Rachel Sun
Journalist, Health CareRachel Sun is a multimedia journalist covering health care and other stories around the Northwest with a special interest in reporting on underrepresented groups. Sun writes and produces radio and print news stories as part of a collaborative agreement between Northwest Public Broadcasting, The Lewiston Tribune, and the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
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Experts say there’s a growing need for more people in the nuclear workforce as energy demands increase. At Washington State University’s Nuclear Science Center, they’re ramping up research and training to meet that need. -
About 8% of the student population walked out on Monday morning -
Among leading cancer-related deaths for young people, mortality has decreased. But there’s one outlier. -
Almost three months after cuts to acute behavioral health services in Idaho, three former patients who used the service have died. -
A Virginia-based lobby group is trying to change Idaho state funding for the state’s largest medical education program. They want to make it contingent on adopting policies that are against diversity, equity and inclusion programs. But educators who run the program say they already follow state law. -
Mental health providers in Idaho say they’re having difficulty stabilizing severely ill patients after the state cut Medicaid funding for certain behavioral health programs -
Health insurance enrollment on healthcare.gov and state marketplaces dropped by about 1.4 million people this year. That’s according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -
If you’re thinking about donating blood, now may be the perfect time. -
The case involved a small backyard flock. No human cases have been confirmed -
What is direct primary care, and how does it work?
