Health Care

Western Idaho Community Health Collaborative, or WICHC for short, has an action plan to try to address the top three concerns of community members.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

The recommendations come during flu season, with cases of norovirus on the rise across the country.

Climate change has many effects on our world, from extreme heat to drought to floods, which in turn affect people and their health.

Though hospitals work to solve people's health problems, the waste they produce can lead to making patients sicker, which is something many health care institutions would like to change.

Earlier this year, a young family's newborn baby unexpectedly died, and despite there being national standards for death investigations, Bonneville's county coroner did not order an autopsy.

Some Idaho lawmakers have tried to curb or overturn Medicaid expansion as recently as the 2024 legislative session, and supporters of the program have been lobbying diligently to keep it going.

When we think about taking care of our health, dental hygiene isn't usually the first thing that comes to mind, but as it turns out, it plays a big role in our overall wellbeing.

A panel discussion about the issues facing healthcare systems and how those issues are impacting care for Idahoans.

Idaho healthcare providers are facing critical challenges, from threats to Medicaid to workforce shortages to cyberattacks.