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Mar 10, 2026

Saint Alphonsus expands medical facilities in Nampa and Meridian

Saint Alphonsus Health System is expanding its Nampa campus and building a new medical plaza in Meridian to meet growing healthcare needs.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin looks on at the Economic Club of Washington DC in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 9, 2025. (PHOTO: REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
Mar 5, 2026

Fed’s Barkin sees sticky inflation, strong jobs shifting Fed risks

Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin warns sticky inflation and strong job data may shift the Federal Reserve's risk outlook amid US-Iran tensions.

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO: DEPOSITPHOTOS.COM)
Mar 4, 2026

Boise VA Medical Center to undergo upgrades

Boise VA Medical Center will receive major upgrades in 2026 as part of a $4.8 billion nationwide Veterans Affairs investment to improve care facilities.

Photo of one of the Great Value cottage cheese's recalled over pasteurization problems. (PHOTO: USDA, VIA REUTERS)
Mar 2, 2026

Walmart cottage cheese recalled. Idaho, other western states impacted

Saputo Cheese USA recalls Great Value cottage cheese sold at Walmart in 24 states due to possible unpasteurized liquid dairy ingredients.

Saint Alphonsus cardiologists Nampa: Dr. Ryley McPeters, left, and Dr. George Samaan are two longtime friends who met during their fellowship at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans. As they made their journey through a cardiology fellowship, they became closer friends and even neighbors, eventually both becoming cardiologists for Saint Alphonsus in Nampa. (PHOTO: MARC LUTZ, IBR)
Feb 27, 2026

Cardiologists start careers together at Saint Alphonsus in Nampa

Cardiologists George Samaan and Ryley McPeters, friends since fellowship, begin their careers together at Saint Alphonsus Heart Care in Nampa, Idaho.

David Duro, president and CEO of the Treasure Valley Family YMCA addresses the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new downtown Y facility on Oct. 29. (PHOTO: COURTESY TREASURE VALLEY FAMILY YMCA)
Feb 25, 2026

YMCA project to benefit from sizable Albertsons donation

Two projects that will increase the overall footprint of a Treasure Valley health provider and increase its ability to treat the growing population will be moving forward. On March 9, ...

Northwest Nazarene University has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to help bolster its inter-institutional wildfire research efforts. (PHOTO: NNU)
Feb 25, 2026

Northwest Nazarene University secures $150k NSF grant for wildfire research

Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa received a $150,000 NSF grant to enhance wildfire research, boosting its funding past $500,000 for prescribed fire studies.

Idaho Community Foundation's Supporting Housing Initiative Fund awarded its first grant for $50,000 to Terry Reilly Health System. (PHOTO: ICF)
Feb 20, 2026

Idaho health system awarded first SHIF grant for supportive housing

Terry Reilly Health Services in Idaho received the first SHIF grant to support permanent supportive housing and health services in Ada County.

UnitedHealthcare sign outside of its office building in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Dec. 11, 2025. (PHOTO: REUTERS/Tim Evans/File Photo)
Feb 19, 2026

Idahoans among millions of US Medicare Advantage enrollees forced to switch plans, study finds

Nearly 3 million Medicare Advantage enrollees, including many in Idaho, must switch plans in 2026 due to insurer market exits and reduced options, a JAMA study shows.

Mobile health care providers like Idaho Outreach Medicine, owned by Dori Healey, pictured above and on the facing page, are able to reach patients who are unable to travel for care. (PHOTO: IDAHO OUTREACH MEDICINE)
Feb 18, 2026

Mobile medicine and treatment on the go in the Gem State

Patients can attend virtual appointments from home or work, which can minimize the time they need to take off from work and reduce transportation costs.

Feb 18, 2026

What’s new for the buildings where health care happens in Idaho

From innovative diagnostic equipment to new models of patient-centered care, modern medicine requires spaces that are as advanced as the treatments themselves.

Feb 17, 2026

How health care providers are addressing patient care in Idaho

Idaho health care providers use data-driven strategies to expand clinics and bring specialty and primary care closer to patients amid growing population needs.


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