Wyoming’s U.S. senators aim to lower costs for Medicare patients by capping prescription drug costs.
Spouses of politicians like governors or presidents often take up the mantle of a social issue, a complement to their companions’ policy agendas. Wyoming first lady Jennie Gordon has unveiled the issue she wants to tackle: childhood food insecurity and hunger.
The newest member of Grace Peck’s family wasted no time coming into the world.
Friends and family of Ana Maretic received bad news at the end of December. Maretic, a longtime vet technician at Jackson’s Animal Care Clinic who was battling cancer, has passed away.
Wyoming’s senators have co-sponsored a bill that aims to lower prescription drug prices, particularly for patients covered by Medicare.
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The Teton County Health Department and library are teaming up on an initiative to test people for sexually transmitted diseases.
It’s flu season in Wyoming, but public health officials aren’t ready to make a determination about its severity.
Throngs of children packed Snow King Sports and Events Center, parents chatting, hockey pucks intermittently clattering across the ice over the yells of kids encountering friends.
On Wednesday the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas judge’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is unconstitutional, sending the landmark health care law back to Texas Judge Reed O’Connor and asking him to determine which parts of the law should be struck down.
There’s a new kid on the block in health care. Kind of.
Judd Grossman may be an outlier, but he is far from the only person in Teton County, let alone the United States, to find himself staring at exorbitant health insurance costs.
St. John’s Medical Center is waiting out the clock on a legal battle with a tenant.
Construction comes with a blizzard of unforeseen problems, but St. John’s Medical Center has avoided at least one flurry it didn’t see coming.
The Living Center at St. John’s Medical Center is one of the best, according to U.S. News and World Report.
Ana Maretic has beaten cancer once.
St. John’s Medical Center administrators are bracing for a fight over a proposed bill that would increase its property tax burden.
Have you ever wondered how St. John’s Medical Center administrators make the decisions they make? Or what trends they are thinking about?
Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act marketplaces has been open for nearly four weeks, and, so far, numbers are lagging what they were in previous years.
Dr. Dan Forman is the top board volunteer of the year — a new honor created by Teton County to recognize individuals who serve on volunteer county boards.
The Old Bill’s giving season was good to the Teton County Health Department Family Planning Clinic.
Miekka Zanders has many stories about working with people with dementia.
People have about two weeks left to take advantage of free diabetes screenings at St. John’s Medical Center.
Wyoming Republican Sen. Mike Enzi is lending his voice to the push to reduce youth vaping, following a statement from Gov. Mark Gordon that people should avoid vaping any THC products.
When Marsha Sensat was a floor nurse, she, like a lot of other nurses, worked 12-hour shifts. She witnessed the beginnings and endings of lives and helped with the trying moments between.
The Wyoming Legislature is again considering a Medicaid expansion.
Many Wyomingites have diabetes — 39,000, to be specific.
Open enrollment for health insurance plans offered through the Affordable Care Act began Nov. 1.
Gov. Mark Gordon has a message for all Wyomingites: Don’t vape anything that has THC in it.
Are you ready for the next big storm? St. John’s Medical Center is — officially.
Sage Living is going to be a bit plusher than previously thought.
In 2007, Colorado had a problem.
Musculoskeletal injuries are common in Jackson. Some — like an ankle sprain — may put you out of action for just a few weeks. Others can leave you down for months.
Melinda Binks and Sarah Ferris have worked on providing access to menstruation products in the Himalayas. But both were surprised to find the same problem facing girls and women in Teton County.
The sun shining and the air crisp, Mike Welch turned his trishaw onto bike path near the West Jackson post office.
A water manager from Australia recently told Carlin Girard a horror story.
Deputy Andrew Roundy put on plastic gloves Thursday morning before reaching into an evidence bag full of vape pens and oils.
Teton County’s health care providers are ready to tackle the community’s biggest health needs, including alcohol abuse and mental health, with a particular focus on reducing barriers to care.
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Nineteen million dollars is an incredible sum of money to raise, but it wasn’t too much for the St. John’s Hospital Foundation.
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The Teton County Health Department has changed the offerings at this morning's flu clinic at the Senior Center of Jackson Hole due to a lack of high-dose flu vaccines.
The votes are tallied, and Sue Critzer is the winner.
Update, 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — The Teton County Health Department has changed the offerings at this morning's flu clinic at the Senior Center of Jackson Hole due to a lack of high-dose flu vaccines.
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