Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Utah's fatal drug overdose rate increased about 8% from 2022 to 2023, new CDC data shows. The big picture: The rate fell 4% nationwide during that same time — but notably grew out West and in Alaska.

Utah could soon become the first state in the US to ban fluoride from being added to public drinking water, after members of the state legislature approved a bill that would do so. The bill, HB81, was passed by the Utah House of Representatives on February 7 and by the State Senate on February 21.

Utah's health department is hoping Utahns review their measles vaccination status and consult with their doctors as measles outbreaks occur in other areas of the country.

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn't allow cities or communities to decide for themselves.

A listeria outbreak due to supplement shakes has killed 12 people in 21 states, some of which are in states near Utah.

As the number of people with measles mounts in multiple states, health officials in Utah are urging people to take precautions.

Days after a child in Texas died amid an ongoing measles outbreak, the Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) is recommending Utahns take precautions to protect themselves from the serious

Utah ranked 44th in the nation as of 2022 for the percentage of residents receiving fluoridated water, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Out of 484 Utah water systems that reported data to the CDC, only 66 added fluoride.

Utah is on track to become the first state to ban fluoride from its water supply. A bill that takes away local government’s choice to add fluoride passed the state legislature and now awaits Republican Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature.

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services is concerned by recent outbreak. But those who have the measles vaccine, do not need to worry.