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Psilocybin Program To Begin Later This Year

Psilocybin Program To Begin Later This Year

(Salt Lake City, UT) — While not being approved by Governor Cox, the psilocybin program will go into effect on May first. The program allows doctors at the University of Utah Health and Intermountain to prescribe Magic Mushrooms and MDMA to patients struggling with mental health. This comes as studies […]

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Utah hospitals delay surgeries for future coronavirus cases

Utah hospitals delay surgeries for future coronavirus cases

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s two largest hospital systems have delayed elective surgeries and other non-urgent medical procedures to save space and equipment for future patients with the new coronavirus. Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health expect an influx of coronavirus patients in the coming weeks. Though most […]

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Intermountain Healthcare takes precautions as reports of COVID-19 increase statewide

Intermountain Healthcare takes precautions as reports of COVID-19 increase statewide

Intermountain Healthcare is taking precautions to keep patients, caregivers, and the community safe with new visitor restriction policies at all of its hospitals, clinics, and InstaCares in Utah and Idaho. The new visitation policy is modeled from guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Utah Department […]

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Utah’s largest health provider changes policy on marijuana

Utah’s largest health provider changes policy on marijuana

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s largest health provider has given its doctors the green light to recommend medical marijuana to patients with qualifying conditions. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Intermountain Healthcare sent out new guidance this week to its network of providers, reversing a previous directive that advised physicians against recommending […]

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Intermountain Healthcare Donates 6,000 Books To Utah Children

Intermountain Healthcare Donates 6,000 Books To Utah Children

HEBER CITY, Utah-Per a Tuesday announcement, Intermountain Healthcare is donating 6,000 books to at-risk children. This is a donation supporting organizations in Utah dedicated to childhood literacy and development, including the Salt Lake County Health Department and the Reach Out and Read program. IHC’s Community Giving program provided funding for […]

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