A Canyon County resident over the age of 65 is Idaho’s first reported human case of West Nile virus meningitis this year, public health officials announced Monday. The infected person was hospitalized but is recovering at home, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced in a news release.  Infected mosquitoes spread West Nile virus […]

Three Idahoans over the age of 55 died from heat-related complications in the past week, state health officials announced Thursday.  The cluster of deaths — the first heat-related deaths reported in Idaho this year —  came as temperatures in the state were often above 90 degrees. Wildfires have also pushed most Idaho counties into air […]

Starting next year, Idahoans on Medicaid expansion will need to prove they’re working to keep accessing the health insurance public assistance program. That’s only if they don’t meet one of several carveouts, like going to school, or being a caregiver for young kids or people with disabilities.  State officials think most of the roughly 85,000 […]