When the COVID-19 pandemic reached the Inland Northwest almost three years ago, Dr. Max Williams started seeing a change in some of his patients that shocked him: People he had treated successfully for years no longer trusted him.Read More
Community care providers that serve people with disabilities across Idaho started receiving funds they had originally expected in July late last month.Read More
Idaho’s hospitals are feeling the strain from the “tripledemic” of RSV, flu and COVID-19, officials say. Dr. Jim Souza is the chief physician executive at St. Luke’s Health System in Boise.Read More
Officials say children have lowest vaccination rate, urge regular masking in crowded, confined spacesRead More
Almost three years after COVID-19, some “long COVID” patients still struggling with symptoms Read More
Moscow Middle School will close Friday after a third of its 499 students called out sick Tuesday and Wednesday. Read More
Photo via Pixabay Listen (Runtime 1:32) Read While police continue to search for the killer of the four University of Idaho students who were murdered in Moscow last month, local […]Read More
Read The Pullman Regional Hospital Auxiliary is holding its 17th annual Christmas tree raffle now through Dec. 14 to provide patient comfort care items. Those comfort care items include massage […]Read More
Starting Dec. 1, users will be redirected to the coronavirus landing page on doh.wa.gov from the state coronavirus response website. Read The Washington State Department of Health announced in a […]Read More
The Council on Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington helps older people and those living with disabilities to live independently, and provides services such as case management for […]Read More
Cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, have been steadily rising in Washington and Idaho along with pediatric hospitalizations. Influenza and COVID-19 also pose a risk, creating what experts are […]Read More
Dr. Preetha Rosen sits at the edge of the bed inside one of two sleep suites at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho. Credit: Zach Wilkinson/the Lewiston Tribune Listen (Runtime […]Read More
Police Chief James Fry speaks at a press conference Wednesday evening in Moscow, Idaho. Credit: Rachel Sun Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read Police currently have no suspect for a quadruple homicide […]Read More
Social workers Bethany Enter (left) and April Thompson pose for a photo with a quilt of valor draped around their shoulders on Thursday. The two run the We Honor Veterans […]Read More
Courtesy SAMHSA Listen (Runtime 1:59) Read Since July of this year, people experiencing a mental health crisis have been urged to call 988. When they reach it, an automated message […]Read More
Photo courtesy CHAS Health Read LEWISTON — Residents of the Lewis-Clark Valley could have access to more behavioral health care services by this spring. CHAS Health will open the first […]Read More
Matt Forge will officially step into his new role as Pullman Regional Hospital CEO on Wednesday. Listen (Runtime 1:45) Read PULLMAN — After years of work, Lewiston native Matt Forge […]Read More
Dr. Ric Minundri has practiced on the Palouse since 2002 and has over 30 years experience as an OB-GYN. Read Local OB-GYN Dr. Ric Minudri will host a free Q&A […]Read More
Dr. Sallee Jones is a surgeon at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, with a focus on breast cancer and benign breast disease. Dr. Byron Wright is a […]Read More
Becca Ewing sits in her jogger Wednesday Oct. 19 at East City Park in Moscow. Photo by Rachel Sun Listen (Runtime 4:01) Read Every day, when Lorie Ewing wakes up, […]Read More
Janet Schroeder puts on protective gear for COVID precaution before heading into a patients room at the Pullman Regional Hospital Emergency Room on Saturday, Sept. 24. Photo courtesy August Frank/the […]Read More
From left: John Huckabay; mother Susan Huckabay; sister Kathy Williams; Kathy’s husband, Rich Williams; Scott Green, University of Idaho president; and Jeff Seegmiller, Idaho WWAMI program dean. Courtesy Brad Martin/University […]Read More
A mother and child. Photo via Pixabay. Listen (Runtime 1:02) Read The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is celebrating enrollment week and encouraging anyone who […]Read More
Photo via Unsplash Read CLARKSTON — Tri-State Memorial Hospital will hold a two-day flu shot clinic Oct. 19 and 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. The clinic […]Read More
Suan Kilgore holds a photo of her late husband, Dale Goble, in her Moscow home on Friday. Photo courtesy Zach Wilkinson/the Lewiston Tribune Listen (Runtime 4:23) Read There came a […]Read More
Despite lower numbers than other age groups, seniors are seeing an increased rate of STIs. Photo courtesy August Frank/The Lewiston Tribune Listen (Runtime 3:21) Read High blood pressure, diabetes and […]Read More
Northwest Indian College’s future Health and Wellness Center will be located on the college’s main campus on the Lummi Nation Reservation near Bellingham, Wash. The project is expected to break […]Read More
A student walks in front of the University of Idaho Administration Building Friday evening. Photo by Rachel Sun Listen (Runtime 3:29) Read The University of Idaho is facing backlash from […]Read More
Director Betty Rodgers prepares for Stacie Vaughan’s interview in Hope, Indiana for the filming of “I Married the War.” Courtesy Betty Rodgers Listen (Runtime 1:46) Read Many people have heard […]Read More
WWAMI’s first class in 1972 was a group of roughly 30 students from Washington and Idaho. Pictured from left to right in the front row: Gayle Anderson, Jeff Hummel, arms […]Read More
Listen (Runtime 0:59) Read Idaho residents getting COVID-19 booster shots will now receive an updated vaccine to target BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants. The boosters are available to anyone 12 […]Read More
Grant County identified its first case of MPV, also known as monkeypox, on Tuesday. According to a press release from Grant County Media, the patient is in good health.Read More
A haze of smoke over Pullman is visible from the top floor of Jackson Hall at Washington State University Tuesday. Photo by Rachel Sun Listen (Runtime 1:03) Read As smoke […]Read More
Richard Eggleston Listen (Runtime :59) Read When Richard Eggleston started writing Opinion page columns about COVID-19 for the Lewiston Tribune in early 2021, his writing garnered strong criticism from readers […]Read More
Photo courtesy of Pixabay Listen (Runtime :50) Read The portal is also open to Idaho residents, but it is not currently one of the “collaborating states.” Washington residents previously had […]Read More
An analysis of county-by-county data in Idaho showed over the course of 10 years, 39 out of 44 counties saw at least some increase in obesity.Read More
Whitman County residents could be getting access to an updated COVID-19 booster to target the dominant omicron variants of the virus as early as Sept. 9.Read More
Palouse Urology will host a free prostate cancer screening and exam clinic from 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 825 SE Bishop Blvd. Suite 101 in Pullman.Read More
Listen (Runtime 0:56) Read Idaho currently has about 9,000 unfilled health care positions, according to a report by the Idaho Business for Education. In that report, the group published recommendations […]Read More
The Idaho state flags hangs in the rotunda of the statehouse in Boise. CREDIT: James Dawson/BSPR Listen (Runtime 0:56) Read A federal judge has blocked part of Idaho’s near-total abortion […]Read More
Idaho residents have the eight highest medical debt nationally. Courtesy Pixabay Listen (Runtime 50 seconds) Read An analysis of data from the Consumer Protection Bureau showed Idaho ranks eighth in […]Read More
The Garfield County Hospital District’s main building uses a boiler from an old steam ship for their heating, and swamp coolers as the main form of air conditioning. Staff say […]Read More
Image courtesy Pixabay Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read The Washington Department of Health released updated guidelines for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in K-12 schools and childcare on Friday, including updates […]Read More
Listen (Runtime 3:14) Read Though no cases of MPV, also known as monkeypox, have been confirmed in Whitman county or north central Idaho, health officials say cases in Washington have […]Read More
Chitter Bug, a mixed breed dog between the ages of 6 and 8, jumps up with her tongue out as Sierah Beeler offers a treat Tuesday at the Humane Society […]Read More
University of Idaho students Sebastian Rueda, from left, Rene Maura and Chris Bitikofer test functionality of a device called “Blue Sabino,” which stands for Bilateral Upper-limb Exoskeleton for Simultaneous Assessment […]Read More
An expansion map shows some of the proposed additions at Pullman Regional Hospital. Courtesy of Pullman Regional Hospital/Design West Architects Listen (Runtime 1:43) Read Staff at Pullman Regional Hospital said […]Read More
Madeline Franz, reserve firefighter and EMT for the Pullman Fire Department, holds up cold packs used to treat heat illness. Photo by Rachel Sun Listen (Runtime 1:31) Read People working […]Read More
Photo courtesy of Pixabay Listen (Runtime 0:47) Read In the past month, the Northwest has seen a rise in COVID-19 cases — but just how many is unclear. The Washington […]Read More
A field growing marijuana, image from Pixabay. Listen (Runtime 1:35) Read More people are using cannabis than ever for recreation and medicinal purposes. Among those users, adults older than 50 […]Read More
