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A $150,000 grant from the Sunderland Foundation will help support the second phase of renovations at Idaho State University’s health campus in Meridian. ISU started a $2.3 million renovation at the Sam and Aline Skaggs Health Science Center in Meridian ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ramping up COVID-19 testing and tracing is key to Idaho’s containment strategy, Gov. Brad Little said May 21, as authorities said they hope to be consistently testing 2% of the state’s population in the coming months. ...

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The most useful tool in the emergency-response tool box exists because California catches on fire every year. This tool is absolutely free and anyone can use it. From the Governor’s office down to the smallest volunteer ambulance corps, everyone is on ...

A laboratory studying COVID-19 recently published research that incorporates thousands of antibody tests collected by the Crush the Curve Idaho organization in the Boise area. Why is this important? Because many tests for COVID-19 have been faulty, unreliable or inaccurate. ...

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After nearly two months of rolling shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across all industries are preparing or beginning to resume operations in ways that prioritize the health and safety of the public and their workforce. Following the ...

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WEISER, Idaho (AP) — A cluster of COVID-19 cases has been confirmed in Washington County, leading to the voluntary shutdown of a food processing plant, Idaho health officials said on May 13. Southwest District Health said some people infected with ...

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Idaho’s share of $10 billion from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act targeted specifically for rural health care providers comes to a total of $122.8 million. That sounds like a lot of money, but for the state’s 27 ...

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A woman with a lovely voice named Eleanor calls up twice a week to inquire how you are doing. She asks you what you like to do in your spare time or what you did this weekend. She even poses ...

Saint Alphonsus is now rescheduling surgeries that were postponed due to COVID-19. The Saint Alphonsus Health System reopened outpatient services on May 4 in Boise and Baker City, Oregon, and during the second week in May for its facilities in ...

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Assuming all goes well, Idaho gyms should be able to consider reopening on May 16, after being shut down to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. “Protocols are now available for indoor gym and recreational facilities managers to implement in order to ...

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