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Wyoming is getting $2.4 million from the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, a bump over the previous year.

A bill — known as the Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act — was recently introduced in both chambers of Congress, and enjoys bipartisan support.

Disruption showed the system's reliability, public works director said.

That’s especially true in the Mountain West. In most states, if one delivery unit shuts down, the next closest one is more than an hour away.

About half of Wyoming counties don’t have an OB-GYN. At least nine don’t have labor and delivery units.

Could Wyoming join Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah to partially cover the childbirth resource?

The new program will help pay for tuition at a University of California program. The goal is to offer more breastfeeding support in rural areas.

The $5.2 million commitment from the American Heart Association and Helmsley Charitable Trust aims to bring first responders, hospitals and the public on the same page to quickly treat a stroke.

Experts predict a steady increase in West Nile virus as heat lingers.

Mission: Lifeline Stroke seeks to transform stroke care by creating a “system of care” that sets stroke patients up for faster symptoms recognition and access to the care and treatment they need.