MT Conference: What a Pain!
MT Conference: What a Pain! Missoula, MT – What a pain! Managing chronic pain is the topic at a conference in Missoula today and tomorrow with medical experts, state officials and consumer groups...
View ArticleNational Suicide Prevention Week Focuses on Iraq War Vets
National Suicide Prevention Week Focuses on Iraq War Vets The U.S. is losing 18 soldiers a day - on a different battleground than those in Iraq or Afghanistan. This is "National Suicide Prevention...
View ArticleAARP National Spelling Bee Champ Crowned
AARP National Spelling Bee Champ Crowned CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A new national spelling bee champ has been crowned at the AARP National Spelling Bee held in Cheyenne over the weekend. Montanan Gil Couts of...
View ArticleReport: ‘Electrosmog’ is an Emerging Public Health Issue
Report: ‘Electrosmog’ is an Emerging Public Health Issue HELENA, Mont. - Cell phones, wireless networks, and the developing "smart grid" utility technologies are being hailed as progress for...
View ArticleStimulus Dollars Remedy Some MT Health Care Woes
Stimulus Dollars Remedy Some MT Health Care Woes Helena, MT - Even as health care reform is one of the hottest debates right now, Montana is already seeing improvements in quality and affordability,...
View Article“Cannabis at the Capitol” Comes to Bozeman
“Cannabis at the Capitol” Comes to Bozeman Bozeman, MT - Cannabis at the Capitol, a day of educating and rallying for medical marijuana rights, comes to Bozeman today. Physicians, nurses, and criminal...
View ArticleReport: Montana Prisoner Headcount Holds Steady
Report: Montana Prisoner Headcount Holds Steady HELENA, Mont. - A yearly tally of state prison populations shows that, nationwide, numbers are lower than the previous year for the first time since...
View ArticleAARP National Spelling Bee: Mental Fitness Challenge for MT
AARP National Spelling Bee: Mental Fitness Challenge for MT HELENA, Mont. - Old dogs really can learn new tricks. How to train grown-up brains is going to be part of the discussion at this year's AARP...
View ArticleEnvironmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer
Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from...
View Article'Take 5 to Save Lives' Aims to Reduce MT Suicides
'Take 5 to Save Lives' Aims to Reduce MT Suicides HELENA, Mont. - Montana is consistently in the top five when it comes to a high suicide rate, and those who have lost their lives are being remembered...
View ArticleVeterans Home Defunding and Privatization Questioned
Veterans Home Defunding and Privatization Questioned HELENA, Mont. - Pressure to cut state spending has landed on the doorstep of the Montana State Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. An amendment to the...
View ArticleFoster Care Report Highlights Importance of Family
Foster Care Report Highlights Importance of Family HELENA, Mont. - A new Kids Count data snapshot of foster care in the U.S. shows a slight decline in the overall number of children in care, but it...
View ArticleReport: Jailing is Failing Kids, Public Safety and Taxpayers
Report: Jailing is Failing Kids, Public Safety and Taxpayers HELENA, Mont. - When kids act up, locking them up is the wrong thing to do in most cases. A new report from the Annie E. ...(Read More)
View Article“Sportsmen’s Heritage Act” on Congressional Docket
“Sportsmen’s Heritage Act” on Congressional Docket SEELEY LAKE, Mont. - The Wilderness Act of 1964 could see big changes under a bill in the U.S. House that will be voted on soon, as early as today....
View ArticleMontana’s Youth Incarceration Rate Drops
Montana’s Youth Incarceration Rate Drops MISSOULA, Mont. - The number of youths behind bars in Montana has dropped, mirroring a nationwide trend. A report released today by the Annie E. ...(Read More)
View ArticleReport: Medicaid Expansion Would Benefit 4,000 MT Veterans
Report: Medicaid Expansion Would Benefit 4,000 MT Veterans HELENA, Mont. - Montana lawmakers listened to about 60 people testify Monday afternoon about whether to expand Medicaid coverage under the...
View ArticlePetition Circulated for Medicaid Expansion
Petition Circulated for Medicaid Expansion HELENA, Mont. - Several groups in Montana are circulating an online petition, asking the Legislature to come back and take another vote on Medicaid expansion....
View ArticleNew Health Insurance Navigators for Montana
New Health Insurance Navigators for Montana HELENA, Mont. - Montana Community Health Centers have been enlisted to help get people signed up for health insurance coverage, something required of most...
View ArticleMT Conference: What a Pain!
MT Conference: What a Pain! Missoula, MT – What a pain! Managing chronic pain is the topic at a conference in Missoula today and tomorrow with medical experts, state officials and consumer groups...
View ArticleNational Suicide Prevention Week Focuses on Iraq War Vets
National Suicide Prevention Week Focuses on Iraq War Vets The U.S. is losing 18 soldiers a day - on a different battleground than those in Iraq or Afghanistan. This is "National Suicide Prevention...
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