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Is the Flu Different in Utah?

Is the Flu Different in Utah?

Update: 2025-11-10
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It's flu season, and we're all sniffling and miserable. But research from the University of Utah explains why we feel like trash when we're sick. Host Ali Vallarta asks neuroscientist Dr. Jessica Osterhout if flu symptoms are all in our head and how our Salt Lake environment might make them worse.


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Is the Flu Different in Utah?

Is the Flu Different in Utah?

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