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Nonprofit provides mental health resources to Idaho families

WEBWhen it comes to supporting our children's mental health, it can be hard to know where to start. Which is why organizations like FYIdaho are so important.. For 25 …

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Addressing Idaho's youth mental health crisis

WEBIf you have a suggestion for an Idaho Matters segment, please email [email protected]. For more than a decade, there has been a steady …

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'Do Not Get Sick:' Idaho Doctors Explain What Crisis Standards Of …

WEBRead full transcript below: Gemma Gaudette: You're listening to Idaho Matters, I'm Gemma Gaudette. North Idaho has implemented crisis standards of health …

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A new plan to tackle Idaho's three biggest health concerns

WEBThat’s the question a group of 23 different hospitals, health districts and other agencies asked the people who live in ten counties in Western Idaho. The answers …

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College student explores rare mental health condition in award …

WEBElissa Nadworny reports on all things college for NPR, following big stories like unprecedented enrollment declines, college affordability, the student debt crisis and …

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Enrollment for Idaho's 2022 health care exchange is now open

WEBMonday, Nov. 1 was the first day to enroll in Idaho's state-run health exchange. The deadline to apply is sooner than you think. To buy health insurance from …

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Doctors React To Idaho's Statewide Crisis Standards Of Care …

WEBFILE - In this Aug. 31, 2021, file photo, Ann Enderle R.N. checks on a COVID-19 patient in the Medical Intensive care unit (MICU) at St. Luke's Boise Medical …

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A look at health trends in Idaho Boise State Public Radio

WEBUnsplash. In Madison County, over 28 percent of adults live below the poverty level, in Ada County, more than 23 percent of adults have arthritis and in …

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Idaho monitors avian flu to protect dairy farms, human health

WEBOne month since Idaho first detected avian influenza in a dairy herd in Cassia County, scientists are still unraveling details about the national outbreak. As of …

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'I'm Scared For All Of Us': Idaho Expands Crisis Standards Statewide

WEBThe request for crisis standards came from Idaho's largest health system, St. Luke's. The day before, the hospital system was caring for 245 COVID-19, up from …

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Idaho hospitals, still in crisis mode, see small signs of improvement

WEBA chart presented by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare on Oct. 12 shows a slight decline in the number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized, needing ICU …

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Omicron is on the rise and states are eyeing renewed crisis standards

WEBOmicron cases are surging across the Mountain West. In several states, more than 80% of ICU beds are filled. While these COVID-19 infections tend to have …

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How possible changes to Idaho's Medicaid Expansion Program …

WEBThis year, Governor Brad Little hopes to pass a work requirement for people enrolled in the Medicaid Expansion Program. Though details on this work plan are still to …

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The push to make Emergency Medical Services 'essential' in Idaho, …

WEBLast month on the second floor statehouse rotunda, about two dozen uniformed EMS personnel and leadership gathered among displays, handouts and $45 …

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Could better asthma inhalers help patients, and the planet too

WEBDuring an asthma check-up atBrigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Joel Rubinstein gets a surprising pitch — for the planet, as well as his health.. His …

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Amid 'silent epidemic,' IDHW encourages all adults to get tested …

WEBA new study by the Centers for Disease Control found less than a third of insured patients with hepatitis C received timely treatment. Among those on Medicaid, …

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says …

WEBA federal appeals court ruled on Monday that state health insurance plans must provide coverage for gender-affirming care in North Carolina and West Virginia. …

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Limits to Idaho public health district powers hit roadblock Boise

WEBLawmakers hoping to limit the power of Idaho’s public health districts are facing headwinds. The bill would cut the scope of public health districts, by telling them …

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As emergency airlifts for pregnant patients increases in Idaho, U.S

WEBAs the U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh in on whether Idaho’s abortion bans conflict with federal law, Idaho physicians seek clarity on what the laws mean for …

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How Crisis Standards Of Care Puts Pressure On Idaho's Rural …

WEBHow Crisis Standards Of Care Puts Pressure On Idaho's Rural Hospitals. Dr. Jennifer Olsen, a hospitalist at North Canyon Medical Center, stands in front a farm …

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Idaho open enrollment for health coverage closes this week Boise

WEBIdaho was the only state-based health insurance exchange in the country to not open a special enrollment period during the pandemic. State officials instead pointed …

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Idaho reported 5 abortions in 2023, but the picture of access is far

WEBAccording to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, there were just five reported abortions in the state in 2023. A sharp decline from previous years, that …

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Panhandle District Health Passes Idaho's First Region-Wide Mask …

WEBFive counties in North Idaho, which includes Lake Pend Oreille seen here, are now under a mask mandate after Panhandle Health District board members …

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Atomic vets are on the verge of losing federal benefits. Congress …

WEBIn the Spring of 1947, Navy sailor Lincoln Grahlfs went to an Oakland, Calif., hospital suffering from a 103-degree fever, a strange facial abscess and an abnormal …

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How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year

WEBLarry Moore, of Camden, N.J, defied the odds — he snatched his life back from a spiral of destruction. The question is: how? For more than two years straight, …

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