Pandemic

A new report shows preschool enrollment rates dropped significantly during the pandemic. In the Mountain West, the rates of decline varied widely.

The White House is launching a permanent office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response. The new office will work to prepare and respond to biological threats and pathogens that can lead to pandemic. The office replaces the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Office.

While we still struggle with cases of COVID-19 and its variants many are looking back over the past three years to figure out what we did right and what we did wrong, with an eye toward the next global outbreak of a virus.

Rachel Spacek with Idaho Statesman; Clark Corbin with the Idaho Capital Sun; Nate Eaton, News Director at EastIdahoNews.com; Scott McIntosh, Opinion Editor at the Idaho Statesman; Madelyn Beck, Mountain West News Bureau Reporter with Boise State Public Radio.

Spending on dietary supplements has jumped dramatically during the pandemic. That’s giving Northern Nevada companies in the supplement industry a big boost. But it’s also raising concerns for healthcare providers.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on health care workers across the country as they struggle with another onslaught of patients. How has this affected the future doctors of our state?

Trial delays caused by the pandemic meant that Christopher Gauntlett spent 525 days in jail in Nevada before he was found not guilty. His case likely isn’t unique.

As the economy reopens, restaurants remain far from pre-pandemic employment levels.

Most students enrolled half-time or more in college typically aren't eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), sometimes known...

New federal data show Idaho’s per-capita suicide rate was improving before the pandemic. But early numbers indicate that trend reversed in 2020. Idaho had…