Health

We are so short of doctors and specialists we cannot keep up with the demand.

Plans to develop a four-year medical school on the west end of Billings has been proposed by Rocky Vista University (RVA).

Residents of Yellowstone County, who are in the 1A or 1B priority group, can make online appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccination at the free clinic next week.

There will be five individual clinics next week inside Cedar Hall at Metra Park, and appointments can be made online.

The announcement was made as Governor Gianforte signed Senate Bill 65 into law. SB 65 is the COVID-19 liability protection bill that the governor said he wanted to have in place prior to lifting the statewide mask directive.

The average number of positive COVID-19 cases in Yellowstone County has dropped to its lowest level since September 2020, with a plan to have a "large" vaccination event next week.

When it comes to breaking this bad habit, some states have gone above and beyond for the sake of public health.

Well, we're about a month in to the legislative session. So I figured it might be a good time to throw out a question. Have we seen a massive spike in COVID-19 case numbers in Lewis & Clark County, the home county of our state's capitol in Helena?

The Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative will be similar to the "community-driven" project that residents, leaders and organizations on the south side began in 2017.

According to the survey, a "great majority" of residents around Billings "definitely or probably plan" to receive the vaccine.

40 years ago there weren't any gyms around, just a YMCA or a couple of places to lift weights. So what changed?

The state of healthcare spending in the U.S. has experienced fluctuations in recent years.