heart disease

February is American Heart Month and health experts are putting a spotlight on cardiovascular diseases and the tools available to all Wyomingites to help save lives. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Wyoming and high blood pressure is one of the leading precursors of life-changing events like heart attack or stroke.

The coronavirus had been a leading cause of death for Wyomingites ever since 2020.

A bill seeking to cut that tax rate was watered down as it moved through the Legislature, but what remained of the bill was signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon last week.

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe has received over 200 thousand dollars to help fight heart disease. The Tribe’s Director of Health Programs Cathy Keene says…