Most dog bites are preventable, if you understand the four main reasons that cause dogs to bite. Marilyn Tapia, our Director of Health Protection, points out ways to avoid getting bitten and some steps to take
It’s not easy to know what medication is safe or unsafe to take during pregnancy. This Billings Gazette column, written by Dr. Mike Geurin with the Montana Family Medicine Residency, offers some basics.
Vaccines are not just for children, especially if you plan to travel outside the United States this summer.
If you’re cleaning out a cabin, shed or outbuilding this spring, pay attention to how you clear out any mess to avoid hantavirus. This column offers some guidelines from Marilyn Tapia, Director of Health Protection at
Before 1963, when the measles vaccination program started, an estimated 3 to 4 million people got measles each year in the United States. Before the vaccine, of the cases reported to the CDC every year, about
Early testing and treatment can help people reach very low or undetectable levels of HIV, which can help them lead healthy lives and prevent the spread of HIV.
Improving life, health and safety is what public health does. For National Public Health Week, Shawn Hinz, the Vice President of Public Health Services, describes how public health touches everyone’s daily life.
If we pay attention to our body, we may notice some signals that we have too much on our plate and it is time to slow down and take care of ourselves.
Look for bigger and bolder type on new food labels showing calories and serving size. It’s one of the most noticeable changes on the new labels, which will be required by 2020. Some manufacturers have already
