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March is National Kidney Awareness month – a good time to focus on taking care of your kidneys. The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a light on how some medical conditions – such as chronic kidney disease, a serious condition affecting 37 million people – can put a person at greater risk for severe complications from illnesses, including coronavirus. Adopting a healthy lifestyle can help you protect your kidneys. Here are four things from Intermountain Healthcare that you need to know about kidney health this month. Kidney disease is silent Kidney disease doesn't announce itself like a hear...

Winter is here and the temperatures are dropping, which means now is the perfect time to make sure your family is protected from carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is often called the "silent killer," because of its ability to take lives quickly and quietly. It's virtually undetectable by humans because it's colorless, odorless and tasteless. In high enough concentrations it can kill within minutes and claims hundreds of lives each year. Intermountain treats numerous carbon monoxide poisonings a year. Dr. Lindell Weaver, medical director of the Hyperbaric Medicine Center at Intermountain Medica...