With recently heightened concern about ozone in the Upper Green River Basin area, a Wyoming Department of Health official is explaining potential health effects linked to higher ozone levels. According to a WDH press release, current information on ozone levels at air monitoring stations operated by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality can be found […]
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Wyo. Dept. of Health: Carbon county meningitis case not contagious
The Wyoming Department of Health says that a recent case of meningitis in Wyoming has been found to be not contagious. According to a WDH statement, recently completed hospital laboratory tests have confirmed there is no public health concern related to a previously described Carbon County meningitis case. Hospital laboratory work involving the Carbon County […]
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Community Health Center hosting Prevention Convention
The Community Health Center of Central Wyoming’s Prevention Convention begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30. The event will run until noon. Medicare patients can schedule free annual wellness visits during the Prevention Convention. An online description of the event also explains that people can visit about other Medicare offerings and talk with representatives from […]
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Recent Births (1/14/19 – 1/20/19)
Howdy, li’l pardners! Help us welcome the newest additions to the Oil City area, and offer a big “congratulations” to all of their parents, families, and friends! The recent births list is provided by Wyoming Medical Center and is published as received. Jan. 14, 2019 Girl, Olivia Lee, to Robin and Travis Sibal of Casper […]
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Recent Births (1/7/19 – 1/13/19)
A Wyoming “howdy” to the newest additions to the Oil City area, and a big congratulations to all of their parents, families, and friends!
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Lawsuits ramp up pressure on family that owns opioid company
The legal pressure on the prominent family behind the company that makes OxyContin, the prescription painkiller that helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic, is likely to get more intense.
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Recent Births (1/1/19 – 1/7/19)
The recent births list is provided by Wyoming Medical Center and is published as received.
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Rare drug-resistant infection found in Laramie County patient
A rare antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection has been found in a Laramie County resident receiving care at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, according to a release from the Wyoming Department of Health.
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Plague confirmed in Johnson County cat
Laboratory testing at the University of Wyoming has recently confirmed a Johnson County cat was infected with plague, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.
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Recent Births (12/20/18 -12/31/18)
The recent births list is provided by Wyoming Medical Center and is published as received.
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Recent Births- (12/10/18 – 12/16/18)
The recent births list is provided by Wyoming Medical Center and is published as received.
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WDH: Influenza cases picking up
The Wyoming Department of Health says that they’re seeing an increase in influenza activity.
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Medical conditions leads to Wyoming fatality, crash
Officials have released details regarding a death on a Wyoming Highway over the weekend.
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Recent Births (11/26/18 – 12/2/18)
The recent births list is provided by Wyoming Medical Center and is published as received.
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AARP Report Suggests Wyoming Getting Older, Faster Than Much of the Nation
A report released by the AARP says that Wyoming’s population is aging at a faster rate than the rest of the nation. On top of that, the state is losing younger people who could work in caregiver positions that will inevitably see more demand as the population ages. The report says that combination will eventually […]
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Recent Births (11/10/18 – 11/26/18)
Hearty congratulations to the newest additions to the Oil City area, and a big congratulations to all of their parents, families, and friends!
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New Wyoming Medical Center ‘robot’ helps smaller hospitals diagnose strokes
Stroke patients in smaller communities can now benefit from access to 24-hour neurologists, all thanks to Vici Vici is a robot developed by InTouch Health that can be rolled into position on a moment’s notice. On the robot sports a high definition screen and camera, allowing a neurologist miles away to help in the critical […]
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Recent Births (10/28/18 – 11/1/18)
The recent births list is provided by Wyoming Medical Center and is published as received.
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Recent Births (10/22/18 – 10/27/18)
Hearty congratulations to the newest additions to the Oil City area, and a big congratulations to all of their parents, families, and friends!
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Increased syphilis cases reported in Wyoming
If left untreated, syphilis can lead to serious complications such as dementia, blindness, numbness, paralysis and death.
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Recent Births (10/15/18 – 10/21/18)
The recent births list is provided by Wyoming Medical Center and is published as received.
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US health chief says overdose deaths beginning to level off
“We are so far from the end of the epidemic, but we are perhaps, at the end of the beginning,” Azar said at a health care event sponsored by the Milken Institute think tank.
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Cases of mysterious paralyzing illness reported in 22 states
U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and said it seems to be following an every-other-year pattern.