March 14, 2023, 6:02am Health
The days of jungle juice and kegs at college parties could be over, as a new “very concerning” drinking trend is all the rage — sending numerous students to the hospital for alcohol poisoning, and worrying officials about potentially fatal consequences. Read story
March 14, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive
At Lacamas Park on a gray and rainy afternoon in early March, Dylan Koller, who writes under the pen name Dylan Alexander, practiced “animal flow” with his two oldest kids. The three laughed together while pretending to be a bear, a crab and any other animal that came to mind. Read story
March 14, 2023, 6:00am Entertainment
Bindi Irwin has posted an encouraging personal message about her journey to an endometriosis diagnosis and her bliss after pain-relieving surgery. “There’s stigma around this awful disease,” the “Crikey! It’s the Irwins” star said, and she wants other women in the same situation to have hope — something she didn’t… Read story
March 14, 2023, 6:00am Health
Eli Lilly plans to slash the cost of some of its most popular insulin drugs later this year for people with and without insurance, in a move that could make the lifesaving medication more affordable for some patients living with diabetes. Read story
March 12, 2023, 6:01am Health
Water samples taken from the drinking fountain the station replaced had a lead concentration of 10 parts per billion — twice Montana’s legal limit for schools of 5 parts per billion for the toxic metal. Read story
March 12, 2023, 6:00am Health
Roughly 1 in 4 American parents lied to or misled others about their child’s COVID-19 status at the height of the pandemic, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Network Open, a journal of the Chicago-based American Medical Association. Read story
March 12, 2023, 6:00am Health
Jennifer Mitchell remembered getting a call nearly two years ago that her 69-year-old husband, Bill, had crashed his car and had been committed to the Montana State Hospital, the state-run psychiatric hospital for adults about 20 miles from their home in Butte. Read story
March 10, 2023, 8:09am Health
On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines. Read story