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People with heart disease highly susceptible to air pollution, Intermountain Health study says

Utahns with heart disease are especially vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution, a new study has found. Heart researchers at Intermountain Health found that people with heart disease, especially those with heart failure, had higher inflammation biomarkers in their blood during short-term levels of air pollution from winter inversions and wildfire smoke. “These biomarkers rose in response to air pollution in people who already had heart disease, but not in patients who were heart-disease-free,” said Benjamin Horne, principal investigator of the study and professor of research at ...

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Letter: We know the outcome; now what is our responsibility?

Apparently, the Trump Party has won the 2024 election, fair and square. Those of us who believe in “Constitution over party” are now faced with the obligation of showing our commitment to that principle. Having a leader that has no respect for the rule of law does not absolve us from ...

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