The United States can expect to see a total of 240 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March, drug companies told a House subcommittee…
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Each week, Sheri McGregor gets hundreds of emails from parents shut out of their children’s lives. Every story is different, she said. What the…
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Idaho officials reported 282 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths on…
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Eastern Idaho Public Health is preparing to schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the next group of eligible recipients.…
Continue Reading The traditional working day doesn’t benefit night owls, with people who prefer to stay up late twice as likely to underperform at work as early…
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Local health officials reported 113 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths in the area…
Continue Reading After Covid-19 took the lives of half a million victims in the US, the nation’s top infectious disease expert said the mass tragedy was…
Continue Reading Decades ago, Soviet scientists researched biological weapons at a site in Volginsky, about 70 miles east of Moscow. Now, that site is being used to…
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Flags are flying at half staff. Not for one death, but for 500,000 of them. That’s how many lives have been lost in the US to…
Continue Reading Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that movie theaters would reopen in New York City next month, welcome news for an industry that has been…
Continue Reading Talking to someone on the phone for 10 minutes multiple times a week — if you’re in control of the conversation — can decrease…
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The state of Idaho is now requiring anyone seeking COVID-19 vaccines in the state to either live or work in the state.…
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The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a briefing about the COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho at 2:30 p.m.…
Continue Reading Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Friday to discuss whether to recommend Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19…
Continue Reading It could be nature’s call, the pitter-patter of little feet (No, honey, it’s not daytime yet, go back to bed) or a squirrel scampering…
Continue Reading The US has now surpassed the devastating milestone of half a million COVID-19 deaths. It’s a staggering figure that experts say did not have to…
Continue Reading It was like I had asked her to fork over her Social Security number and firstborn child. “What do you need it for? What are you going to do…
Continue Reading Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Friday to discuss whether to recommend Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19…
Continue Reading A study that found teachers — not students — were the probable source of several school-related Covid-19 outbreaks highlights the need to…
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A St. Charles couple that died from the coronavirus just days apart spent the entirety of 2020 isolated at home, their family…
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A preliminary study involving 813 Quebec health-care workers who tested positive for COVID-19 has shown that people with the coronavirus could lose…
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The Pratt & Whitney engine that failed minutes into United Airlines flight 328 showed signs of metal fatigue, investigators with the National…
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 332 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden is slated to deliver remarks and participate in a candle-lighting ceremony Monday evening at the White House as the country…
Continue Reading Shannon was used to her socially awkward son being bullied by other boys at the private school he attends in Atlanta. But when she picked him up from…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden honored the 500,000 American lives lost to coronavirus on Monday, speaking of the collective grief of a nation and in personal…
Continue Reading Local health officials reported 147 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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A nightmare of this magnitude seemed unfathomable just a year ago. Half a million US lives have been lost to COVID-19. That’s more than the…
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Legislation defining pandemics that would appear to eliminate the coronavirus pandemic from qualifying as an emergency in Idaho is going to the…
Continue Reading The US Food and Drug Administration has issued updated guidance for companies that plan to adapt their COVID-19 medical products — including…
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The Teton County Health Department opened registration Monday for the following population groups listed below.…
Continue Reading On the brink of a devastating milestone — 500,000 US COVID-19 deaths — the US is at a crossroads in the course of this pandemic. While…
Continue Reading This week is President Joe Biden’s first big test, as his massive relief COVID-19 relief bill comes together on the Hill with very little…
Continue Reading New data shows that the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine “provides high levels of protection against infection and…
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it’s “possible” Americans will still need to wear masks in 2022 to protect against the…
Continue Reading Throughout Olivia Thompson’s 12-hour shift as a cardiac and Covid-19 nurse in Chandler, Arizona, she closely monitors the oxygen levels of…
Continue Reading The last 12 months have been tolling for Linda Harris, who lives in a small Southwest Georgia city hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.…
Continue Reading From Washington state to Florida, from California to Massachusetts, facilities are opening to help the growing number of Americans who suffer from…
Continue Reading The United States will within hours record its unfathomable 500,000th death from COVID-19 paradoxically at a moment of rare hope in the pandemic. Yet…
Continue Reading Just over a year since the first known US COVID-19 death, more than 500,000 people will have died from the disease by the end of this week.…
Continue Reading Here’s some background information about cloning, a process of creating an identical copy of an original. Facts Reproductive Cloning is the…
Continue Reading Covid-19 trends may be encouraging in recent weeks — but a new forecast offered a grim reminder the US is not in the clear. More than 497,500…
Continue Reading Black History Month is a celebration of Black excellence and you are invited. Right now, all over the United States, Black families are teaching the…
Continue Reading Meet Finn and Budgie, rabbits that are more than just lovable companions. They provide their owners with emotional support. “So many people…
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 197 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading Local health officials reported 83 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading Health experts have said that data so far has shown that COVID-19 vaccines prevent symptoms of the virus — but a new study suggests that the…
Continue Reading Synthetic chemicals called phthalates are damaging children’s brain development and therefore must be immediately banned from consumer…
Continue Reading In the fight against Covid-19, the pulse oximeter has been an essential tool for doctors and other medical professionals. But the small device that…
Continue Reading It’s National Love Your Pet Day on Saturday, and a couple animal buddies in particular are earning their snuggles. Rabbits Finn and Budgie are…
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Orlando (WESH) — Orange County health officials say two women dressed up as elderly…
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) and Southwest District Health have confirmed the first known infection with a known variant of…
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 314 new COVID-19 cases on…
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From the start of the pandemic, there were predictions of a baby boom, with many couples stuck at home and little else to…
Continue Reading The Idaho COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee (CVAC) will send recommendations for several additional clarifications to Group 2 and the results of a…
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The Pocatello United Way is reaching out to help families especially hard hit by…
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Coronavirus cases on the Idaho State University campus in Pocatello took a pretty big jump this past…
Continue Reading Local health officials reported 115 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading House Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an…
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With declining demand, Portneuf Medical Center has announced it will move all COVID-19 testing from the current location at Idaho Central Credit…
Continue Reading People of color have been vastly underrepresented in US-based vaccine trials for the last decade, according to a new study released Friday by…
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It’s been almost a year since Michael Reagan, 50, came down with COVID-19. “I woke up first thing in the morning and I felt really hot…
Continue Reading It was late May. The world was helplessly watching as the COVID-19 pandemic advanced unimpeded country after country in what would later be called…
Continue Reading The United States is seeing a large decline in new COVID-19 cases — but there’s a major caveat. According to a CNN analysis of data from…
Continue Reading Although the rise of COVID-19 variants in the United States could spell trouble, pharmaceutical companies and scientists are confident vaccines will…
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Food and food packaging are highly unlikely to spread COVID-19, the US Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture and the Centers for…
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Pocatello’s face covering ordinance will remain in effect until at least March 4.…
Continue Reading The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to retail pharmacies had just begun and Lisa Foster of Dublin, Ohio, felt like she was “playing a slot…
Continue Reading When I was a kid, there was no such thing as a social and emotional curriculum. Feelings were something to work out on the playground, or after the…
Continue Reading Two letters to major medical journals this week provide fuel for the argument that in these times of scarce coronavirus vaccine, people can skip…
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health just received notification this week’s vaccine shipment is delayed due to the extreme weather across the US.…
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 286 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths on…
Continue Reading Local health officials reported 91 new COVID-19 cases and one new death in the area…
Continue Reading The US will have to work “double time” to make up for COVID-19 vaccination delays this week caused by the winter weather that has ravaged…
Continue Reading Just 10 countries have administered 75% of the world’s available COVID-19 vaccine supply, while more than 130 countries haven’t even…
Continue Reading Some vaccine providers have been forced to cancel COVID-19 vaccine appointments due to the winter weather that has ravaged much of the US and caused…
Continue Reading Life expectancy in the US dropped a full year in the first half of 2020, according to a report published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease…
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Burnout and fatigue from the nursing community has dominated COVID-19…
Continue Reading COVID-19 case rates among children track much more consistently with overall case rates in a state than with trends in in-person learning in K-12…
Continue Reading The frigid temperatures, snow and ice that have devastated parts of the country are having an impact on COVID-19 vaccinations, delaying deliveries…
Continue Reading COVID-19 variants are threatening to cause another surge of infections, health officials warned Wednesday, and it’s now more important than…
Continue Reading A 95-year old COVID-19 survivor in the South Valley is hoping her story will inspire others to socially distance and wear a…
Continue Reading If you’re planning to travel to France, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Americans may soon be able to choose between two clearly labeled levels of face mask protection while browsing store shelves. The new national mask…
Continue Reading Tessa Miller was just 23 when her nightmare of deadly infections, procedures and misdiagnoses began. Over the next several years, Miller tried dozens…
Continue Reading If you’re planning to travel to Hawaii, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading The scene sits at the core of tense debate across America. In the city of Atlanta’s public schools, masks cover the faces of children and teachers,…
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In response to the local decrease in COVID-19 cases, Portneuf Medical Center is revising its visitation policies.…
Continue Reading The Biden administration is relishing the chance to put its new-and-improved distribution program on display with the release of the forthcoming…
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 408 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths on…
Continue Reading Local health officials reported 103 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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A new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday suggests that Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine can protect people…
Continue Reading New coronavirus variants could lead to a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, and can “dangerously accelerate the trajectory of the pandemic,”…
Continue Reading People with mental disorders have been found to be at higher risk of developing age-related diseases, but not necessarily at greater risk of aging…
Continue Reading Severe weather around the United States will delay COVID-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming days, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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A snowstorm in Utah has delayed business hours, closed doors for the day and postponed COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, weather officials…
Continue Reading As the debate rages over when it’s safe for children to resume in-person classes, 28 states plus Washington, DC, are allowing some or all of…
Continue Reading The world’s first COVID-19 human challenge study will begin within a month in the UK, deliberately exposing up to 90 healthy young people to…
Continue Reading People who survive a bout of COVID-19 with mild symptoms or even no symptoms may be able to thank their Neanderthal ancestors, a new study suggests.…
Continue Reading Lowering COVID-19 cases across the US isn’t only critical to helping prevent another surge fueled by variants — it also makes vaccines…
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