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The Polio Pioneers: Montana was at forefront of fighting crippling disease
Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Montana
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September 10, 2025
Editor’s note: This story was first published Aug. 8, 2021. As a deeply divisive debate over vaccines turns the tide on a deadly public health risk, some may remember a time when Montana rose united to the challenge amid a similar threat. In the...
Fundraising staffer no longer employed by Great Falls hospital foundation after history of fraud surfaces
Montana Free Press
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September 10, 2025
Stay up-to-date on the latest breaking news. Get MTFP's in-depth, independent reporting sent directly to your inbox. The Great Falls Clinic confirmed Wednesday that a fundraising director is no longer employed by the hospital’s foundation after...
Sanford Health launches first emergency medicine residency program in region
American Hospital Association
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Sanford Medical Education, in partnership with the USD Sanford School of Medicine, has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to launch a new emergency medicine residency program in Sioux Falls, S.D....
Montana’s top American Indian health official resigns
KTMF - Montana
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HELENA, Mont. - The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services confirmed that its top official focused on American Indian health, Stephanie Iron Shooter, has resigned from her position as director of the Office of American Indian...
Montana parent warns of the dangers of kratom after son's death
KPAX - Montana
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September 9, 2025
GREAT FALLS - A Montana mother has spoken out after her son died last year from what appeared to be a safe, natural supplement known as kratom. It is a plant that comes from tropical evergreen trees in Southeast Asia, marketed as an alternative...
Gianforte orders restart of planning for eastern Montana state hospital
KTVQ 2 - Montana
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September 10, 2025
Gov. Greg Gianforte is directing state agencies to resume planning for a new $26.5 million state mental-health hospital in eastern Montana. In a letter addressed to the Montana Board of Investments, Gianforte directed the agency to work with the...
St. Peter's Health is utilizing addiction peer mentors
KXLH 9 Helena - Montana
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September 10, 2025
HELENA — September marks National Addiction Recovery Month, a time to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and celebrate the millions of Americans who are recovering from substance use disorders. Here in Helena, dedicated individuals who have lived it...
Montana Tech to kick off celebration of 125 years
The MSU Exponent - Montana
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The Guinness Book of World Records reports that the female record holder for matrimonial ties got hitched 23 times. Montana Technological University hasn’t changed its name quite that many times. But there have been several updated monikers for...
Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance’s 16th annual fall gathering
Whitefish Pilot - Montana
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September 10, 2025
Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance will host its 16th annual Fall Gathering the weekend of Sept. 19-21 in East Glacier Park. This family-friendly community event is always a wonderful time of celebration, adventure and learning about the lands, waters...
Notebook: Montana Grizzlies' new O-line passes first test; Top 25 matchup on tap
406 Sports - Montana
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MISSOULA — Montana's new-look offensive line started on the right foot in the season opener over the weekend. The Grizzlies put up 567 yards of offense, including 310 on the ground, in a 42-17 win over Central Washington on Saturday. They didn't...
Rather than selling, some rural hospitals band together to survive
Louisiana Illuminator
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September 9, 2025
BOWMAN, N.D. — Retta Jacobi stepped onto a metal platform that lifted her to an entrance on the side of a custom-designed semitrailer. Once inside, she lay down on a platform that technicians slid into an MRI machine. Jacobi hoped the scan would...
Montana is saving smart, spending right
Daily Inter Lake - Montana
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September 9, 2025
In a recent Frontier Institute piece on Montana’s budget growth, Kendall Cotton argued that we need clear, fair ways to measure state spending. I agree — because transparency builds trust. While I align with Kendall’s advocacy for limited...
Insights: Independent health care gowing in Montana
Daily Inter Lake - Montana
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September 10, 2025
Read the full September 2025 Insights publication here. Insights is the Northwest Montana Business Journal from the Daily Inter Lake, published the first Sunday of each month. From Matt Baldwin, Regional Editor of Hagadone Media Montana. There’s...
Montana health officials: RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes may affect local communities
The MSU Exponent - Montana
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With turmoil at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention making national headlines, public health officials in Montana are cautioning that the purging of high-ranking experts could have sweeping consequences for communities across the...
Rediscovering home: Rural hospitals
Clark Fork Valley Press & Mineral Independent - Montana
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September 10, 2025
Two 69-year-old men congratulated themselves on reaching the summit of Sheep Mountain, elevation 6,735 feet. Lyle Case, a fellow Class of ’74 graduate of Superior High, invited me to climb the mountain earlier this summer. We drove up the Dry Fork...
Montana’s Budget: Saving Smart, Spending Right
Flathead Beacon - Montana
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September 8, 2025
In a recent Frontier Institute piece on Montana’s budget growth, Kendall Cotton argued that we need clear, fair ways to measure state spending. I agree – because transparency builds trust. While I align with Kendall’s advocacy for limited...
How OBBBA Will Reshape Nursing Home, Hospital Ties And Tensions
Skilled Nursing News
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September 9, 2025
In the aftermath of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), hospital funding cuts could disrupt care coordination, delay discharges, and heighten competition with nursing homes for Medicaid resources. But nursing home providers also could have new...
Teen sentenced to prison for fatal Montana stabbing
KPAX - Montana
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September 9, 2025
BILLINGS - A Billings teen who admitted stabbing another teenager to death has been sentenced to prison. Shyrone Wolfblack has been ordered to serve 60 years in prison for deliberate homicide, followed by an additional 5 years for a weapons...
Will Montana Finally Say Goodbye To Daylight Saving Time
The River 97.9 - Montana
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September 9, 2025
When Does Daylight Saving End In Montana 2025? Well, it is that time again, and I'm not talking figuratively; I'm talking literally. Daylight saving time will be ending soon; in fact, it's ending sooner this year than in most years. Will Montana...
What The Latest Vaccine Decisions Mean For Montanans
Kool 92.9 - Montana
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September 9, 2025
Getting A Vaccine Just Became A Lot More Complicated Our Secretary of Health and Human Services in America, Robert Kennedy Junior, has turned the vaccine game on it's nose in America. It has just become a lot harder to get vaccines you want/need...