Choosing a daycare for your children is one of the most important decisions working parents make. Nikki Peterson, a registered sanitarian at RiverStone Health shares tips on choosing your child’s daycare.
The vast majority of insect bites and stings are not dangerous. It’s important to know what reactions, symptoms of changes should be evaluated by a medical professional and which ones can be cared for at home.
The Gardeners’ Market season is underway with fresh, affordable local produce for sale from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursdays in South Park. Local vendors also will be selling eggs, baked items, other foods and handicrafts. Jenna
Summer is here, and it’s time for parents to think about the summer menu. Callie Miller, a registered dietitian with RiverStone Health WIC, shares recipes for balanced summer snacks that include lots of fruit and veggies,
Your skin protects you. You should protect it. Sheri Pope, a prevention health specialist at RiverStone Health helps you find the sunscreen that fits your needs to keep your family safe while enjoying the benefits of
Did you know one in four area residents has considered suicide? Sarah Music of RiverStone Health and the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yellowstone Valley talks about community resources available to help prevent suicide.
Annual well child visits help ensure that your child can enjoy a happy, fun, healthy and productive year. Dr. William Hong, MD, a family physician at RiverStone Health Clinic, writes about the benefits for parents to
As a state, Montana has the seventh highest rate of syphilis among women of childbearing age (15-44 years). Montana’s rate is nearly 30 times the national average, according to the CDC. Stacie Pannell, RN, RiverStone Health’s
So far in 2024, Yellowstone County law enforcement and other first responders have been called to 50 suspected overdoses, including one that resulted in death. Jace Dyckman, a prevention health specialist at RiverStone Health, explains how
Rates of sexually transmitted diseases have seen large increases. What can you do? Talk frankly to your healthcare provider about your risk factors and about getting tested.
This Billings Gazette feature indicates the role medical residencies, like the Montana Family Medicine Residency, play in attracting physicians to settle in Montana. Of MFMR’s 129 graduates since 1998, 75 of the physicians are practicing in
Since 1998, the Montana Family Medicine Residency has trained 75 primary care doctors who are now practicing in Montana, easing the shortage of doctors in the state.
The Healthy By Design Gardeners’ Market kicks off its season on Thursday, June 14, from 4:30-6:30pm in South Park with early season vegetables and family-friendly activities.
A panel of six recounted the support they offer as hospice volunteers during a training for new volunteers. Ian Pickering recalled the first day he went to his volunteer assignment. He worried that he wasn’t ready
Montana has about twice the suicide rate as the national average, with 25 suicides for every 100,000 people. A team from Billings was chosen among the first eight teams to participate in the Mayor’s Challenge to
Rule #7, adopted by the RiverStone Board of Health, prohibits indoor use of e-cigarettes or other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in public spaces and limits smoking and vaping within 20 feet of the entryways, windows
Evidence shows that targeted case management is effective in helping high-risk infants and children get off to a better start in life, but those programs are threatened by cuts to state funding, which will trigger even
