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Coronavirus strains first detected in California are officially ‘variants of concern,’ CDC says
Two coronavirus strains first detected in California are now officially “variants of concern,” according to the US Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingTwo coronavirus strains first detected in California are now officially “variants of concern,” according to the US Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingCanada has expanded its rollout of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, reversing an earlier recommendation that it not to be given to…
Continue ReadingIf you’re planning to travel to Thailand, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingStrawberries continue to lead the “Dirty Dozen” list of fruits and veggies that contain the highest levels of pesticides, followed by…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in mid-February released guidelines for a safe return to school. The agency emphasized five ways to…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in mid-February released guidelines for a safe return to school. The agency emphasized five ways to…
Continue ReadingSt. Patrick’s Day was the first major holiday of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, and we’ve learned sobering lessons since then. Young,…
Continue ReadingThe average number of people getting a Covid-19 vaccination each day is at its highest, but officials are still concerned that many Americans are…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 350 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingThe timeline for any Idaho adult to get a COVID-19 vaccine is moving…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 187 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue ReadingThe fastest way to get back to a safe, mask-free life is for everyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But just because you’ve gotten a shot of…
Continue ReadingBasic American Foods (BAF) announced Tuesday plans to host COVID-19 vaccinations clinics for current employees at each of their East Idaho…
Continue ReadingFor millions of kids across the country, it may soon be back-to-school time — finally. After a long and incredibly hard year, the pieces of…
Continue ReadingYou can participate in an hour-long statewide telephone town hall with Idaho Governor Brad Little and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a surreal year for travel as the COVID-19 pandemic brought aviation to a halt, museums and hotels shuttered their doors and once…
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a briefing about the COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho at 2:30 p.m.…
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson County Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed from March 16 through March 19 due to a probable case of COVID-19 among DMV…
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organization’s vaccine safety experts were due to meet Tuesday to discuss the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as the list…
Continue ReadingExperts are worried some Americans are letting up too early — at a critical time when looming dangers are threatening to wipe out the progress…
Continue ReadingThe first children have been vaccinated in Moderna’s Phase 2/3 pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial, the company announced Tuesday in a statement.…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus lockdowns led to air quality improvements in most countries, but the level of pollutants will likely rise as governments lift…
Continue ReadingDid you know that what you eat can affect your sleep? That’s right — there are foods that can help us enjoy a blissful night’s…
Continue ReadingWhite House staff working in-person are no longer tested for COVID-19 every day as those on campus have been increasingly vaccinated, a recent change…
Continue ReadingNearly half of parents reported their teenagers faced new or worsening mental health conditions since the pandemic began, a new poll has found. A…
Continue ReadingIn the first week of March, more than 20% of blood donations from unvaccinated people had COVID-19 antibodies, according to data shared with CNN by…
Continue ReadingAllergies aren’t just a sneezy seasonal annoyance. Hay fever has major health and economic consequences. It exacerbates asthma and weakens…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 421 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingIt all came down to 15…
Continue ReadingA Bonneville County Jail inmate passed away Sunday while being treated at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for sickness related to COVID-19. …
Continue ReadingOn Monday, vaccine eligibility opened up to Idahoans 55 and older with underlying medical conditions and to people in a variety of jobs, like…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 178 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue ReadingIdaho State University student pharmacists, nurses, dental hygienists and physician assistants have helped nearly 5,000 people get COVID-19 vaccines…
Continue ReadingThere’s lots of great news about COVID-19 vaccines and one major catch. First, the good news: — A record-high 2.4 million vaccine doses…
Continue ReadingThe White House is racing to prevent and prepare for a potential fourth coronavirus surge as more transmissible coronavirus variants spread across…
Continue ReadingThere’s lots of great news about Covid-19 vaccines and one major catch. First, the good news: — Almost 6 million Americans received a…
Continue ReadingBrazil is pulling ahead in the race that no one wants to win. Over the past month, the South American nation has blown past a series of grisly…
Continue ReadingIn the next few weeks, the Biden administration will launch a national vaccine promotional campaign aimed at encouraging hesitant Americans to get…
Continue ReadingFacebook is rolling out a handful of new tools on its platforms to help people get vaccinated against COVID-19. The tech giant, which owns Instagram…
Continue ReadingThere’s good reason to be optimistic about where the US could be by summer as COVID-19 vaccinations accelerate. But right now, there are…
Continue ReadingFederal COVID-19 guidelines “will be much more liberal” by the Fourth of July if US cases drop as more Americans are vaccinated, Dr.…
Continue ReadingWhat was nice about the Before Times was that, for most people, social interactions and outings could be carefree. We miss them, and that’s a…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has spawned another global health crisis some have dubbed “coronasomnia” — an inability to fall asleep or get good quality…
Continue ReadingWe have passed a year since the initial COVID-19 shutdowns. That means a year of working from home, business casual from the waist up, and staring at…
Continue ReadingIt’s been hellish, and it will likely go down as the toughest stretch in many Americans’ lives. One year ago Saturday, the country went…
Continue ReadingDon’t be fooled by the packed beaches and rollback of safety mandates in several states. Covid-19 is still spreading rampantly and must be…
Continue ReadingIn Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell interview Sunday with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, one takeaway was that help for mental health is still hard to…
Continue ReadingNow one year into the pandemic, we know more about how coronavirus spreads, how to treat it, and we now have multiple…
Continue ReadingUS health officials say how Americans act in the coming weeks could help determine how the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold. While infection…
Continue ReadingAs spring break travel picks up and states increasingly drop Covid-19 restrictions, Dr. Francis Collins, the National Institutes of Health director,…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 293 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 170 new COVID-19 cases…
Continue ReadingI spent the week of March 9, 2020, in the office, sitting across from my patients, one after another, in my office. We talked about relationship…
Continue ReadingEli Lilly and Company’s experimental intravenous drug donanemab could slow the cognitive decline of patients with Alzheimer’s disease,…
Continue ReadingTeachers and school staff want to return to the classroom with their students, education experts said. But after a year of the pandemic, managing…
Continue ReadingWhat was nice about the Before Times was that, for most people, social interactions and outings could be carefree. We miss them, and that’s a…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 333 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 176 new cases and one new death…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee (CVAC) will send a recommendation to Gov. Brad Little on the process for vaccinating Idahoans between…
Continue ReadingFollowing the Statewide Mask Requirement removal announcement on Monday, the Teton District Health Officer requested a local health order to allow…
Continue ReadingAt the height of a luminous career in genetics, Ron Davis, professor of biochemistry and genetics at Stanford University in California, switched to…
Continue ReadingDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been “concerning” declines in childhood vaccinations against other infectious diseases, Dr.…
Continue ReadingSince the start of the pandemic, the most terrifying task in health care was thought to be when a doctor put a breathing tube down the trachea of a…
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Bruce Skaug says he received a positive COVID-19 test Friday morning.…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its guidance for childcare programs during the pandemic, emphasizing the…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 numbers may be on the decline in the United States after a year of collective grief. But with tens of thousands of deaths expected over the…
Continue ReadingA granddaughter came to her grandmother’s apartment bearing a unique gift — it was a prescription for a hug. It had been a year since…
Continue ReadingMadison Memorial Hospital has been named one of the nation’s top 100 rural and community hospitals by the Chartis Group.…
Continue ReadingYou may remember the Walck family from Lake Ariel. Scott Walck, his wife, and two sons battled the virus when it first appeared in Wayne County in…
Continue ReadingIf you’re slightly intimidated by — or not really into — cardio workouts but still want to burn calories and lose weight,…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 numbers may be on the decline in the United States after a year of collective grief. But with tens of thousands of deaths expected over the…
Continue ReadingExactly one year after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic and about three months since the first Americans…
Continue ReadingAs we come to the year mark when the first case of COVID-19 appeared in Idaho, the number of active cases in the state seems to be…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 364 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingA federal regulatory agency is approaching the deadline to decide whether masks should be required at workplaces in the United States, in response to…
Continue ReadingWesley Hamilton remembers the moment nine years ago when his life changed forever. On January 14, 2012, Hamilton got caught up in an altercation with…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 179 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue ReadingTeton County, Wyoming has moved into the “orange” (moderate) risk level for COVID-19 due to an increase in cases.…
Continue ReadingThe allure, and controversy, surrounding princess play is a familiar story. Girls want to be princesses. Parents fret over their daughters wanting to…
Continue ReadingToday, March 11, marks one year since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, a pandemic. In…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden signed into law Thursday the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the…
Continue ReadingA rural Idaho high school isn’t hosting a prom this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but a group of parents planned to throw their own —…
Continue ReadingMore than 29 million cases have been reported in the US since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic one year ago.…
Continue ReadingThe Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provides less protection in cancer patients than healthy individuals following a single dose, a new real-world…
Continue ReadingStaggering numbers of health care workers — more than one in five — have experienced anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress…
Continue ReadingThe European Union’s (EU) medicines regulator has recommended authorizing Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine. The…
Continue ReadingAn increasing number of states and communities say they are planning to resume or expand in-person learning a year into the coronavirus pandemic, as…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 456 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 179 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths in the area…
Continue ReadingUltrathin dolls could be detrimental to young girls’ body image, a new study has shown. Researchers observed 5- to 9-year-olds playing with…
Continue ReadingIdaho State University has announced plans to return to full in-person instruction and campus activities in Fall 2021.…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is directing the US Department of Health and Human Services to purchase an additional 100 million…
Continue ReadingEarly in the pandemic, young people from all racial and ethnic minority groups had higher Covid-19 case rates than non-Hispanic White people under…
Continue ReadingUtah’s governor says all people age 18 and over in the state will become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines on April 1.…
Continue ReadingFreezing Thin Mints before devouring them, one by one, is as fancy as some of us get during Girl Scout cookie season. But this year, two pastry chefs…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has so far declined to issue new guidance on travel for vaccinated Americans due to concerns about…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, is associated with an estimated 64% higher risk of dying from…
Continue ReadingFormer first lady Michelle Obama spoke candidly in an interview published Wednesday about her struggles with low-grade depression during the Covid-19…
Continue ReadingMarch 26 marks the one-year anniversary of Lauren Thomas Mandel’s COVID-19 infection — and she and her family are still feeling the…
Continue ReadingNearly one in 10 Americans — more than 32 million people — are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers…
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