St. Mary's Regional Hospital
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Orthopedics
Back pain vs. back injury: how to tell the difference and when to see a doctor
Learn how to distinguish common, everyday back pain from symptoms that may signal a more serious back or spine injury
Cancer care
Early-onset colon cancer: symptoms, risk factors, and when to get screened
Colon cancer is rising in adults under 50, often diagnosed at advanced stages. Learn why speaking up early can save lives.
Wellness and preventative medicine
The dermatologist-approved shower routine for healthier skin
Learn which ingredients to look for, what habits to avoid, and how to build a routine that keeps your skin hydrated, soothed, and protected
Heart health
Move more for heart health: why 150 minutes of physical activity per week matters
Learn why 150 minutes of weekly movement lowers heart disease risk, improves blood pressure and energy, and supports long‑term cardiovascular health
Heart health
GLP-1 medications for heart health: why cardiologists see them as more than a weight loss drug
Learn how these drugs may lower heart attack and stroke risk, reduce inflammation, target visceral fat, and support early cardiovascular prevention
Nutrition and weight loss
Diabetes nutrition myths debunked: the truth about carbs, fruit, and skipping meals
Think carbs and fruit are off-limits with diabetes? Skipping meals won’t help either. Learn the truth about diabetes nutrition and get practical tips for balanced eating.
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.
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.
Behavioral health
Winning the Mental Game: How Intermountain Health is supporting youth mental wellness in Nevada
Intermountain Health, the Las Vegas Raiders, and The Defensive Line hosted a powerful youth mental wellness event in Nevada—featuring fitness, mindfulness, and real conversations to break the stigma around mental health.
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
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
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.
Tips for choosing addiction treatment options for long-term recovery
If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, seeking professional help is the first step toward recovery.
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
Wellness and preventative medicine
Keep kids safe around vehicles, windows and water this summer
Soak up the sun with these essential summer safety tips.
Pediatrics
The importance of sports physicals for youth athletes
Safeguard your child’s game with sports physicals before the season.
Primary care
What can a primary care provider do for your mental health?
How and why to discuss behavioral health with your primary care provider.
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.
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.
Orthopedics
Where to go for orthopedics and sports medicine care
How to choose the right place to care for issues of the muscles, bones, and tendons.
What’s the Difference Between Probiotics and Prebiotics?
We know they’re good for us, but what’s the difference and benefits of each?
Heart & vascular care
Top 10 Myths about Heart Health
Tacking misinformation around cardiovascular topics isn't for the faint of heart.
Breaking Down Stigma and Building Awareness Around Mental Health
Mental illness is common. Nearly one in five Americans have mental illness. Clint Thurgood, director of Crisis Service at Intermountain Healthcare talks about why it’s important to talk openly about our mental health and how we can work together to overcome the stigma around mental health.
Getting Help With Your Mental Health
Learn about the free resources you can use to improve your mental health and wellbeing.
These 8 Foods Cause the Most Allergic Reactions
1 in 13 children in the U.S. have a food allergy with more food allergies emerging every year.
Think you have cancer?
Because anyone can slap information about cancer on the internet, good judgement is key when searching online. Dr. Mark Ott, Chief Medical Director, Intermountain Medical Center, breaks down some good and not so good sources for information on cancer.
The Winged and Wingless Allergy Demons
Every year around this time we see an increased number of patients who have suffered sting reactions from venomous flying insects.
The Physical Side of Anxiety
Anxiety is a mental health condition and prevalent as 40 million in the U.S. have some form of anxiety. Yet the symptoms are not reserved to just psychological.
The 3 C's of Cancer Care
There are 3 main goals for treating cancer: cure, control, and comfort. When cancer is in the early stages, cure is often possible. When cancer has spread beyond where it started, the goal is to shrink a tumor and control cancer growth.
Talk Like a Man: The Language of Male Mental Health
The mental health needs of men are very similar to those of women, but working with men often requires a very different approach, according to Dr. Ken Weigand, a clinical psychologist at the Budge Clinic in Logan.
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
Keeping Your Brain Healthy As You Age
There are many health-related issues that occur through aging. The body and mind begin to break down and slow down. You may feel physical changes in your bones, muscles, and heart while changes in your brain’s function, such as memory loss and motor skills, might be more subtle.
How to choose a mental health provider for your child
Choosing a therapist can be difficult. Often, you’re unsure where to start and what to expect. Here are some ideas to help you get started.
How is your child's mental health?
It doesn’t matter if your child is six or sixteen, when they’re struggling, they need help. Unless you know what to look for and what to expect, you won’t be able to help your child get the help they need.
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?
Help For Seniors With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues
As American baby boomers get older, their need for mental health services is booming. One in five American seniors has a mental health or substance abuse problem, according to a 2012 report by the Institute of Medicine -- and that number will only grow as baby boomers get older.
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.
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
Better health starts with addressing social issues
Many non-medical factors like housing instability, food insecurity, violence and many more can affect health.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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
Are You at Risk for Breast Cancer?
Are you at risk for breast cancer? Take our breast cancer risk quiz today.
Alternative Communication Ideas for Individuals With Autism
Many individuals on the autism spectrum do not even have the use of basic gestures to help them get their needs across
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.
How to Help a Spouse Suffering From Postpartum Depression
When it comes to postpartum depression, a spouse can do a lot to support their partner. It may not be easy, and it may not be pleasant, but a spouse can help their partner overcome - or at least live with postpartum depression and anxiety.
A Team-Based Approach to Mental Health Integration in Primary Care
Long before patient-centered medical homes or accountable care organizations were buzzwords, Salt Lake City–based Intermountain Healthcare was looking at all of the points of care that could improve the health of patients in its system. It did not take long to identify mental health as a problem.
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 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 Tips to Prevent Skin Cancer
9 Tips to Prevent Skin Cancer
6 Tips to Help Children Handle Failure
Much like adults kids have pressures in life that come from a variety of sources. Pressures can come from within the child, parents, teachers, peers and the larger society in which the child lives. Here are a few ways to help children find successful ways to handle life's pressures.
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 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.
Orthopedics
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 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 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 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.
3D Printed Kidney Saves Patient's Organ
3D Printed Kidney Saves Patient's Organ
Brain and spine
3D-Printed Model Helps Intermountain Doctors Remove a Complicated Brain Tumor
A 3D-printed model was used to help remove a complicated brain tumor.
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.
3D Mammography Provides the Best in Breast Imaging
3D mammography is helping physicians make more accurate diagnosis and detect more invasive cancers. So women can take comfort in knowing time taken for a mammogram is time well spent.
3 Ways to Start Healthy Family Habits
3 Ways to Start Healthy Family Habits
3 Ways to End Treadmill Boredom
3 Ways to End Treadmill Boredom
3 tips to getting the most out of your workouts
3 tips to getting the most out of your workouts
Orthopedics
3 Stretches to Prevent Shoulder Pain and Injury
3 Stretches to Prevent Shoulder Pain and Injury
3 Insights Giving Courage to Overwhelmed Moms Everywhere
Are you feeling like motherhood is overwhelming you? You are not alone. Here are three “mommy insights” that will help give you perspective and courage to continue being a great mom.
3 Breast Pumps, But Which is Best?
You might ask what kind of breast pump should I buy, Then I might ask, What are you going to use it for?
6 Tips to Maintain Your Mental Health After Baby
Maintaining Your Mental Health After Baby
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.
Mental Health Integration - Treating the WHOLE Person
The mind is just as crucial as any part of the body when it comes to health and wellbeing. That’s the idea behind Mental Health Integration (MHI) – a system that includes mental healthcare as part of your clinical visit.
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?
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.