Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX)-Idaho health officials say monkeypox cases are up to nine in the state since the first detection in the state. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has confirmed the latest number of cases since monkeypox was first detected in July...

Idaho health authorities have reported the first case of probable monkeypox in the Gem State

A highly poisonous mushroom has recently been found in a Boise neighborhood

Crisis Standards of Care have been activated once again for much of southern Idaho, including the Magic Valley and Wood River Valley due to staffing and blood shortages.

Idaho health officials confirmed COVID-19 claimed the life of an infant in October, marking the first such fatality in the state.

Idaho health officials say a Boise County man died from rabies after a bat got caught in his clothing in late summer

The following information was issued by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare: The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) has activated Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) in accordance with IDAPA 16.02.09 – Crisis Standards of Care For Healthcare Entities. CSC ...

Idaho health authorities announced the first confirmed case of the African variant of COVID-19 in Idaho Friday

One of the dead was a Twin Falls County woman, and both tested positive for the virus known to lead to COVID-19.

Gov. Brad Little has signed an Emergency Declaration to insure Idaho is prepared for the coronavirus hours before the first confirmed case of illness was reported late Friday. During a press conference Friday morning with officials from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Gov. Little said at the time Idaho had not had a confirmed case of coronavirus, but said the Emergency Declaration will make sure the Gem State is prepared to respond.

A cat in Owyhee County has tested positive for rabies, public health officials said on Wednesday. It is the first rabid cat detected in Idaho in almost 30 years.

Idaho health officials say there are two confirmed cases of respiratory illnesses in people who vaped or used electronic cigarettes. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says the two Idaho patients are recovering and are among the hundreds of people in 33 states who may be suffering from illnesses linked to using electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices.

The Idaho Women, Infants & Children program – otherwise known as WIC – is switching from paper cards to an electronic benefits system, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

Construction of a new nursing facility will begin next week at State Hospital South in eastern Idaho.

Households that were approved or re-evaluated by Jan. 15 will receive benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program this coming Sunday, Jan. 20.

Public health officials say a 50-year-old north Idaho woman died recently due to influenza, the first reported flu-related death in the state this season.

In the US, there are more than 6 million cases reported in children between the ages of three and 11, according to CDC data.

There have been over 250 cases statewide so far in 2018, compared to 32 for all of 2017.

A cat in Elmore County is recovering from plague, public health officials say.

Public health officials say a confirmed case of plague has been reported in a southwestern Idaho community. It is the first confirmed human case pf plague identified in Idaho since 1992.