MT: Health
Monday, April 29, 2024
Advocates ask MT Supreme Court to allow minors gender-affirming care
Advocates for end-of-life care options in Montana have asked the state Supreme Court to uphold an injunction of a bill banning gender-affirming care f…
Montana clinicians want confidential mental health treatment
By Katheryn Houghton for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Big Sky Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service …
MT health care workers vote on large pay increase
A group of health-care workers in Montana will learn tomorrow whether their new union contract has been ratified. The tentative deal, between SEIU 7…
MT faces unique challenges during Heart Month
Doctors in Montana are asking people to pay close attention to their cardiac health during February, which is National Heart Month - especially since …
MT Tribes grapple with crippling suicide rate
By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Big Sky Connection reporting for the KFF Health News/Public News …
Health report: Bright spots and warning signs in Montana
New data from the United Health Foundation show a handful of significant and chronic health conditions on the rise across the U.S. But there is …
Montana researchers awarded $12.3 million grant for tuberculosis vaccine
Researchers at the University of Montana have been awarded more than more than $12 million from the National Institutes of Health to continue their wo…
Increased renter restrictions target emotional-support animals
Fair-housing advocates are concerned about changes the Legislature made to tighten restrictions on emotional-support animals for Montana renters…
MT Partnership Trains Nursing Assistants to Address Critical Shortage
Facing a critical shortage of front line health care workers, the Montana Department of Labor and Industry has partnered with the Blackfeet Indian …
Montana's Youth-Led Climate Case Could Set Precedent
Now in its fifth day, 16 kids are participating in a court trial with a lawsuit accusing Montana state agencies and the governor of compromising the …
Healthy Kids Study Shows Dramatic Lack of Montana Child Care
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count Data Book ranks Montana 18th nationally in overall child well-being. The just-released numbers showed …
MT Mental Health Advocates Push for Access to Alzheimer's Treatment
During Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, doctors are encouraged by the results of two new drugs being used in clinical trials. In Montana…