Marketplace Estimated read time: 8-9 minutesThis archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.SALT LAKE CITY — Christine Maughan knew something was off when she could no longer taste Sriracha, a spicy Thai chili sauce.It happened in March, when COVID-19 was just beginning to creep into Utah and little was known about the new disease. When she also developed a rash, she...…Marketplace Estimated read time: 8-9 minutesThis archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.SALT LAKE CITY — Christine Maughan knew something was off when she could no longer taste Sriracha, a spicy Thai chili sauce.It happened in March, when COVID-19 was just beginning to creep into Utah and little was known about the new disease. When she also developed a rash, she...WW…

Marketplace Estimated read time: 2-3 minutesThis archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature outside homes after several public officials last year saw some who opposed public health mandates . would make "targeted residential picketing" — a protest "specifically directed or focused toward a residence, or one or more occupants of the...…Marketplace Estimated read time: 2-3 minutesThis archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature outside homes after several public officials last year saw some who opposed public health mandates . would make "targeted residential picketing" — a protest "specifically directed or focused toward a residence, or one or more occupants of the...WW…

SHARESHARESALT LAKE CITY — After hearing emotional testimony of both LGBTQ advocates and cisgender female athletes, a Utah House panel recommended a bill that would bar transgender athletes at public schools from participating in girls sports. , titled Preserving Sports for Female Students, would require public schools to designate athletic activities by sex. It would prohibit a student of the “male sex” from participating in athletic activities designated for female students.Arguments in support of the bill shared during the House Education Committee meeting hinged on the history of...…SHARESHARESALT LAKE CITY — After hearing emotional testimony of both LGBTQ advocates and cisgender female athletes, a Utah House panel recommended a bill that would bar transgender athletes at public schools from participating in girls sports. , titled Preserving Sports for Female Students, would require public schools to designate athletic activities by sex. It would prohibit a student of the “male sex” from participating in athletic activities designated for female students.Arguments in support of the bill shared during the House Education Committee meeting hinged on the history of...WW…

SHARESALT LAKE CITY — As Utah experiences its post-holiday surge, the state now ranks as having the fifth-highest rate of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. within the past week, according to the . The Beehive State has confirmed 98.3 new cases per 100,000 people on average each day. The only states seeing greater numbers are Arizona, Rhode Island, South Carolina and California, the data shows. Utah is also one of only seven states now seeing a new case rate higher than 90 per 100,000 residents for the last week, the CDC says. On Sunday, state health officials confirmed another...…SHARESALT LAKE CITY — As Utah experiences its post-holiday surge, the state now ranks as having the fifth-highest rate of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. within the past week, according to the . The Beehive State has confirmed 98.3 new cases per 100,000 people on average each day. The only states seeing greater numbers are Arizona, Rhode Island, South Carolina and California, the data shows. Utah is also one of only seven states now seeing a new case rate higher than 90 per 100,000 residents for the last week, the CDC says. On Sunday, state health officials confirmed another...WW…

SHAREUtah Gov. Gary Herbert ordered a statewide mask mandate beginning Monday as well as halts on extracurricular activities and casual social gatherings among those of different households as skyrocketing COVID-19 cases are straining hospitals.College students who live on campuses or who attend at least one in-person class will also be required to get tested for the disease every week under the new public health orders he announced late Sunday evening in a pre-recorded message aired across local TV stations.“We cannot afford to debate this issue any longer,” the governor said.RelatedThe...…SHAREUtah Gov. Gary Herbert ordered a statewide mask mandate beginning Monday as well as halts on extracurricular activities and casual social gatherings among those of different households as skyrocketing COVID-19 cases are straining hospitals.College students who live on campuses or who attend at least one in-person class will also be required to get tested for the disease every week under the new public health orders he announced late Sunday evening in a pre-recorded message aired across local TV stations.“We cannot afford to debate this issue any longer,” the governor said.RelatedThe...WW…

SHARECOTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — What started as a peaceful march against police brutality Sunday resulted in fights between some protesters and officers after Cottonwood Heights police tried to prevent the group from walking in the residential roads. After clashes that included both a few officers and protesters getting injured, eight or nine people were arrested. Firefighters treated those with injuries on the scene, Cottonwood Heights Police Lt. Dan Bartlett said. “They were in the road. We told them that they couldn’t be in the road, they need to stay on the sidewalk and observe all the...…SHARECOTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — What started as a peaceful march against police brutality Sunday resulted in fights between some protesters and officers after Cottonwood Heights police tried to prevent the group from walking in the residential roads. After clashes that included both a few officers and protesters getting injured, eight or nine people were arrested. Firefighters treated those with injuries on the scene, Cottonwood Heights Police Lt. Dan Bartlett said. “They were in the road. We told them that they couldn’t be in the road, they need to stay on the sidewalk and observe all the...WW…

SHARESALT LAKE CITY — The same day nine rural counties in Utah moved to the green phase in the pandemic and entered the “new normal,” the state saw its largest daily rise of COVID-19 cases.A total of 586 new confirmed cases were reported.Just under 4,700 people were tested since Thursday’s report, of which there was a 12.5% positive rate, according to the Utah Department of Health. “Utah’s case counts concern me. We are monitoring hospital capacity in our densely populated counties. Their risk status has not changed. #StayStrong Utah! Let’s continue to keep safe by wearing face...…SHARESALT LAKE CITY — The same day nine rural counties in Utah moved to the green phase in the pandemic and entered the “new normal,” the state saw its largest daily rise of COVID-19 cases.A total of 586 new confirmed cases were reported.Just under 4,700 people were tested since Thursday’s report, of which there was a 12.5% positive rate, according to the Utah Department of Health. “Utah’s case counts concern me. We are monitoring hospital capacity in our densely populated counties. Their risk status has not changed. #StayStrong Utah! Let’s continue to keep safe by wearing face...WW…

SHARESALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah researchers say they have developed a fast-acting insulin based on sea snail venom that could improve the lives of those with Type 1 diabetes. For about the past five years as part of an international team, researchers worked to discover how the venom of predatory cone snails quickly paralyzes their deep-sea victims by causing their blood glucose levels to drop rapidly. The venom the snails release is a form of insulin that, in earlier research by the same team, was discovered to have many of the same traits as human insulin.In the current project,...…SHARESALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah researchers say they have developed a fast-acting insulin based on sea snail venom that could improve the lives of those with Type 1 diabetes. For about the past five years as part of an international team, researchers worked to discover how the venom of predatory cone snails quickly paralyzes their deep-sea victims by causing their blood glucose levels to drop rapidly. The venom the snails release is a form of insulin that, in earlier research by the same team, was discovered to have many of the same traits as human insulin.In the current project,...WW…

SHARESALT LAKE CITY — For the second day in a row, Utah reported its largest daily rise in COVID-19 cases with 546 more confirmed. Saturday’s new cases surpass those reported Friday — the previous daily record — by 107. Since Friday, 2,952 people were tested for the virus, according to the Utah Department of Health. The positive rate was about 18.5%. The new coronavirus cases bring the Beehive State’s total since the outbreak began to 11,798. The positive rate of all 235,149 people tested in Utah rose to 5% on Saturday. Dr. Angela Dunn, epidemiologist with the Utah Department of Health,...…SHARESALT LAKE CITY — For the second day in a row, Utah reported its largest daily rise in COVID-19 cases with 546 more confirmed. Saturday’s new cases surpass those reported Friday — the previous daily record — by 107. Since Friday, 2,952 people were tested for the virus, according to the Utah Department of Health. The positive rate was about 18.5%. The new coronavirus cases bring the Beehive State’s total since the outbreak began to 11,798. The positive rate of all 235,149 people tested in Utah rose to 5% on Saturday. Dr. Angela Dunn, epidemiologist with the Utah Department of Health,...WW…

SHARESALT LAKE CITY — A new study using rapid genome sequencing to diagnose infants in the NICU at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s hospitals has the potential to revolutionize the way newborns are cared for, according to doctors.“The use of this rapid genome sequencing technology, it’s really hard to overstate how transformational it is. So basically, up until recently, we’ve been kind of like flying an airplane in the fog in the dark, trying to get someplace. And now, with whole genome sequencing, you’ve gotten rid of the fog and you’ve got the lights on, so you can actually...…SHARESALT LAKE CITY — A new study using rapid genome sequencing to diagnose infants in the NICU at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s hospitals has the potential to revolutionize the way newborns are cared for, according to doctors.“The use of this rapid genome sequencing technology, it’s really hard to overstate how transformational it is. So basically, up until recently, we’ve been kind of like flying an airplane in the fog in the dark, trying to get someplace. And now, with whole genome sequencing, you’ve gotten rid of the fog and you’ve got the lights on, so you can actually...WW…