on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.
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Organ donation hailed as ‘the gift of life’ as Utah donors are honored at holiday celebration
At a holiday celebration put on by Intermountain Donor Services’ Yes Utah campaign, organ donors were honored and the organization urged Utahns to consider the value of giving “the gift of life” to those in need — whether in life or death.
By Ben Lockhart
Dr. Tom Kurrus, who receives comprehensive care for his brain tumor through Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Huntsman at Home program, is pictured at his home in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018.
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‘Home is where you want to be': Huntsman program aims to give cancer patients more flexibility
Huntsman Cancer Institute has debuted a new program designed to help patients leave the hospital sooner, and receive more comprehensive care in their home — essentially bringing the full arsenal of its resources to meet the patient where they are.
By Ben Lockhart
More than 600 students in Utah County stayed home from school Thursday after officials warned of a possible outbreak of a highly contagious gastrointestinal illness.
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Utahns urged to review their options on federal health exchange as enrollment deadline approaches
As the deadline approaches for Utahns to sign up for coverage through the federal health exchange, those who already have a plan are being cautioned to carefully consider their best options for 2019 rather than passively re-enrolling.
By Ben Lockhart
Several Utahns spoke to the Health Reform Task Force on Tuesday to decry a practice known as "balance billing" which they say have left them with crushing financial burdens simply for seeking emergency care during a moment of crisis.
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Utah patients upset at surprise medical bills; hospitals, insurers at odds over who is to blame
Several Utahns spoke to the Health Reform Task Force on Tuesday to decry a practice known as “balance billing” which they say have left them with crushing financial burdens simply for seeking emergency care during a moment of crisis.
By Ben Lockhart
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, speaks to a Deseret News reporter from his personal office in the Hart Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in the United States, will retire at the
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Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch calls for research of e-cigarettes in schools, recommends 611 for suicide hotline
As his 42-year career in the United States Senate enters its final weeks, Sen. Orrin Hatch is not done pursuing new legislation.
By Ben Lockhart
FILE - Students walk past the "block U" on the University of Utah's campus in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015.
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University of Utah researchers examine why most patients have trouble being honest with their doctor
A pair of questionnaires designed by University of Utah researchers found most patients are not totally honest with their doctors, a new medical paper shows.
By Ben Lockhart
University of Utah Health researchers have identified some genetic factors that may increase a person's risk of dying by suicide, according to the results of a newly published study.
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University of Utah researchers identify 4 gene variants linked to heightened suicide risk
University of Utah Health researchers have identified some genetic factors that may increase a person’s risk of dying by suicide, according to the results of a newly published study.
By Ben Lockhart
Salt Lake police were looking Monday for a man involved in a home invasion robbery.
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Woman killed, man injured in high-speed West Valley City crash
A woman died and a man was injured Friday in a high-speed crash, police said.
By Ben Lockhart and Ashley Imlay
Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, left, shakes hands with Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, after the House passed a wide-ranging medical marijuana bill replacing the ballot initiative that voters approved Nov. 6, 2018, during a special session at th
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Patient groups ask court to invalidate Utah’s medical marijuana compromise
Two patient advocacy groups are suing to invalidate the medical marijuana compromise bill passed by the Utah Legislature Monday that supersedes the voter-approved Proposition 2.
By Ben Lockhart
The number of Utahns enrolling in insurance plans on the federal health exchange is down compared to this time last year, new data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid shows.
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Utah enrollment in ACA exchange down 11 percent so far, but industry leaders, advocates not alarmed
The number of Utahns enrolling in insurance plans on the federal health exchange is down compared to this time last year, new data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid shows.
By Ben Lockhart
FILE - An attendant weighs marijuana at the Far West Holistic Center dispensary, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Detroit. Utah Department of Public Safety leaders promised Tuesday to do everything thy could to ensure the rights of qualifying patients to posse
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Department of Public Safety vows to ensure ‘rights are upheld’ for medical marijuana patients
Utah Department of Public Safety leaders promised Tuesday to do everything they can to ensure the rights of qualifying patients to possess medical marijuana are upheld in light of the new law in effect in the state.
By Ben Lockhart
Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, left, shakes hands with Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, after the House passed a wide-ranging medical marijuana bill replacing the ballot initiative that voters approved Nov. 6, 2018, during a special session at th
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‘Time to move forward': Utah House, Senate overwhelmingly pass medical marijuana compromise bill
The Utah Legislature on Monday signaled overwhelming support for a sweeping medical marijuana compromise bill fraught with complexity and political risk, but which nonetheless enjoyed broad support among key groups both for and against Proposition 2.
By Ben Lockhart and Dennis Romboy
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