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For people on a tight budget, routine dental care can often fall to the wayside. NWPB’s Rachel Sun reports from a student dental clinic - which can cost a fraction of the normal price.
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Courtesy: PixabayMultiple children who attend Asotin-Anatone School District in eastern Washington are receiving post-exposure prophylaxis treatment after being exposed to a bat that tested positive for rabies. -
Rachel Sun/NWPBOver the next few years, the state of Idaho is slated to receive close to a billion dollars in rural healthcare grants. -
August Frank/The Lewiston TribuneTriState Health’s newest OB-GYN provider, Dr. Caroline Rolofson, says she’s excited to help build up healthcare access in the Lewis-Clark Valley.
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Two nurse-midwives have returned to obstetrics care at a hospital in Lewiston, Idaho. They had temporarily lost their hospital privileges due to a lack of supporting physicians. -
For the first time, the United States Forest Service authorized the use of N95 respirators for federal wildland firefighters. -
Two nurse-midwives are currently unable to deliver babies at a Lewiston, Idaho hospital. That’s because a physician stepped down from their support role. -
Vitalant — a nonprofit blood donation center with locations in Washington and Idaho — says it’s in critical need of donors -
Mentees and family say a Grangeville doctor’s career is marked by a dedication to service and love for people -
Native American people face a higher rate of type 2 diabetes than the general population. Several regional tribes are offering diabetes management programs to help patients fight those odds. -
Doctors are needed everywhere — but especially in rural and historically underserved populations. Washington State University hosted an event to show students how they can get into medicine. -
Four months after a program for severely mentally ill people was defunded in Idaho, the state’s Legislature moved to temporarily bring back funding for assertive community treatment, or ACT. -
When he was diagnosed with cancer, Sean Cassidy thought his life was over. He says he couldn’t have been more wrong. -
Among leading cancer-related deaths for young people, mortality has decreased. But there’s one outlier.
