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(Emon Hassan | The New York Times) A bag containing blood collected from a donor during a drive at the Red Cross of Greater New York in 2014. A Utah bill would require hospitals to let patients supply their own blood from themselves or directed donors.

BYOB? Utah bill would require hospitals to let patients bring their own blood.

By Robert Gehrke | February 8, 2025, 8:32 p.m.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Allison Baver signs an autograph for a fan during an event at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Baver, a three-time Olympic short-track speed skater, was convicted in June 2023 in connection with a $10 million Paycheck Protection Program loan she took out for an entertainment company that prosecutors said had no employees or payroll at the time she applied.

Utah prosecutors want former Olympian to serve years in prison over $10 million COVID-19 relief loan

By Sean P. Means | October 16, 2024, 12:54 a.m.

(Melissa Phillip | Houston Chronicle/AP file photo) A Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a pharmacy in Cypress, Texas, in 2023. In Utah, health officials warn of a potential winter surge in coronavirus cases and encourage new booster vaccinations.

Utah could see a winter surge of COVID-19, health officials warn

By Shaylee Navarro | September 19, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mass testing centers like this one in the parking lot of the Maverik Center pictured in February 2022, ceased operation that month. But wastewater monitoring shows "very high" levels of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Utah has ‘very high’ COVID-19 levels in wastewater, federal data shows

By Megan Banta | July 30, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members fill the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City for General Conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Latest stats show ‘a lot of positive developments’ in LDS Church growth

By Mark Eddington | April 10, 2024, 4:21 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Syringes of COVID-19 vaccines in Spanish Fork, on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Flu, COVID-19 and RSV activity have been increasing in Utah this year, and officials expect more hospitalizations and infections as winter continues.

Utah’s flu activity is ‘rapidly’ increasing, data shows, as COVID-19 and RSV also continue to rise

By Paighten Harkins | December 28, 2023, 6:45 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Syringes used to administer COVID-19 vaccinations in Utah County. Utah has "very high" levels of COVID-19 in its wastewater, according to a new CDC monitoring dashboard, and public health officials urge everyone to get vaccinated as cases rise.

Utah has ‘very high’ COVID-19 levels in wastewater, new CDC tool shows

By Paighten Harkins | December 1, 2023, 10:24 p.m.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Covid vaccinations provided by the Salt Lake County Health Department at the Rancho Market parking lot on Redwood Road, on Thursday, January 6, 2022. The county health department expects to receive its first shipment of the updated COVID-19 vaccine this week.

Salt Lake County to receive updated COVID-19 vaccines soon

By Jordan Miller | September 26, 2023, 9:40 p.m.

(Melissa Majchrzak | Primary Children’s Hospital) Dr. Andrew Pavia, chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, interacts with a child who received a COVID-19 vaccination on Nov. 5, 2021.

Utah COVID cases increase; health experts urge Utahns to get updated vaccines

By Scott D. Pierce | September 15, 2023, 8:51 p.m.