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Health care comes in focus, this time as risk for Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care is back as the focus of presidential politics. But Democrats are split over “Medicare for All” and those divisions were on display in this week’s Democratic debates. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren called for a switch to government-run health insurance for all. Former Vice President Joe Biden says, “Obamacare …
Giraffe euthanized at Utah zoo after battling health issues
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 15-year-old giraffe has been euthanized at a Utah zoo after struggling with intestinal issues. Utah’s Hogle Zoo announced Monday that Kipenzi the giraffe was euthanized on July 12 after zookeepers noticed her appetite severely decreased and she wasn’t going to the bathroom. Zoo veterinarians said the giraffe did not …
Utah health care panel objects to state’s partial Medicaid expansion plan
Most members of Utah’s Medical Care Advisory Committee oppose the state’s plan to partially expand Medicaid through the imposition of service reductions, spending and enrollment caps and patient work requirements. Ten of the advisory committee’s 19 members — who are appointed by Utah health care entities — signed on to a June 30 letter addressed …
The first trailer for the live-action remake of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ is here
CNN — The first trailer for Disney’s “Mulan” live-action remake is here. Fans got a preview of the upcoming film during the World Cup final game. The trailer starts out with Mulan’s family delivering the news that a matchmaker has found her an auspicious match. By the end, she’s wielding swords and shooting arrows like …
The body of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck has been found in Logan Canyon, police say
The body of MacKenzie Lueck, the University of Utah student who was killed sometime after she flew back to Salt Lake City on June 17, has been found. “We have retrieved MacKenzie Lueck from Logan Canyon,” Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown announced at a news conference Friday. Few details were given about how …
Researchers eliminated HIV from DNA of infected mice in first step towards cure
NEW YORK (CNN) — Researchers have successfully eliminated HIV from the DNA of infected mice, a promising step toward a cure for the nearly 37 million people living with the virus. In a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications, researchers from Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center …
Utah student Mackenzie Lueck’s friends say alleged killer was ‘hunting’ women, fight claims she ‘deserved’ it
SALT LAKE CITY – Friends of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck said Sunday in a Fox News exclusive interview they believe the suspect arrested in her disappearance and murder was “hunting for women.” Lueck, 23, disappeared after police said she met with the suspect identified as 31-year-old Ayoola Ajayi, who was arrested and charged with aggravated murder …
The University of Utah spent nearly $60,000 for public relations advice after Lauren McCluskey was killed
Just hours after student-athlete Lauren McCluskey was murdered on campus, the University of Utah reached out to a national crisis communication firm for help in framing the situation. The school wanted to know how it should answer questions from the media and — its primary focus — how it could maintain its public image. For …
Search for missing University of Utah student leads police to home near where she was dropped off
Police served a search warrant overnight at a home in Salt Lake City that may be connected to the disappearance of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck. Lueck, 23, has been missing for 10 days. After deplaning at Salt Lake International Airport upon her return from her grandmother’s funeral on June 17, Lueck took a …
Texas says DNA technology, which Utah uses also, jeopardizes cases
Austin, Texas • With a name that sounds like futuristic fiction, Rapid DNA machines roughly the size of an office printer have helped solve rape cases in Kentucky, identified California wildfire victims and verified family connections of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Now a state board in Texas has asked a growing government provider of …
