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Women's health
Navigating scanxiety: Finding calm during breast cancer screening and treatment
Learn how to manage scanxiety — the stress and uncertainty around breast cancer screenings and results. Discover expert tips, calming strategies, and emotional support resources to help you feel more in control.
Primary care
7 common flu season myths—and what doctors want you to know instead
Learn what experts say about common mistakes, how to protect yourself and why these myths could be putting your health at risk
Cancer care
Genetic testing is eye-opening for Montana family with a history of cancer
Discover how one woman’s routine checkup led to a life-saving diagnosis of Lynch syndrome.
Primary care
Behind the Bloodwork: Learn what routine labs can uncover
Discover how blood tests can uncover hidden health issues early and guide smarter care decisions—even when you feel fine
Cancer care
Breast cancer survivor finds quality care close to home
Julie Scholes had it all—love, health, and a job she adored. But in spring 2023, a post-workout chest pain and lump changed everything.
Sports medicine
Back on track: Cedar City caregiver more active thanks to sports medicine
Discover how sports medicine transformed Whitney Nielsen's life, helping her overcome chronic pain and regain mobility
Cancer care
Discover the convenience of at-home colon cancer testing
Understanding your risks and exploring your screening options are vital steps in preventing colon cancer
Heart health
Understanding Women's Heart Health: Unique risks, symptoms and prevention strategies
Explore how women's heart health risks differ from men's
Heart health
8 heart-healthy superfoods to boost cardiovascular wellness
Dive into our list of accessible and nutrient-rich foods that promote cardiovascular health
Heart health
Wearable heart health technology is revolutionizing cardiovascular monitoring
Learn about the latest advancements in heart health tracking and how devices like smartwatches and heart rate monitors can help you stay informed and active
Wellness and preventative medicine
Natural Relief: Home remedies for your cold
10 simple and safe home solutions to help you feel better fast
Heart health
Big Timber teen excited for college after undergoing heart surgery
Weston, a high-achieving teenager aiming for a veterinary career, was unexpectedly told he needed urgent heart surgery after his annual check-up revealed signs of heart strain
Pregnancy and baby
Nurturing Hope: How losing weight could help your fertility journey
Weight loss is a journey as personal and emotional as your fertility journey.
Cancer care
Julie’s Journey: Navigating breast cancer treatment with support of caregivers
Now two years since completing her chemotherapy and in remission, Julie’s story is a testament to the strength and resilience of women facing breast cancer.
Wellness and preventative medicine
Goodbye flu, hello healthy: How to prep for this flu season
Your comprehensive guide to staying well-informed and healthy this fall
Pregnancy and baby
Learn about the benefits of hypnosis for birth
A new alternative for pain relief during labor
Wellness and preventative medicine
Keep kids safe around vehicles, windows and water this summer
Soak up the sun with these essential summer safety tips.
Sports medicine
Pickleball Safety 101: Expert tips to Keep You in the game
Use these few tweaks to help keep you from getting in a real pickle on the court.
Emergency care
Know where to go: Your guide on choosing the right care at the right time
No matter what health concerns you may have, Intermountain Health is just a call or click away.
Nutrition and weight loss
Baking better: Balancing flavor and wellness
Learn about the surprising health benefits of sourdough bread.
Wellness and preventative medicine
Will this allergy season be extra bad due to the dry winter?
You're not imagining it – allergy season is worse this year. Here are some tips to manage your symptoms.
Wellness and preventative medicine
Plan ahead and live fully with advance care planning
How an advanced care plan helps communicate your preferences when you’re unable to.
Breathing easy into motherhood with nitrous oxide assisted deliveries
Discover the empowering world and benefits of nitrous oxide-assisted deliveries
Wellness and preventative medicine
Pros of Probiotics: Your Gut Health Go-To
Weight loss, better skin and an immune system boost are many ways probiotics can benefit you.
What’s the Difference Between Probiotics and Prebiotics?
We know they’re good for us, but what’s the difference and benefits of each?
Sports medicine
Ski Boot Camp: Moves to prep for skiing season
Prep your joints and muscles for this ski and snowboard season with this set of mobility exercises.
Heart & vascular care
Patient Credits Intermountain Health Cardiologists: 'They Gave Me My Life Back'
An alternative to open-heart surgery helped Ken Criter resume normal activities within two weeks.
Skin Cancer: Preventative Steps You Can Take
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., with more than a million new cases of skin cancer occurring each year, resulting in more than 10,000 deaths primarily from melanoma
Recovering from an Ankle Sprain
As the weather begins to improve and our activity level begins to increase, especially in the outdoors, the incidence of ankle injury or sprains tends to increase. Here is what you can do about it.
A Patient's Journey Through Thyroid Cancer
It’s often easy to ignore symptoms like fatigue and simply chalk them up to our modern, harried lifestyles. But, it’s important to take stock in what your body is telling you and discuss symptoms with your primary care doctor when those vague feelings of something being “not quite right” come up.
How Does Skin Cancer Become More Than Skin Cancer?
Former President Jimmy Carter's announcement that he has melanoma made many people wonder: Is melanoma the same thing as skin cancer, and how does skin cancer become more than skin cancer?
Good Bugs for Your Gut
The human body is loaded with bacteria! Billions of bacteria, more like trillions, in your body. Ugh!Historically, the bad bacteria usually got all the press-Legionnaire’s disease, E. coli, Salmonella. What about the good guys? Finally, they’re getting good press.
Foot & Ankle: Is it Really Just an Ankle Sprain?
Dr. Rigby discusses foot and ankle sprains and treatment.
Do High Heels Cause Bunions?
Six ways to treat foot pain caused by bunions.
Difficulty Swallowing Might Be Inflammation Called Eosinophilic Esophagitis
The call from the emergency department came late one Sunday evening. The patient was a fourth year medical student who was a few weeks away from graduation. He had a piece of pork chop stuck in his throat, which had been there for several hours
Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinsons Patients
Reggie, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2007, had heard about deep brain stimulation, or DBS, in which neurosurgeons implant electrical leads into the brain.
Beware the mini-stroke - know the signs
If I feel stroke symptoms, but they quickly go away, is there cause for concern? Yes. Mini strokes can lead to bigger complications. Protect yourself and know what to do.
Better Than Sunscreen: Dress Your Kids in UV Protective Clothing
A sunburn in childhood can dramatically increase your chance of skin cancer later. UV protective clothing and sunblock are the best defense against UV rays.
Nutrition and weight loss
Beware of Avoiding Gluten If You Don't Have Celiac Disease
If you don’t have celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity, eliminating gluten from your diet can cause nutritional deficiencies.
Building a Better Model to Provide Effective and Efficient Care in a Busy Emergency Department
Intermountain Medical Center’s Emergency Department (ED) moved to a new model of care last November that’s dramatically shortened the amount of time patients spend in the ED.
Better Heart Health Means More Birthdays... and That's a Good Thing
There's a sort-of consensus out there that once you hit a certain age, you don't really look forward to your birthdays. Especially when you hit 40, 50, 60 or higher. David Larsen, one of the firefighters competing in the 2014 My Heart Challenge, celebrated his 40th birthday this past week
The Benefits of Recovery – It Does Your Body (AND YOUR GAME) Good
As the fall sports season comes to a close, some of you may start to think of upcoming tournaments, travel plans, and holidays. For athletes and parents, now is the time to think…recovery.
Get Outside and Play! The Benefits of Parks for Kids
While school is out, you might be at a loss about what to do to keep your children happy and healthy during the dog days of summer. The answer may be easier than you'd expect – try a trip to the local park.
The benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a medical treatment that enhances the body’s natural healing processes by providing the body with extra oxygen.
Pregnancy and baby
Benefits (and risks) of Exercising While You're Pregnant
Contrary to popular belief, getting pregnant doesn’t mean you have to give up exercise for nine months.
Behind the Scenes: Coordinating Patient Transports with Life Flight
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes for Life Flight to transport a patient? Cindy Hayes is an Operational Controller with Intermountain Life Flight. On average, she coordinates 8-10 flights per 12-hour shift
Beating the Cold and Flu Blues: Sick Day Management for People with Diabetes
As cooler weather approaches, many of us look forward to fall and winter events. What we don’t look forward to is cold and flu season.
Be prepared - know the signs of a stroke
Signs and symptoms of stroke always come on suddenly. Recognizing these signs and symptoms early can make a big difference in the outcome of the stroke.
Be active: Prevent heart disease
Being physically active is an important component to preventing heart disease, the nation's No. 1 killer. To improve overall cardiovascular health, we suggest at least 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise.
Balancing Life and Cancer Treatment
In relation to life’s various twists and turns, a cancer diagnosis can feel like a freefall. But once a person lands on his/her feet, they can begin learning how to balance treatment-related factors and life’s pleasures.
Backpacks: Are Your Kids Overloaded?
You send your kids out the door, lunch in hand, backpack loaded. Wait, what is all in that backpack?
Back-to-School and Childhood Illnesses
Every parent has been there. Your child wakes up at 2 am and they’re sick with … something. It’s two weeks into a new school year, so you’re sure it’s something they picked up
Most Will Experience Back Pain, but What Can be Done
Eight out of ten people will have back pain at some point in their lifetime, but getting an appointment to see a specialist can sometimes take weeks, if not months.
Baby Your Baby - Preventing Pediatric Constipation
Discussion of dietary and bowel habits is an important part of routine health supervision visits for infants and children of all ages. This is because inadequate fluid and/or fiber intake can lead to constipation, a common childhood concern.
Baby Your Baby - All About RSV
If you have a newborn or a young child, you may have heard a lot about RSV. In this article, we answer some common questions you may have about this illness.
Back to School Guide in 5 Steps
Parents everywhere are rejoicing and kids are shedding tears. Why? Because it's August and for some school starts in just a few days. Here are 5 ways to get kids back into the swing of sleep routine, reducing school stress, and dealing with back to school emotions.
Baby Your Baby - All About Croup
If you have a newborn or a young child, you may have heard a lot about croup. In this article, we answer some common questions you may have about this illness.
Baby Essentials for the Hospital and Beyond
Being prepared with a hospital bag full of essentials long before your baby comes will give you time afterward to do what you really want: snuggle your baby.
Are You at Risk for Breast Cancer?
Are you at risk for breast cancer? Take our breast cancer risk quiz today.
Seasonal Allergies During Pregnancy
As springtime approaches, so does allergy season. Many pregnant women are faced with this common problem, yet are uncertain about what they can do to minimize their symptoms while keeping their unborn baby safe.
911 Program Bridges Gap between Urgent and Emergent Healthcare
As a community partner, Intermountain Healthcare’s North Temple Clinic recently completed a successful, two-year pilot program with the fire department to help meet the needs of people who call 911, but who may not have life-emergent situations.
80% of Americans Don't Get Enough Exercise. Do you?
It’s January and everybody is going to the gym. I applaud and encourage everyone who is making a commitment to be more active as their New Year’s resolution, but before you take on a P90X or Insanity workout, let’s talk a little about what you need to know so you can be healthy and successful.
10 Skin Cancer Facts
What’s the best thing you can do to decrease your risk of skin cancer, especially in the summer? The number one thing is to protect your skin.
9 Tips to Prevent Skin Cancer
9 Tips to Prevent Skin Cancer
9 Things Happy Parents Do To Raise Happy Children
Children have a way of pushing their parents to the limit of their patience – and beyond, which leaves both parent and child frustrated. The good news is, when it comes to children, a little preparation can help.
9 Useful Pregnancy Snacks
I’ve tried to find a few healthy and easy grab and go snacks that I can quickly eat when I realize I haven’t eaten in a while or I start to feel a little sick. Here are a few of my favs.
Wellness and preventative medicine
7 Ways You (Especially Teachers) Can Prevent Vocal Injuries
While it’s common to experience hoarseness from colds or upper respiratory infections, a voice disorder extends beyond cold symptoms and lasts for several weeks or longer.
7 Ways to Show Your Love for Your Heart
Heart disease is the number 1 killer in the United States. However, most of these deaths are preventable by following a few simple tips from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray and the American Heart Association.
7 Unconventional Ways to Squeeze in More Exercise
Workouts can be tough. But exercise doesn’t have to be. For a healthier lifestyle, being active is the key, and it doesn’t much matter what that physical activity is. So if running a half marathon seems overwhelming to you, try one of these unconventional ways to squeeze more exercise into your week.
7 Tips to Surviving a Summer Pregnancy
Summer is here and with it comes scorching temps and stifling heat. Now imagine how an expectant mama is handling the heat.
7 Steps to Game Plan for a Healthy Meal
Healthy eating does not have to be complicated, but it does take some planning and thought. Once you understand a few basic shopping and cooking principles you will be able to develop good habits that will last a life time.
7 simple steps for a healthier life – and heart
The American Heart Association has defined ideal cardiovascular health based on seven risk factors (Life's Simple 7) that people can improve through lifestyle changes.
7 Questions You’ve Always Had About Blood Pressure
7 Questions You’ve Always Had About Blood Pressure
Pregnancy and baby
7 Misconceptions About Midwives
Midwives have been caring for women for centuries. But until the 1940s, history tells us they were generally local women with good hearts and instincts, but no formal education. Times have changed, as has the scope of midwifery practice.
6 Workouts that Burn Major Calories
The ice and snow provides an outdoor gym that can help your workouts. There is a heart healthy benefit as you raise your cardio level and build muscle strength as well. But just being cold could also be beneficial.
6 Ways to Protect Your Skin During Cold Weather
Here are some tips to help reduce chapping and redness and keep your skin healthy and comfortable until spring arrives.
5 Ways Moms Can Overcome Feeling Overwhelmed
The stress of motherhood can leave anyone feeling overwhelmed. But taking time to care for yourself will allow you to better care for your family.
5 Things I Wish I Knew as a First Time Mom
5 Things I Wish I Knew as a First Time Mom
New moms share newborn stresses
Amazing, magical, and beautiful often describe the excitement of childbirth, but with a new baby comes new stressors.
4 Ways to Ensure School Lunch Success
It’s that time of year again. Now is the time to become involved in your children’s food choices to help them answer the question, “What do I eat for lunch?” Here are four tips to help make the lunchroom a success.
4 Tips to Help Your Kids Make Better Vending Machine Choices
4 Tips to Help Your Kids Make Better Vending Machine Choices
4 Tips for Successful Diabetes Meal Planning
Meal planning, along with exercise and medications, is one of the mainstays for treating diabetes. Sometimes meal planning is viewed as one of the most difficult aspects of good diabetes management. Here are some tips for successful diabetes meal planning.
4 Things You Didnt Know About Your Joint Health
While we know in general that losing excess weight can help your overall health, have you ever thought about what that weight does to your joints?
4 Steps to Manage Your Diabetes
Over 30 million people in the U.S. have diabetes and more than 84 million have pre-diabetes – many of whom are undiagnosed. Here are some steps you can take to make sure you manage your diabetes well.
4 Things You Should Know About Flu Shots
There are many misconceptions about the flu vaccine, including the idea that you don’t need to worry about it until winter.
4 Simple Changes To Be A Little Kinder To Your Heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US. The good news is heart disease can be prevented, in most cases, by adopting an active lifestyle and following a heart healthy diet. Here are 4 simple changes you can make to be a little kinder to your heart...
4 Immunizations to Get Before You Turn 65
If you are between the ages of 60-64, it is time for a PRE-Medicare vaccine visit, because once you turn 65 then some vaccines aren’t covered.
4 Earplugs Types that Protect Your Hearing When it Counts
Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions in the United States, and noise exposure is one of the biggest contributors.
4 Back to School Tips for Families Managing Type 1 Diabetes
If you’re sending a child with T1 diabetes to school, you’re worrying about a lot more than school clothes, class schedules, and paying registration fees. You’re likely wondering how they’ll stay safe and healthy at school with a condition that is often unpredictable and difficult to manage.
Cancer care
Thanks to early detection and mammography, more women surviving breast cancer. One young mother tells how early detection saved her life and the life of her child.
Analey Miltenberger was 18 weeks pregnant with her first child when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Skin Cancer Basics
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. More than 2 million people were diagnosed with skin cancer in 2010. This number is larger than all other cancers combined, and the incidence is increasing rapidly.
Learn About Cancer Genomics
In case you missed it: latest advances in cancer research discussed at most recent Research Colloquium
Immunotherapy Do's and Drops
Children and adults who suffer from seasonal allergies can find outdoor activities in the spring and fall difficult. Advances in immunotherapy has found allergy drops to be as effective as injections. Does this scenario sound familiar?
Have foot pain? Here's some tips to help
Do you have constant pain, tingling or burning in your feet? You may have peripheral neuropathy. Here's how to tell.
Allergy Immunotherapy
Allergies to environmental inhalants such as pollens, molds, animals, dust mites, etc. are responsible for unpleasant and often debilitating symptoms in up to 30% of the American population.
Pregnancy Brain Is Not A Myth
Pregnancy can be overwhelming, and it doesn’t help that you don’t know what’s going on with your body. It is hard to know what’s normal and what’s not. Don't worry. You're not alone.
Pregnancy and baby
Pregnancy Heartburn? 7 Ways to Get Relief
Expectant mothers everywhere are aching to know one thing: “How can I get some relief from this awful pregnancy heartburn?” To help ease your pain, here are some answers to your “burning” questions.